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Baltz Tribunalo of Plan International reports on the magnitude 6.9 earthquake which hit Negros at 11.49am on 6 February.
He reports that the earthquake caused a landslide in Guihulngan, a city of about 100,000 people ...Read More
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Maynard Nyirenda reports from Malawi following recent floods that have displaced 448 households, destroyed crops, bridges and schools.
GNDR member Maynard Nyirenda, Executive Director of the Sustainable Rural Growth ...Read More
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This weekend the GNDR Steering Group met together in Delhi, India to share ideas on future direction and organisation of the network (picture attached). Members* sharing in the The Forward Together discussion fed ...Read More
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Cordaid staged a workshop in Washington in September 2011 and the report has just been published.It reveals valuable lessons about how to shift the emphasis towards local knowledge and management, and also poses questions ...Read More
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| Celebrating the International Day for Disaster Reduction in Nigeria |
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| Friday, 14 October 2011 00:00 |
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Celebrating the International Day for Disaster Reduction in Nigeria Nigerian network member African Youth Movement was in school yesterday spreading the news about the International Day for Disaster Reduction. Owem Utu Robert was at Deo Gratis school in Abuja, leading activities and making presentations. His colleagues were also staging activities in Bauchi, Bayelsa and Plateau states Great stuff Robert. Peter, also in Nigeria, wrote in to report that on a more sobering note a factory he visited on the same day had been devastated by flooding in the area. People’s efforts to progress are knocked back time and time again by the impacts of disasters. Lets Step Up the demand for Risk Proof Development.
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