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Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 outlines seven clear targets and four priorities for action to prevent new and reduce…
Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2015 highlights specific areas of disaster risk reduction
http://www.un-spider.org/news-and-events/news/asia-pacific-disaster-repo...
Tamil Nadu, India Faced Heavy Floods, People Displaced - November, 2015
"Reports indicate that 400,000 people have been displaced by the floods in Tamil Nadu that began earlier this month. Over 70,000 have been rescued…
NASA Land Cover/Land Use Change (LC/LUC) Solicitation has South Asia Focus
The NASA LCLUC program is aimed at using satellite observations to improve our understanding of land-cover and land-use change as an important…
90 percent of disasters are weather-related – US, China, India, Phillippines and Indonesia record the most - UNISDR Reports
Download full report here: http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/COP21_WeatherDisastersReport_2015_FINAL.pdf
2015 NASA LCLUC Fall Webinar Series: Urban Transition
The NASA Land Cover and Land Use Change (LCLUC) Program invites you to participate in the 2015 Live Fall Webinar Series. The 2015 LCLUC Webinar…
Climate talks: 4C rise will have dire effect on world hunger, UN warns
El Niños, climate change and increasing conflict linked to prolonged droughts and extreme weather are leaving the world unable to cope with the food…
The world’s climate is in the hands of just three nations (India, China and the US) – The Gaurdian
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/nov/30/world-climate-india-china-us-renewable-paris-climate-summit
Bangladesh Facing Tough Climate Choices
If global temperature increase passes the two degrees Celsius mark, Bangladesh will lose the equivalent of two per cent of its gross domestic product…
Earth Matters: Bhutan: Where environment is key to ‘Gross National Happiness'
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/environment-and-nature/20151022/earth-matters-bhutan-where-environment-is-key-to-gross-national-happiness
Myanmar to introduce sustainable management of natural reserves
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-10/28/c_134758433.htm
Nepal – highly prone to earthquakes
http://www.sify.com/news/nepal-quake-was-big-but-a-bigger-one-is-in-the-offing-news-national-pkgkyNehajjfb.html