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UNOOSA organizes Rio+20 side event

On 20-22 June 2012 world leaders, along with thousands of participants from governments, the private sector, NGOs and other groups, will come together to shape how we can reduce poverty, advance so

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Thu, 17/05/2012 - 11:54
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Rio+20 Sideevents
Processed on May 17th 2012

Brazil wants Japanese assistance in disaster prevention

Brazil urged Japan to collaborate in the field of disaster prevention using satellite technology.

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Mon, 06/02/2012 - 12:12
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Geospatial Communication Network
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-14.235
longitude: 
-51.9253
Processed on Feb 6th 2012

Satellites combat degrading lands

As the UN marked World Food Day earlier this week, international representatives convened in Korea to discuss ways to curb the loss of productive land to desertification.

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Mon, 24/10/2011 - 09:10
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esa
Processed on Oct 24th 2011

Amazon drought and forest fire prediction system devised

Researchers have devised a model to anticipate drought and forest fires in the Amazon rainforest.The research, which used precipitation records dating back to 1970 and hotspots tracked by the Moder

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Thu, 21/07/2011 - 11:52
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news.mongabay.com
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-14.235
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-51.9253
Processed on Jul 21st 2011

In multi-county disaster simulation: ‘Damage … is widespread’

Brazil — As the state’s largest natural disaster exercise unfolded Tuesday, the response tested the capabilities of emergency responders throughout the Wabash Valley.

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Wed, 18/05/2011 - 12:21
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TribStar
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-14.235
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-51.9253
Processed on May 18th 2011

Flood in Brazil

Processed on Jun 22nd 2010
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Name: 
Flood in Brazil
Region: 
Brazil
Occurance Date: 
22/06/2010
latitude: 
-14.235
longitude: 
-51.9253

Torrents of flood water devastated towns and villages in northeastern Brazil, killing at least 38 people and leaving more than 600 missing and more than 50,000 without shelter.

Flood in Brazil

Flood in Brazil

Processed on Apr 6th 2010
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Name: 
Flood in Brazil
Region: 
Rio de Janeiro
Occurance Date: 
06/04/2010

 Torrential rains caused floods and landslides that killed at least 31 people in Rio de Janeiro state, shutting down transport and commerce.

Source: GlideNumber

Flood in Brazil

Centro Regional de Enseñanza en Ciencia y Tecnología del Espacio para América Latina y el Caribe (CRECTEALC)

The agreement for the establishment of the Centre for Space Science and Technology Education for Latin America and the Caribbean (CRECTEALC) was signed by the governments of Mexico and Brazil in 19

Processed on Mar 26th 2010

Epidemic in the Americas

Processed on Mar 16th 2010
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Name: 
Epidemic in Americas
Region: 
Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Paraguay, Puerto Rico
Occurance Date: 
16/03/2010

Countries of the Americas reported a total of 146,006 cases of dengue, out of which 2,706 were severe dengue. A total of 79 deaths have been reported, with a Regional fatality rate of 2.9%.

Epidemic in the Americas

Floods in Brazil

Processed on Nov 10th 2009
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Floods
Region: 
Brazil
Occurance Date: 
09/11/2009

Heavy rains have affected more than 680,000 people in Espirito Santo, southeastern Brazil. 4,500 people have been evacuated and 112,300 houses have suffered damages.

Floods in Brazil