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Sri Lanka Ministry of Disaster Management

The mission of the Ministry of Disaster Management of Sri Lanka is to facilitate harmony and the prosperity and dignity of human life through effective prevention and mitigation of natural and man-

Myanmar Disaster Preparedness Agency (MDPA)

The Myanmar Disaster Preparedness Agency (MDPA) is the national focal point for planning, executing, facilitating and coordinating disaster preparedness activities.

Ecuadoran Secretariat for Risk Management (SNGR)

The Ecuadoran Secretariat for Risk Management is the Governmental institution that is concerned with risk reduction and emergency and disaster management.

International Scientific Conference on Integrated Approaches for Volcanic Risk Management 2012

Time and Duration
Registration Deadline: 
Sun, 01/07/2012
Venue City: 
Stuttgart
Basic Information
Date: 
11/09/2012 - 12/09/2012
Venue: 
Hohenheim University
Venue Country: 
Germany
Event Organisers: 

MIAVITA project partners at Hohenheim University

Language of event: 
English

Following UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction recommendations and starting from shared existing knowledge and practices, the MIAVITA project is organizing a conference

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Expert proposes better use of satellites for disaster management

Japan: Norihiro Sakamoto proposed a plan to make better use of existing satellites so that they could make quicker tsunami forecasts.

Publishing Information
Publishing Date: 
Tue, 07/02/2012 - 15:16
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36.2048
longitude: 
138.253

Pakistan flood disaster 'predictable'

Last year's disastrous floods in Pakistan could have been minimized if European weather monitors had shared their data and it had been properly processed, U.S. researchers said Monday.

Publishing Information
Publishing Date: 
Wed, 02/02/2011 - 16:47
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33.7182
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73.0605

Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

In 1946, the Communicable Disease Centre (CDC) was created in Atlanta, Georgia as part of the wartime agency Malaria Control in War Areas (MCWA).

United State President's Emergency Plan for AIDS (PEPFAR)

In 2003, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) was created by President George W. Bush and a bipartisan Congress.