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*** id21News Number 180, October 2005 ***

FOCUS ON: Being prepared for disasters

More than 200 million people a year have been affected by natural disasters such as earthquakes or hurricanes in the last 20 years. Governments, donors, the UN and NGOs need to integrate disaster-reduction plans into policies and programmes for sustainable development and poverty alleviation. This week id21 focuses on research on natural disasters, climate change and poverty.

* Preparing for natural disasters makes economic sense
* Planning for disaster: using existing tools to assess natural hazards
* Managing economic stress: the impact of everyday events on women
* Insuring against climate change: who will pay for the poorest
* Coping with disasters in the Philippines

OTHER NEWS: * Sign up to the id21 email discussion on community radio* International Conference on Early Warning * International Day for Disaster Reduction, 12th October * World Summit of the Information Society *

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Preparing for natural disasters makes economic sense

Donors, governments and aid agencies prefer to invest in post-disaster relief rather than disaster prevention and preparedness. Building a culture of prevention is not easy, for the costs of prevention have to be paid in the present, but there are clear economic benefits.

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Planning for disaster: using existing tools to assess natural hazards

Natural hazards such as floods and earthquakes are affecting more people than ever. Over the past five decades hazard-related costs increased 15-fold and between the 1970s and 1990s, the number of people affected tripled. Disasters are now recognised as a threat to development and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

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Adapting to climate change: developing countries and the global response

There is a growing realisation that developing countries will be most severely affected by climate change through flooding, drought, and impacts on key sectors such as agriculture and water resource management. The response to climate change must therefore be 'mainstreamed', by incorporating adaptation strategies into development action and policy at local, national and global levels.

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Insuring against climate change: who will pay for the poorest

Climate change will lead to an increase in weather-related natural disasters. Rich countries are likely to continue to depend on the commercial insurance sector for protection against many of these losses, an option not easily available to poor people in developing countries. What other forms of financial protection can be put in place?

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Coping with disasters in the Philippines

The Philippines is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, with a high number of typhoons, floods and droughts. People living with these disasters have fragile livelihood; poverty restricts their ability to cope with and recover from the damage caused by disasters. Supporting vulnerable populations requires the Philippine government to involve local institutions in the design and implementation of disaster risk management strategies.

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OTHER NEWS:
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Email discussion: Community radio for development
23 January - 18 February 2006
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The Third International Conference on Early Warning
27 - 29 March 2006, Bonn, Germany
For all enquiries on EWC III, including programme registration and submission of papers check the conference website - http://www.ewc3.org/ or email: ewc3@un.org

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International Day for Disaster Reduction, 12th October
Read the United Nations pages on this topic.
http://www.unisdr.org/eng/public_aware/world_camp/2005/2005-iddr.htm

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World Summit of the Information Society, Phase 2
16-18 November 2005, Tunis, Tunisia
http://www.itu.int/wsis/

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