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The BBC is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world. Its mission is to enrich people's lives with programmes that inform, educate and entertain.
Mission, according to their website: "To enrich people's lives with programmes and services that inform, educate and entertain."
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allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.
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BBC Caribbean reports that calls are being made by the US Congress on the Obama administration to establish a warning system for the US territory and the Caribbean. 'This centre will result in improved tsunami detection, warning and education activities in the Caribbean,' said Pedro Pierluisi...
'Japan puts considerable effort into preparing its response systems, its infrastructure and its citizens for potential disasters,' says Philippa Fogarty in a report for BBC news, further to the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the country...
The BBC reports that German insurance company Allianz has reported a 46% drop in second-quarter net profit after an increase related to natural catastrophe losses...
The BBC reports on Chilean lessons learnt from the 1960 earthquake in building code and structural safety standards, and how, despite the recent earthquake having been of higher magnitude than the recent Haiti earthquake, Chile was better prepared...
US researchers assert that reconnecting flood-plains to rivers and allowing these areas to be submerged during storms would reduce the risk of flood damage in nearby urban areas...
A documentary on the EC funded project 'Building Resilience to Tsunamis in the Indian Ocean Region in response to the devastating tsunami in the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004, covering India, Indonesia, the Maldives and Sri Lanka...
As a special media event at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) recorded a one-hour ‘as live’ BBC World Debate titled Prevent or React. View air times...
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