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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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Significant warming expected inside 30 years with more heavy rains and longer dry periods in Ireland.
Somaliland is facing climate-induced heating and drought, forcing displacements. Now the concern is to help people become more resilient.
The Sustainable Development Goals can only be achieved with high-quality infrastructure, underscoring the need for private investments and smart rebuilding.
Amid California's ongoing fire risks, the integration of private-land conservation decision-making and wildfire risk reduction is a new and innovative approach to more cost-effective conservation planning. But this conservation usually occurs in low-risk areas. Further complicating matters are residents' different priorities and the state's forestland ownership.
Governments need to become better at recognising the risk that big storms pose, as some of their citizens tend not to. Ireland has learned from recent extreme weather events across the world and chose to shut public services in anticipation of the storm. Despite possible negative financial impact, the government sought to reduce potential losses and casualties.
'Government is and has to continue having conversations around the state of preparedness for climate change considerations and adaptation strategies as well as mitigation strategies,' Minister for Defence Simon Coveney has said, according to the Irish Times...
'Unless we can get the private sector closely engaged for its self-interest contributing to an environment that is much better for investment income and viability, then we are not likely to succeed,' said Margareta Wahlström. She added that 'We must realise that disasters are not created by natural forces but rather as a result of how we organise society'...
'Had scientists, well-trained in the communication of sensitive and uncertain information, been talking to people who understood the seismic hazard of their area and the nuances of probabilistic forecasting, the L’Aquila earthquake would have killed many fewer people'...
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