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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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More local governments get serious about helping visitors in event of earthquake.
Experts are warning that Japan is ill-prepared for a major eruption. Many active volcanoes are located close to residential areas, posing huge risks.
Bold policies are needed to boost economic recovery and improve social stability.
Poor planning in the rush to develop worsens damage from climate change in Cambodia.
As Nepal marks the third anniversary of the 2015 earthquake, which damaged more than half a million homes and other buildings, local groups are protesting over what they see as a lack of transparency in the reconstruction process and the use of unconventional materials to rebuild heritage sites.
Japan will work with Southeast Asian nations like Laos and Myanmar to provide immediate financing after natural disasters so that recovery funds can be quickly distributed. The Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility will be announced in May at the annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank's board of governors.
24 Academic societies have formed the Academic Society Liaison Association in Japan to involve more people to shape the country's response to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and potential future earthquakes. The collaboration effort will deliver a summary breaking down the earthquake by discipline and identifying interdisciplinary steps that need to be taken for disaster risk reduction.
A team of researchers at the Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology has developed a low-cost system to predict river flooding for developing countries, using "Internet of things" technology to collect and analyze massive amounts of data from sensors placed along rivers. They plan to further develop it in order to find practical solutions for developing tropical countries.