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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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As Canada deals with wildfire problems, Canadian governments are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on more and better firefighting equipment, increased personnel, fire-tracking satellites and improving community readiness.
Craig Fugate, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has urged lawmakers towards more effective disaster mitigation efforts in order to promote resilience in future disasters, reports News Press. 'We have potential risk in places that have not seen a lot of disasters, yet the exposure is tremendous', says Fugate...
A National Research Council report asserts that weather satellite capacity is declining just when tracking tornadoes, predicting hurricanes and investigating climate change should be so important...
US Sen. Gillibrand has urged the federal government to invest in both National Pre-Disaster Mitigation and FEMA’s Disaster Relief funds. 'These investments save federal dollars in the long term, as federal studies have shown that for every dollar spent on pre-disaster mitigation, three dollars are saved in disaster recovery costs,' she said...
Siren systems are 'expensive, but how do you put a value on human life,' Don Wheeler, an assistant professor of science at Louisiana Delta Community College asked. 'There's definitely a great need because people turn off their TVs and radios at night. We need them badly'...
'Mother Nature is clearly sending us a message and we need our lawmakers in Congress to respond with a national strategy that will make our communities safer from natural disasters,' writes Joseph Myers in the Detroit Free Press...