(h) To assist Governments in their efforts in water related and geologic natural disaster reduction through promotion of prevention and preparedness measures, including risk analysis, structural and non structural measures, and hazard monitoring.

25. Stresses the need to address risk reduction of and vulnerabilities to all natural hazards, including geological and hydrometeorological hazards, in a comprehensive manner

26. Stresses the need to address risk reduction of and vulnerabilities to all natural hazards, including geological and hydrometeorological hazards, in a comprehensive manner

Taking into account that geological and hydro meteorological hazards and their associated natural disasters and their reduction must be addressed in a coherent and effective manner,

Taking into account that geological and hydrometeorological hazards and their associated natural disasters and their reduction must be addressed in a coherent and effective manner,

The question was also raised regarding the rationale for excluding natural disasters but not other kinds of disasters, such as epidemics or man made disasters.

Countries often faced similar disasters or even the same ones when the disasters were of a transnational nature.

Water quality, ecosystem management and disaster prevention

Taking into account that geological and hydrometeorological hazards, extreme weather events and their associated natural disasters and their reduction must be addressed in a coherent and effective manner,

(c) Training course on the application of remote sensing and GIS in studies of natural hazards of geological origin and in geological exploration, at the Groupement pour le développement de la télédétection aérospatiale, Toulouse, France.

They have reminded the international community of the vulnerability of many parts of the world to both natural and human created environmental disasters.

It is estimated that Fangshan District will still see a sustained rainfall and there will be geological disaster risks in mountainous areas and shallow mountainous areas.

waste to landfill hazardous, non hazardous waste water discharges

It is this chemistry that makes oil so disastrous.

57. In order to adapt to the varying nature and increasing complexity of disasters, new ways of delivering an international response are being developed.

Natural and environmental disasters

Their disastrous effects, however, can be lessened significantly if well conceived disaster response plans and mitigation strategies are in place prior to their occurrence.

There are disasters of a clearly natural origin, such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis, which cannot be prevented and which constitute only 15 per cent of all disasters.

On the issue of natural disasters, being situated in a volcanic and disaster prone region, the Solomon Islands welcomes the Secretary General's call to establish a worldwide early warning system for all natural disasters.

It is estimated that there is still a thundershower or shower in Miyun District from the late afternoon to night that day, and mountainous areas and shallow mountainous areas will be at high risks of small and medium sized river floods, mountain torrents, geological disaster and other secondary disasters arising from heavy rainfall.

The integration of disaster risk management into the management of water resources includes improvements in multi hazard mapping and warning systems and the enhancement of disaster preparedness at the local, national and regional levels, as well as the promotion of community based disaster risk management practices.

Monitoring of man made and natural disasters

There were five presentation sessions on the following hazards geo hazard risks forest and bush fires floods drought, desertification and land degradation and entomological risks.

Our region is prone to natural disasters.

Welcomes the proposal of Germany to host a third international early warning conference, covering the complete range of natural hazards, with a focus on the urgent implementation of early warning systems for hydro meteorological and geological hazards on a global scale

The lack of information on the complex nature of disasters and the lack of models of good practice for disaster preparedness and response, as well as the lack of building codes and regulatory frameworks to support more effective urban planning processes, will need to be urgently addressed.

Guatemala, by reason of its geographic position and geological characteristics, is a country of multiple and varied landscapes as well as climates a country that is highly vulnerable and exposed to various types of disasters.

10. Also stresses that, to reduce vulnerability to all natural hazards, including geological and hydrometeorological events and associated natural disasters, closer and more systematic cooperation, and information sharing on disaster preparedness between the scientific community and disaster managers at all levels should be strengthened

(d) Countries with areas prone to natural disasters

(a) Hazards mapping (natural and man made), including volcanic and seismic hazards earthquakes tsunamis oil spills monitoring flooding vulnerability, assessment and monitoring and disaster management

First, the tsunami disaster illustrated the lack of a systematic disaster management framework, including disaster mitigation measures, in many countries.

Deeply concerned by the fact that natural disasters in every corner of the globe continue to claim high numbers of casualties and cause immense material damage and that the frequency and magnitude of these catastrophes place an ever increasing material and moral burden on nations,

Major disasters to which Nepal is vulnerable, in addition to earthquakes, include floods, drought, landslides, epidemics, glacial lake outburst floods, fire and ecological hazards.

(a) Ability to acquire a full view of the disaster stricken area within 2.5 hours of the occurrence of the disaster

50. The indigenous capacity of disaster prone developing countries must be increased in order to enable them to deal with natural disasters in an effective manner.

In the aftermath of the tsunami disaster, there was no strong institutional framework to coordinate the relief effort, owing to the lack of credible local disaster management and mitigation procedures.

For that reason, Guatemala concurs with the Secretary General's recommendation that the relevant United Nations organizations and donor Governments should strengthen the capacities of disaster prone countries in disaster mitigation, preparedness and response as well as post disaster recovery, within a disaster risk reduction framework.

At 10 am, August 12, Miyun District issued a rainstorm red warning signal and a geological disaster orange warning signal. And the rainstorm red warning signal was lifted at 2 30 pm.

National Governments, local institutions and affected communities have primary responsibility for disaster management.

The use of space based solutions, in particular the International Charter Space and Major Disasters , for earthquake hazard evaluation in Turkey was described.

The international community should continue its cooperation with the countries affected by natural disasters with a view to strengthening national capacities for providing enhanced emergency relief to victims of natural disasters.

51. Large scale disasters are striking whole regions.

Satellite data have been utilized in many fields, including agriculture, forestry, land use and land cover mapping, geology, map updating, natural disaster monitoring and environmental studies.

Currently, it was focusing on natural, rather than man made disasters.

Expressing its solidarity with the people and countries that suffer as a result of natural disasters and expressing also the deepest sympathy to all victims of the natural disasters that have struck in various parts of the globe,