The Chinese Government pledged 2.6 million in assistance the very next day.

Indeed, the number of major natural disasters in the past decade had been four times as high as that in the 1960s.

To intensify cooperation to reduce the number and effects of natural and man made disasters.

Subprogramme 20.3 Natural disaster reduction

Since it had become operational in November 2000, it had been activated over 80 times, in response to both natural and man made disasters.

In the months after the disaster, human rights concerns emerged as primary issues requiring reflection and consideration in terms of the response to the disaster, as well as the steps necessary to avoid its repetition.

Since then, 13 more such disasters have occurred.

95. Ecological disasters, nuclear or otherwise, risk destroying every form of life.

Disasters invariably divert funds from development programmes to emergency relief and recovery, and the Indian Ocean tsunami highlighted once again the need for integration of disaster planning in development programmes, including the building of local capacities for disaster preparedness and response.

Disasters invariably divert funds from development programmes to emergency relief and recovery and the tsunami of 2004 highlighted once again the need for integration of disaster planning into development programmes, including the building of local capacity for disaster preparedness and response.

Seriously concerned about the devastating impact of disasters,The term disasters refers to natural or technological disasters. causing the loss of lives and property, displacing people from their homes and destroying their livelihoods, and causing tremendous damage to societies around the world,

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

We have repeatedly seen that timely and adequate funding of relief efforts in the initial phases is crucial for saving lives and providing assistance to victims of sudden natural calamities.

Natural and environmental disasters

Its United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) teams, dispatched to a disaster site within hours, routinely carry messaging or phone fax satcoms when assessing disasters.

Those disasters have reminded us all of the vulnerability of human life to natural disasters and also of the disproportionate effects they have on poor people.

This is the second disaster within a period of three months that has hit Indonesia.

Monitoring of man made and natural disasters

Four presentations were made on global initiatives such as DMC and the International Charter Space and Major 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.

Early warning of impending disasters .

2. Expresses its deep concern at the number and scale of natural disasters and their increasing impact, resulting in massive losses of life and property worldwide, in particular in vulnerable societies lacking adequate capacity to mitigate effectively the long term negative social, economic and environmental consequences of natural disasters

2. Expresses its deep concern at the number and scale of natural disasters and their increasing impact, resulting in massive losses of life and property worldwide, in particular in vulnerable societies lacking adequate capacity to mitigate effectively the long term negative social, economic and environmental consequences of natural disasters

Expresses its deep concern at the number and scale of natural disasters and their increasing impact, resulting in massive losses of life and property worldwide, in particular in vulnerable societies lacking adequate capacity to mitigate effectively the long term negative social, economic and environmental consequences of natural disasters

Our despair over the enormity of this disaster must be channelled into motivation to ensure much better preparedness next time nature strikes.

58 215 Natural disasters and vulnerability (subprogrammes 1, 3 and 5)

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54. Some countries are struck by recurrent disasters of great magnitude.

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

The incidence and severity of disasters associated with natural hazards continues to increase.

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

Aware of the high vulnerability of Afghanistan to natural disasters and harsh climate conditions, in particular drought or flooding,

This information can be used statistically to make a prognosis of potential risk in the occurrence of a catastrophe or for the production of thematic maps that show the spatial context in which hazards occur.

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.

Hardly a week goes by without a major disaster.

Water quality, ecosystem management and disaster prevention

Disaster reduction, reducing vulnerability and building resilience in the event of natural disasters contribute to the achievement of sustainable development.

124. The year has also been notable for life threatening ecological disasters.

In the meantime, an operational monitoring and assessment system on major natural disasters has been set up which is able to carry out real time monitoring on an instant basis in case of major natural disasters of floods, contributing to disaster mitigation and relief and minimization of damages by providing relevant data on disasters.

Five presentations were made on cutting edge solutions for disaster management.

Before 1987, only one disaster had exceeded US 1 billion in insured losses.

Since China is a developing country that is also prone to natural disasters, we have a profound understanding of the damage and the suffering endured by the affected people.

Deliberate or accidental fires have had disastrous effects on the ecology and economy of the areas concerned.

However, the achievements have been blunted by the food shortage crisis and natural disasters in the mid 1990s, whose consequences continue to be felt.

Expressing its deep concern at the number and scale of natural disasters, diseases and pests and their increasing impact in recent years, which have resulted in massive loss of life and livelihood and threatened agricultural production and food security, in particular in developing countries,