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Mitigation and preparedness are vital to reduce the damage and cost of natural disasters like floods, earthquakes and landslides in the developing world — where economic losses in the 1990s exceeded US$600 billion.
(Photo credit: NOAA)
Opinions and Analysis
Spotlight on satellites for disaster management
Satellites can save lives from natural disasters but developing countries risk missing the opportunity through poor political support.
Fires: Spotted from satellites, warned by phone
Combining satellite data with mobile phones offers cheap and effective tools for managing fires, says South African scientist Philip Frost.
Policy Briefs
An integrated approach to disaster management
An analysis of integrating disaster management in developing countries in the context of increased disaster risk from climate change.
8 October 2008
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Source: UN-DESA
News and Features
Remote sensing for natural disasters: Facts and figures
Sian Lewis explains how remote sensing can be used to manage natural disasters and highlights ongoing efforts and obstacles.
Benin farmers unite against effects of climate change
Local knowledge forms the backbone of a programme in Benin that aims to help farmers adapt to the effects of climate change.
Global warming could increase negative effects of El Niño
25 September 2009
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Millions at risk of flooding as river deltas sink
24 September 2009
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Information Services
Missed the Global Health Forum 2009?
Our blog, by SciDev.Net columnist Priya Shetty, will fill you in, as will our interview with the Global Forum's Gill Samuels
