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IUCN leading the way on gender and disaster risk reduction

2009-06-18

Amongst the numerous voices at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction taking place in Geneva from 16 to 19 June, the voice of women was represented by IUCN and the Global Gender and Climate Alliance.

How natural disasters affect women

2009-06-17

When disasters strike, they do not discriminate. Everyone, without exception in the disaster zone will be affected.

Prepare for disasters – invest in nature, says IUCN

2009-06-17

Investing in nature can reduce the impact of natural disasters on people and the environment, according to IUCN.

Healthy nature protects against disasters – IUCN

2009-06-16

Governments need to include better management of nature in all disaster risk reduction policies, if we are to reach the goal to substantially reduce disaster losses by 2015, according to IUCN.

Dealing with disasters

2009-06-12

As the second session of the Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction gets underway in Geneva, Wild Talk speaks to Radhika Murti, of IUCN's Ecosystem Management Programme, about the meeting. She discusses what IUCN hopes to get out of the session and explains how looking after the natural world around us helps communities be more resilient to natural disasters. To listen, click here.

No ecosystem is an island

2009-06-12

By CEM Member Dr. Ilan Kelman
Disasters kill people and destroy infrastructure. They are a problem for society as a whole. So where does nature come into the equation?