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Japan promises US$4 billion in aid to combat disasters over four years
2015-03-14 09:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Japan will provide assistance amounting to US$4 billion (2.71 billion pounds) in the coming four years to reduce the number of disaster victims and their suffering around the world, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Saturday. Under the initiative, Tokyo will train 40,000 government officials and local leaders - including a project focussed on women - to spearhead national efforts to cut disaster risk and build back better after disasters, Abe told a U.N. conference in the northeastern...
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