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Tackling disasters vital to end poverty: World Bank chief
2015-03-13 14:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: In the past 30 years, the world has lost more than 2.5 million people and almost $4 trillion because of natural disasters, the president of the World Bank said on Friday as governments prepare to adopt a new global plan to reduce disaster risk. Speaking in Tokyo on his way to the northeastern city of Sendai, where a U.N. conference aims to finalize the plan, Jim Yong Kim said the 2010 earthquake in Haiti destroyed more than a decade of growth in the country, and in 2013, Typhoon Haiyan pushed...
New regional organization launched to prepare Portland-Vancouver area for earthquakes, other disasters
2015-02-10 21:30:52| PortlandOnline
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New regional organization launched to prepare Portland-Vancouver area for earthquakes, other disasters
2015-02-10 21:05:19| PortlandOnline
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New regional organization launched to prepare Portland-Vancouver area for earthquakes, other disasters
2015-02-10 16:24:19| PortlandOnline
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Asia particularly vulnerable to natural disasters, but market remains soft
2014-12-21 20:25:49| Chemicals - Topix.net
Asia is particularly vulnerable to natural disasters, but the region's risk managers can expect to experience the same soft market as their peers worldwide. The region's vulnerability to natural disasters calls for a strong approach to risk management, said Franck Baron, chairman of the Pan-Asia Risk & Insurance Management Association, which formed 18 months ago.
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