NATURAL SCIENCES
Natural Disaster Reduction
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- School building driven up 2 meters by the fault, but kept intact in Bailu (China)
The occurrence of natural disasters is on the rise. Images of the devastating Myanmar cyclone (2008) and Sichuan, China earthquake (2008) will remain with us for a long time. Disaster preparedness and mitigation are among the key objectives in UNESCO’s Strategy. Operating at the interface between education, science, the social sciences, culture and communication, UNESCO has a vital role to play in constructing a global culture of disaster risk reduction. More
- 16-06-2010
Workshop on Seismicity and Earthquake Engineering in the Extended Mediterranean Region
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- 01-03-2010
UNESCO Director-General expresses sorrow following Chile earthquake and urges further strengthening of disaster risk reduction preparedness
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- 20-10-2009
Workshop on Seismicity and Earthquake Engineering in the Extended Mediterranean Region
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- 01-07-2009
UNESCO-IPRED Workshop on “Make the Citizens a Part of the Solution” and 2nd session of the IPRED
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- 06-04-2009
Launch of the "International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering" (IISEE) - UNESCO Lecture Notes project
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