The Importance of Education

Submitted by Christine on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 4:48pm

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http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001504/150454e.pdf

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The image shows the importance of sharing the knowledge about natural disasters as well as the knowledge about the recent technologies on how to prevent and mitigate such disasters.

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Storm risk in India

Submitted by Christine on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 4:43pm

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http://proceedings.esri.com/library/userconf/proc02/pap0701/p0701.htm

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The image shows a risk map of India, which was developed using a geoinformation software. The map uses historical data to visualize the past storm areas.

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Remote Sensing as a mitigation tool

Submitted by Christine on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 4:40pm

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http://ipler.cis.rit.edu/flood

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Remote Sensing can be used in various ways to develop emergency plans as well as mitigation plans before a disaster happens.

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Global

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World Disaster Alerts for Desktop and Phone

Submitted by Christine on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 4:38pm

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http://www.pdc.org/iweb/pdchome.html;jsessionid=0BDBEBB5A8E01B9ACF192F792E38F14D

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World Disaster Alerts for Desktop and Phone

This image shows an example of a Disaster Alert with historical as well as real time data. It is possible to receive an update as soon as there is a warning for a disaster.

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Global

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Picture/Photograph

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Submitted by Christine on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 4:36pm

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http://www.fema.gov/

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FEMA is an organisation located in the United States. Its mission is to support citizens and first responders to ensure that a nation works together to build, sustain, and improve its capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.

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United States

Joined Project of EU and UN-ISDR for Disaster Risk Reduction

Submitted by Christine on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 4:22pm

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http://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/terminology

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Joined Project of EU and UN-ISDR for Disaster Risk Reduction

This image shows an example of a cooperation between the EU and UN-ISDR to develop strategies to reduce the risk of a disaster in the European Union.

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National

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Europe

Planning Steps for Local Natural Hazard Mitigation

Submitted by Christine on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 4:15pm

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http://www.mass.gov/dcr/stewardship/mitigate/hazguide.pdf

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Planning Steps for Local Natural Hazard Mitigation

The chart shows the steps a community has to take in order to be prepared for a disaster.

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Local

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Tsunami Mitigation - The Wave Watchdog

Submitted by Christine on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 4:07pm

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http://techocular.wordpress.com/2011/03/11/tsunami-early-warning-system/

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On the image, you can see, how a tsunami warning system works. It shows the Wave Watchdog, which can send signals to a land station in order to warn a community.

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Global

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Typical Construction Features that Reduce Damage and Loss

Submitted by Christine on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 3:59pm

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http://visual.ly/deadliest-natural-disasters

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Typical Construction Features that Reduce Damage and Loss

This image shows, what a house owner can do to prevent and mitigate a disaster. It shows several measurements which can be taken to make property more secure.

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Local

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Flood mitigation measurements in the Netherlands

Submitted by Christine on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 3:52pm

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http://blog.fabric.ch/index.php?/archives/2009/01/27.html

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Flood mitigation measurements in the Netherlands

The image shows how the Netherlands is trying to prevent flooding due to the rise in sea level. There are several projects going on, which try to prevent flooding, especially in areas with a high population density.

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