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Elephants help rescue hundreds from flooded Nepali safari park
Nearly 90 percent of Assam's Kaziranga national park, home to the world's largest population of the endangered one-horned rhinoceros, was…
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Oro Village Launches Disaster Plan
The people of Ononda Village in the Ijivitari District of Oro today launched their Community Based Disaster Risk Management plan,…
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Plans to Develop a National Adaptation Plan for PNG Underway
The Plan aims to reduce Papua New Guinea’s vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, by building capacity and resilience.…
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At least one dead, nine hurt in Minneapolis school explosion
Image: Emergency personnel work at the scene of school building collapse at Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., August 2,…
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Home sweet home: islanders stay put even when the sea invades
"Small island communities in the Philippines prefer local measures to relocation in response to sea-level rise," according to the study…
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5.7 Magnitude Earthquake shakes Finschhafen
According to the US Geological Survey, the quake occurred 17Km South South-west of Finschhafen at a depth of 41.4Km...
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Tuvalu Signs Financing Framework Agreement
Tuvalu is now the first Pacific Island Country to sign the Financing Framework Agreement.
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Landslide buries mountain village in southwest China, fears for 141 people
Image: People search for survivors at the site of a landslide that destroyed some 40 households, where more than 100…
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June 20: World Refugee Day
Every year, thousands of people flee from their homes – a place they seek refuge in, where they have developed…
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Disaster Plan: PNG a step closer to Building Disaster Resilience
As PNG is prone to various natural disasters, having a National Disaster Recovery Framework in place, will help ensure that…
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