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In the 07/29/2025 edition: Climate disasters 2025 brought massive floods, wildfires, and misinformation crises. This article explores how AI and early warnings performed—and failed. News: Meta, X & YouTube threaten public safety by enabling and profiting from false claims during catastrophic weather events By Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) on Jul 28, 2025 06:46 […]

Transforming knowledge for just and sustainable futures Link  UNESCO is convening a 30th anniversary celebration of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme at its headquarters in Paris from 3-4 November 2022. This anniversary conference will celebrate the accomplishments over the last three decades and advance authentic interdisciplinary dialogues and the cross-sectoral mobilization needed to confront complex challenges

Transforming knowledge for just and sustainable futures Link  UNESCO is convening a 30th anniversary celebration of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme at its headquarters in Paris from 3-4 November 2022. This anniversary conference will celebrate the accomplishments over the last three decades and advance authentic interdisciplinary dialogues and the cross-sectoral mobilization needed to confront complex challenges

Twelfth Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) Link Overview The twelfth session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) will be held from 3 – 5 August 2022 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. UN-GGIM, comprising experts designated by the Governments

By: Dr. Alireza Vaezi Research Institute for Eart Sciences,Geological Survey of Iran Ammar Ghasenian Azizi Energy Expert Dr. Hmid Nazari UNESCO Chairon Coastal Geo-Hazarh Analysis Although the inhabitants of the earth played no part in the occurrence of the previous five global extinctions since 500 million years ago, but it would certainly not be unreasonable

The News and blogs weekly newsletter introduces the latest news and blogs published by PreventionWeb on disaster risk reduction. In the 07/26/2022 edition: UK heatwave: how the fire service will need to prepare as extreme weather events get worse By Conversation Media Group, the on Jul 25, 2022 02:56 pm The UK’s record-breaking heatwave made it clear how unprepared

The News and blogs weekly newsletter introduces the latest news and blogs published by PreventionWeb on disaster risk reduction. In the 07/26/2022 edition: UK heatwave: how the fire service will need to prepare as extreme weather events get worse By Conversation Media Group, the on Jul 25, 2022 02:56 pm The UK’s record-breaking heatwave made it clear how unprepared

The UNESCO Chair in Coastal Geo-Hazards and the Research Institute of Earth Sciences organize: Earthquake risk analysis

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In the 07/24/2025 edition: Disaster Resilience continues to shape global and regional agendas in July 2025. From community-led landslide projects in Nepal and Ethiopia to climate finance consultancy in Asia and major expos in Miami and Texas, this edition highlights key opportunities and events strengthening preparedness and policy. Event: Resilience at the Core: Reframing Social