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Tue, 24 Jun 2014 17:17:00 +0200 irishsun en irishsun-123c87013ff72ad19c0ed1ef602b9dd7 NaturalDisasters UNbodies 14.6096 121.006 23.7099 90.4071 31.808161 130.299606 16.8722 96.1249 28.5687 77.2168 13.7703017743177 100.626440699347 20140624171700 http://www.voanews.com/content/nations-discuss-steps-to-improve-response-to-disasters/1943638.html The United Nations estimates that countries in Asia account for some 80 percent of the world’s disaster events, such as typhoons, earthquakes and heat waves. As nations try to better plan for responding to and recovering from disasters, the United Nations has convened a gathering of some 40.... Tue, 24 Jun 2014 15:37:00 +0200 voanews en voanews-80cb32b773df806bcb1fcdc48bdbc4ce NaturalDisasters UNbodies 14.6096 121.006 23.7099 90.4071 31.808161 130.299606 16.8722 96.1249 28.5687 77.2168 13.7703017743177 100.626440699347 20140624153700 http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2014/06/21/environment/much-little-water-crises-abound/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20japantimes%20%28The%20Japan%20Times:%20All%20Stories%29 After creeping slowly northward for weeks, the rainy season finally hit Tokyo earlier this month. And rain it has. For days on end the rain ... Sat, 21 Jun 2014 16:40:00 +0200 japantimes en japantimes-c570abf4438a32fdfe9bd2205f11cea7 ClimateChange NaturalDisasters Environment CommunicableDiseases PublicHealth 23.7099 90.4071 33.718151 73.060547 33.334 44.3978 35.6831 139.809 51.4879 -0.177998 24.4764 54.3705 33.5193 36.3135 28.5687 77.2168 35.2086 110.727 31.9494 35.9329 20140621164000 http://reliefweb.int/report/sri-lanka/asia-pacific-region-weekly-regional-humanitarian-snapshot-3-9-june-2014 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Bangladesh, India, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka SRI LANKA Following flash floods and landslides due to heavy rain that occurred in southwest Sri Lanka at the beginning of June 2014, the Government has reported that 24 people died,.... Mon, 09 Jun 2014 13:40:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-2540c09ccd77547abf761cdf0f9304b5 UNbodies NaturalDisasters 7.6146933422071 80.7048965436912 6.90553 122.068604 19.7234646819127 93.7566215683482 23.7099 90.4071 -9.62239171888818 160.15841165124 -6.18287 106.829 23.7413220196728 91.7378283779723 -35.3499 149.042 20140609134000 http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/religion/rebuilding-of-kedarnath-shrine-in-himalayas-to-begin-soon/article/385678 The Kedarnath temple and nearby areas in the Indian Himalayas, which suffered extensive flood damage last year, will be undergoing reconstruction soon. Fri, 06 Jun 2014 00:56:00 +0200 digitaljournal en digitaljournal-1ed84fa743397887db6fc401ccd87e26 NaturalDisasters 28.5687 77.2168 20140606005600 http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/religion/rebuilding-of-kedarnath-shrine-in-himalayas-to-begin-soon/article/385678 The Kedarnath temple and nearby areas in the Indian Himalayas, which suffered extensive flood damage last year, will be undergoing reconstruction soon. Thu, 05 Jun 2014 09:16:00 +0200 digitaljournal en digitaljournal-8ab992d4dfaf114aa8d98c44b118da03 NaturalDisasters 28.5687 77.2168 20140605091600 http://www.ecns.cn/2014/05-28/116303.shtml A policy dialogue on community-based disaster management (CBDM) policies in Asia was held in Beijing on Tuesday. It gathered government officials and experts from China, the United Kingdom, Bangladesh, Nepal and representatives from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to discuss the.... Wed, 28 May 2014 04:22:00 +0200 chinanewscom en chinanewscom-be1cb19749e010de10b1bd2f32d3aa0a UNbodies NaturalDisasters 24.4499808308276 90.4024243602996 35.2086 110.727 51.4879 -0.177998 28.5687 77.2168 27.712 85.313 20140528042200 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-05/28/c_133366226.htm BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- A policy dialogue on community-based disaster management (CBDM) policies in Asia was held in Beijing on Tuesday. It gathered government officials and experts from China, the United Kingdom, Bangladesh, Nepal and representatives from the United Nations Development.... Tue, 27 May 2014 23:58:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-1646977785ee75bbc0ef686c19cfdbb6 UNbodies NaturalDisasters 24.4499808308276 90.4024243602996 35.2086 110.727 51.4879 -0.177998 28.5687 77.2168 27.712 85.313 20140527235800 http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/create-brahmaputra-river-valley-authority-tarun-gogoi-to-narendra-modi/articleshow/37473702.cms Gogoi sought Modi's intervention for creation of the proposed Brahmaputra River Valley Authority (BRVA) by revamping the existing Brahmaputra Board. Sun, 29 Jun 2014 16:37:00 +0200 economictimes en economictimes-7f3f48f8d4634acbac6537fa3d7e870b NaturalDisasters 26.3275209100107 92.8201201902896 27.6198021984099 96.05611189575 20140629163700 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Create-Brahmaputra-river-valley-authority-Gogoi-to-Modi/articleshow/37473345.cms Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi today sought PM Narendra Modi's intervention for creation of the proposed Brahmaputra River Valley Authority by revamping the existing. Brahmaputra Board. Sun, 29 Jun 2014 17:03:00 +0200 timesofindia en timesofindia-f72d6295c10d27f134e8814bb4474e5a NaturalDisasters 24.823469 92.778976 27.6198021984099 96.05611189575 20140629170300