26930GDACS EMM News Feed Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material Share Japan's knowledge and skills on disaster preparednesshttps://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2019/05/10/commentary/japan-commentary/share-japans-knowledge-skills-disaster-preparedness/As humanity is faced with an unending series of catastrophic disasters around the world, it has become even more important for Japan to share its knowledge and skills internationally. Japan has accumulated a wide range of specialized knowledge that can be useful in preparing for future disasters,....Fri, 10 May 2019 14:04:00 +0200japantimes-cf7023b34f04add3c9afb4404cb8a4212019051014040020 years on, Mercy Malaysia still helps despite drop in volunteers, funding challengeshttps://www.malaymail.com/news/life/2019/05/10/20-years-on-mercy-malaysia-still-helps-despite-drop-in-volunteers-funding-c/1751547Mercy Malaysia vice president II Datin Raja Riza Shazmin Raja Badrul Shah and executive director Amran Mahzan speak to the press, yesterday. — Picture courtesy of Mercy Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 — They are experiencing a decrease in volunteers and still find difficulties in funding.Fri, 10 May 2019 07:14:00 +0200themalaymailonline-aed48df03d3386f226f07b446a3378d220190510071400Government Agencies Are You Prepared? How to use Electrocoagulation Technology for Emergency Water Treatmenthttps://www.environmental-expert.com/articles/government-agencies-are-you-prepared-how-to-use-electrocoagulation-technology-for-emergency-water-tr-800167Nature is a truly powerful force, one we could never hope to combat, only recover from. Throughout recent history, natural disasters have placed their mark across the world from hurricanes and typhoons to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and forest fires.Thu, 09 May 2019 18:37:00 +0200environmental-expert-a0638145d70707329231a85fb45e12c120190509183700Coping with cyclones in 21st centuryhttps://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/views/coping-with-cyclones-in-21st-century-1557415518Brewing menacingly for around a week, the dreaded cyclone Fani has at last crossed Bangladesh, and finally headed north in India. It did it not with a bang but a whimper. However, before Fani entered Bangladesh, it had made its landfall in Puri, in the eastern Indian state of Odisha.Thu, 09 May 2019 18:09:00 +0200thefinancialexpress-ba44130450989f57aa6f89d7e5155ac120190509180900