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Spend more on prevention to cut losses from disasters

With cost of disasters quadrupling, delegates to Asia-Europe meet bat for more funding on disaster preparedness.

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Hot weather, more than disasters, makes people relocate

Study reveals that rising temperatures, rather than natural disasters, are likely to cause household migration.

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Drug-resistant malaria threatens control programmes

Study says that resistance to the front-line antimalarial drug, artemisinin, is now widespread in South-East Asia.

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Best laid emergency plans lost in translation

Global Science Advice summit zeroes in on how scientific knowledge can be conveyed best to people during crises.

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UN licences kick off search for underwater minerals

Concerns abound on potential environmental impact of seabed mining exploration licences granted by UN body.

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Human-induced sea level rise portends more typhoon risks

Countries in the Pacific warned of more severe typhoons amid high sea level rise in the Pacific Ocean.

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How anthropologists help medics fight Ebola in Guinea

These experts enabled front-line medical teams to get through to local people, reports Amzath Fassassi.

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Asia-Pacific Analysis: Is the region ready for Ebola?

Communication is the first line of defence especially to control the fear that has spread faster than the virus.

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Focus on Disability: Support for the elderly is missing

Most people with disabilities are elderly, but you wouldn’t know this from NGOs’ priorities, says Hannah Kuper.

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Mobile phones can help warn people of coming flood risks

First WHO global report on drowning pushes mobile phone networks for information dissemination on flood risks.

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The need for smarter, better targeted climate finance

Research flags up challenges for adaptation and urges investors to embrace innovation.

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2004 tsunami: Through the lens of a Thai beach resort

This photo gallery shows the devastating impact of the tsunami ten years ago on the Thai resort town of Khao Lak.

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Landslides could become Indonesia’s worst nightmare

The landslide that buried a Central Java village dramatizes the deadly mix of climate change and deforestation.

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Warming climate accelerates spread of vector-borne diseases

Greater awareness is needed of how climate change may alter vector-borne diseases such as malaria, say papers.

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Mental health of trafficking victims overlooked

Study finds psychological care should be a core part of projects to support trafficked people.

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UN disaster forum ends with calls to ramp up resilience

UN disaster conference in Japan also calls to increase the role of the scientific community in rebuilding efforts.

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Vaccination of elderly may curb rise in China TB cases

Millions of elderly aged 65 years and above in China will push up TB cases in the next few decades, says research.

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Nepal caught unprepared for disasters

Studies early April had warned of Nepal’s unpreparedness for earthquakes or other natural disasters.

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Some coral reefs are proving tough to climate change

A 15-year study notes that certain species of corals are evolving and even thriving in warmer coastal waters.

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Fighting trafficking of Cambodia’s vulnerable bears

This image gallery visits a bear sanctuary in Cambodia that houses and cares for bears saved from illegal trade.

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