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• Documentary on resilient women released

  
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  Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP) - India Express News Service26 Dec 2009CHENNAI: To mark the completion of five years of its works in tsunami-affected areas in Tamil Nadu, a Mumbai-based NGO Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP) is bringing out ...
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• 5th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami

  
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  The tsunami occurred within three months of LIRNEasia’s founding. We were lucky. No one in LIRNEasia was directly affected, though there were several “what ifs”. It changed our research program for sure. We did three projects directly connected to the tsunami: NEWS:SL which was a study on how Sri Lanka ...
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• Another ‘bad’ cholesterol associated with heart disease discovered (Re-issue)

  
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  London, Dec 26 (ANI): Scientists at Oxford University have discovered another ‘bad’ type of cholesterol that contributes to heart disease.Lipoprotein(a) or Lp(a) cannot be controlled by cutting down on dietary fats or taking a statin drug, unlike the well-known LDL cholesterol.However, researchers say high levels ...
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• FACTBOX-How the Indian Ocean gets tsunami warnings

  
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  Source: Reuters (For main story see [ID:nLDE5BF2A7]) LONDON, Dec 25 (Reuters) - For more than 40 years, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) has been alerting countries in the Pacific region to the dangers of ...
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• Tsunami early warning must start at community level

  
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  Source: Reuters (For a related FACTBOX, see [ID:nLDE5BL108]) By Katherine Baldwin LONDON, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Five years on from the Indian Ocean tsunami, the region has its own early warning system but experts ...
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• Another ‘bad’ cholesterol associated with heart disease discovered

  
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  London, Dec 24 (ANI): Scientists at Oxford University have discovered another ‘bad’ type of cholesterol that contributes to heart disease.Lipoprotein(a) or Lp(a) cannot be controlled by cutting down on dietary fats or taking a statin drug, unlike the well-known LDL cholesterol.However, researchers say high levels ...
  6 days ago

• Tsunami coverage that includes mentions of LIRNEasia

  
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  The pictures that keep coming up on the right-hand side of the blog are for the most part those of the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. So we are not allowed to forget. Not that we want to. But anyway, Newsweek was the first to publish something with a quote from LIRNEasia. I was hoping we’d get ...
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• Philippine volcano rumbles, eruption seen soon

  
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  Source: Reuters By Romeo Ranoco LEGASPI, Philippines, Dec 23 (Reuters) - The Philippines most active volcano shot higher ash columns and rumbled louder on Wednesday as authorities warned of a potential hazardous ...
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• Children, Communities Benefitting from Save the Childrens Disaster Preparedness Work as Philippines Volcano

  
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  International Save the Children Alliance Philippines, Volcano, Disaster Risk Reduction
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• Five Years After Indian Ocean Tsunami, Mercy Corps Fosters Long-Term Recovery in Indonesia

  
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  Mercy Corps FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 21, 2009Contact: Rinn Self - 206.999.7826, rself@sea.mercycorps.org Joy Portella - 206.437.7885, jportella@sea.mercycorps.orgThis press release is ...
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• After a Violent Attack in the Central African Republic, International Medical Corps Assists UN Peacekeepers in Securing the Conflict-Stricken Region

  
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  International Medical Corps (IMC) - USA Following a deadly attack on a remote village in northeastern Central African Republic (CAR), International Medical Corps coordinated with the United Nations to get its peacekeeping force, MINURCAT, ...
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• 5th anniversary of devasting Indian Ocean tsunami sees Habitat for Humanity still working with disaster-affected families and communities: New Report

  
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  Habitat for Humanity International Fifth anniversary of devastating Indian Ocean tsunami sees Habitat for Humanity still working with disaster-affected families and communities: new report * * * *Habitat has assisted more than 22, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Risk of What? Using ERM to Consider National Interests

  
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  Belfer Center, Kennedy School, Harvard Univ. / presentation by Debra K. Decker at the Society for Risk Analysis Conference, Baltimore, MD, December 9, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/ycrpkm7 [Website] The field of risk management has expanded from some straight forward applications of risk analysis in limited decision ...
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• Natural disasters at decade low in 2009-UN report

  
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  Source: Reuters * Extreme weather continues to dominate * Ocean acidity seen rising dramatically-UN By Richard Cowan COPENHAGEN, Dec 14 (Reuters) - The world this year suffered the fewest number of natural ...
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• ACT Appeal: Typhoon Ketsana & Parma, REVISION 1

  
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  Action by Churches Together (ACT) - Switzerland Appeal Philippines Typhoons Ketsana & Parma - PHL091 Revision 1 Appeal Target: US$ 1,043, ...
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• ACF Urges Immediate Action on Undernutrition in Copenhagen

  
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  Action Against Hunger - USA Humanitarian organization joins UN agencies and civil society groups to publicize link between climate change and hungerCOPENHAGEN, DENMARK—Action Against Hunger | ACF International is calling ...
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• US health officials to review disaster plan

  
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  Source: Reuters * Review to include framework, regulations and contracts * Sebelius wants faster ways to move new technology * Goal is more nimble system * By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor ...
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• NRC responds to desperate shelter needs

  
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  Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) NRC continues to respond to the shelter needs in Myanmar. Several hundred thousand people are still in need of sustainable shelter, a year and a half after cyclone Nargis struck."NRC has built ...
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