UN FLOOD AGENCY
January 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLA NEW United Nations inter-agency programme has been launched to minimise the loss of life and property damage caused by floods. The International Flood Initiative will be headquartered at the Public Works Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan. The initiative would "integrate the scientific, operational, educational and public awareness raising aspects of flood management, including the social response and communication dimensions of flooding and related disaster preparedness," said UN cultural and scientific organisation UNESCO director-general ...
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