[caption id="attachment_121623" align="alignright" width="202"] The theme for this year's international day for disaster reduction focuses on older people and disasters: resilience for life. In this picture an elderly woman who was affected by the 2003 Bam earthquake is depicted. Credit: ASIA News[/caption] Every year on 13th October,International ...

[caption id="attachment_120929" align="alignright" width="159"] Ms. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO[/caption] Vulnerability to natural hazards is increasing to alarming rates, as their frequency intensifies, and exacerbated by rapid population growth and ageing populations. The 2014 International Day for Disaster Reduction is dedicated to ...