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1. Decisions, Recommendations and other Instruments
   25-03-2012 to 2005, oecd, policy, recommendations, school safety by mpetal
2. OECD Initiative on Earthquake Safety in Schools
   25-03-2012 to earthquake, oecd, school safety by mpetal
3. Harmonising Climate Risk Management: Adaptation Screening and Assessment Tools for Development Co-Operation (OECD, Jul 2011)
   'This OECD Environment Working Paper ... draw[s] upon growing bodies of experience with the development and implementation of tools designed to screen for climate change risks and facilitate adaptation. They explore the extent to which these tools are meeting user needs, and whether opportunities exist for streamlining the tools landscape.'
   31-08-2011 to adaptation, assessment, climate change, iisd, oecd, risk screening, vulnerability by ian odonnell
4. Disaster Central
   06-02-2009 to california, insurance, oecd, public awareness by mpetal
5. Risks: Research & Articles
   21-10-2008 to bibliography, oecd, risk by mpetal
6. Climate Wise
   Lloyd's is the world's leading insurance market providing specialist insurance services to businesses in over 200 countries and territories. The Climate Wise principles provide a framework for insurance companies worldwide to set out how they will build climate change into their business operations. The principles have been developed following consultation between The Prince of Wales’s Business & the Environment Programme, Lloyd’s, the ABI, and other insurance market participants.
   20-02-2008 to drr education, international, oecd, private sector, public awareness by riskred
7. Canadian Red Cross
   The Canadian Red Cross provides information on how to be prepared for emergencies. They also teach Quakesafe, a personal preparedness course and first aid classes, as well as selling first aid and emergency kits.
   20-02-2008 to canada, civic sector, drr education, national, oecd, public awareness by riskred
8. Canadian Natural Hazards Assessment Project
   A collaborative effort of the Meteorological Service of Canada, the Institute of Catastrophic Loss Reduction and the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness. Background technical papers regarding the risk to Canadians from natural hazards, how those risks might be mitigated, and an inventory of gaps in knowledge and synthesis document suitable for the general public.
   20-02-2008 to canada, cross-sectoral, drr education, national, oecd, public awareness by riskred
9. FireSmart
   Natural Resources Canada in collaboration with federal, provincial and municipal governments and organizations developed the FireSmart Program which provides information and guidelines for protecting communities from wildfire. Over 15,000 copies of the manual have been distributed across Canada and internationally. They also provide Community Grant Program for projects to reduce the risk of wildfire in a community.
   20-02-2008 to canada, drr education, national, oecd, public awareness, public sector by riskred
10. Expect the Unexpected
    A program of the Canadian Red Cross, State Farm Insurance and the Weather Network to prepare children for natural hazards, and emergency preparedness. The program has three components: It can happen, be ready (7-8 years); Facing the unexpected, be prepared (10-11 years); and Be ready, be safe (12-13 years). The program has reached more than 750,000 children.
    20-02-2008 to canada, civic-private partnership, drr education, national, oecd, public awareness by riskred

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