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On 21–22 October 2010, the Ministry of Environment of Pakistan, in collaboration with One UN Joint Programme on Environment, held an International Conference on Climate Change and Development in Islamabad, Pakistan. The conference was meant to take stock of the effects of climate change in the South Asian region, with a focus on Pakistan.
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Earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and China have provided stark reminders of the increasing disaster risk in urban areas. Smaller and more frequent disasters in communities around the world attest to rising vulnerability and insufficient capacity to cope with disaster risk at the local level.
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Michael van der Valk wrote a report on the 2010 World Water Week in Stockholm for H2O, the Dutch magazine for water management. With a special focus on Dutch presence and members of UN-Water.
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Former Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Prof. Anna Tibaijuka, will succeed Dr Roberto Lenton, whose second and final term of office comes to an end in March 2011. WSSCC is an alliance of members from a range of sectors who are committed to improving the lives of poor people around the world by improving access to basic sanitation, good hygiene practices, and safe drinking water.
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