Governing Council of the Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management

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Numerous options exist to assist countries in mitigating the sources and impacts of sand and dust storms (SDS). However, as a transboundary issue, combating sand and dust storms requires cooperation across borders. In this context, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), in partnership with the Government of Sweden, launched a Dialogue Series on Fostering Interregional Collaboration on Sand and Dust Storms.

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Report of Workshop on Enhancing Seismic Risk Assessment Capacities in ECO Member States- Istanbul, Republic of Türkiye-September 22 and 23, 2025

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APDIM’s Governing Council meeting just concluded its 10th session in India.

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The eighth session of the Governing Council of the Asian and Pacific Centre
for the Development of Disaster Information Management was held in Dushanbe on
8 December 2023. The Governing Council addressed the programmatic and
technical activities and the administrative and financial issues of the Centre.
The Governing Council took note of the report on the activities of the Centre
since the seventh session and expressed its appreciation for the progress made in the
implementation of the programme of work of the Centre. It noted that, owing to

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