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By resolution 44/236 of December 22nd, 1989, the United Nations General Assembly designated the 1990´s as the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR). According to the 1994 "Yokohama Strategy and Plan of Action" one of the key themes of the Decade is the realistic assessment of hazard, risk and vulnerability including early warning and response capabilities... Accordingly, the United Nations General Assembly with its resolution A/RES/49/22B of January 23rd, 1995, requests the Scientific and Technical Committee (STC) of the Decade, the UN Secretary General, and governments, respectively, to... examine new scientific and experimental concepts and methodologies aiming at accurate and timely short-term forecasting of tropical cyclones, floods and similar disasters;

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