Gary Ovington

"The 2004 tsunami and the Pakistan earthquake in 2005 have been catalysts in getting people to recognise the crucial importance of disaster risk reduction," said Gary Ovington, a regional emergency education specialist for Unicef.He was speaking on the sidelines of a three-day disaster preparedness conference in Bangkok which ended last week.

"There has certainly been a lot more being done in the past three years," he said.

"The 2004 tsunami and the Pakistan earthquake in 2005 have been real catalysts in getting people to recognize the crucial importance of disaster risk reduction," said Gary Ovington, a regional emergency education specialist for Unicef.He was speaking on the sidelines of a three-day disaster preparedness conference in Bangkok last week.

"There has certainly been a lot more being done in the past three years," he said.

"The 2004 tsunami and the Pakistan earthquake in 2005 have been real catalysts in getting people to recognize the crucial importance of disaster risk reduction," said Gary Ovington, a regional emergency education specialist for UNICEF.He was speaking on the sidelines of a three-day disaster preparedness conference in Bangkok ending Wednesday.

"There has certainly been a lot more being done in the past three years," he said.

"The 2004 tsunami and the Pakistan earthquake in 2005 have been real catalysts in getting people to recognize the crucial importance of disaster risk reduction," said Gary Ovington, a regional emergency education specialist for UNICEF.He was speaking on the sidelines of a three-day disaster preparedness conference in Bangkok ending Wednesday.

"There has certainly been a lot more being done in the past three years," he said.

... people to recognize the crucial importance of disaster risk reduction," said Gary Ovington, a regional emergency education specialist for UNICEF. ...