Sentence examples for raise disaster from inspiring English sources

In terms of preparing cities to be as disaster-resilient as possible, the UN's office for disaster risk reduction launched its Making Cities Resilient campaign in 2010, urging local governments to raise disaster resilience awareness among citizens, invest in risk-reduction activities, and build more safely.

Negroni Week was founded by Imbibe to raise disaster relief for the American Red Cross after the Oklahoma tornado in 2013.

Although the level of knowledge of both male and female respondents in DRR issues is not different, many males were found to be still confused about procedures for raising disaster awareness.

Meanwhile, if the last several decades are any indication, whatever Clinton does will involve extraordinarily diligent-but-unglamorous work, coupled with occasional hair-raising disasters, which she will overcome with a steely resolve that will make the world swoon.

The incoming storm prompted the city of Glendora to raise its disaster alert level to red starting at 10 p.m. Thursday, forcing mandatory evacuations for residents in the Colby fire impact area.

But the critics noted that such oversight often involved the Red Cross's blood operations and did not address what it was doing with the money it raised for disaster relief.

In El Salvador, officials raised the disaster alert level to green, the lowest stage of alert, on November 5.

4 44 p.m.: This post was updated with more information about the city of Glendora raising its disaster alert level to red and canceling classes for one middle school.

The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the North Carolina aid request or concerns raised over disaster relief funding in general.

Relief organizations say the discrepancies underscore the pivotal role the media plays in spurring fund raising after disasters.

Nicole Atkins, a singer-songwriter from Shark River Hills, N.J., has also taken action: she re-recorded and released a version of her 2007 song "Neptune City" to raise money for disaster relief.