Its overall objective is to provide actors responsible for disaster management, risk prevention, civil protection and also spatial planning with EO-based solutions contributing particularly to an improved preparedness and mitigation planning for areas highly vulnerable to natural disasters and already noticeable climate change trends.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN VENICE

One large fund says it stopped working with Russell earlier this year after the firm repeatedly pushed for lucrative money management assignments, which would have created a conflict with its existing role as a supposedly objective adviser.

FORBES: Magazine Article

He structured his relationship with the pension such that he would earn a little money from the fund through pretending to serve as a fiduciary providing objective advice while he was earning millions from money managers who paid him in return for money management assignments.

FORBES: U.S. Institute Senior Delegates�� Roundtable Speech (June 7, 2004 )