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International day for disaster risk reduction

Organizer(s) Gobierno de Canarias Cátedra Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres. Ciudades Resilientes Universidad de La Laguna United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Date

Summary

As every year, on October 13 the International Day of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is celebrated, an event that has been commemorated since 1989 by the United Nations, institutionalized in 2005, on October 13. During this day, acts are held in various places in the world, among which the Canary Islands and Tenerife already have representation and projection in the field of DRR.

During this day, it is remembered how people and society are reducing their exposure to disasters and how they work to raise awareness about the importance of disaster risk reduction. All this, through the implementation of the MARCO DE SENDAI, 2015-2030. This issue presents a theme around the theme "Reducing economic losses" which aims to make visible and publicize the economic impact of disasters and ways to reduce the impact of these.

Programme

10:00 Opening

Representatives of the Canary Regional Government and the University of La Laguna

Key notes on #IDDR

10:15 Introduction: The Sendai Framework and the global targets for DRR. Reducing the Economic losses

Jaime Díaz-Pacheco. Lecturer-Researcher and Advocate of the Resilient Cities Campaign

10:35 A few brief thoughts concerning on disasters linked to climate

Pedro Dorta Antequera. Lecturer and Director of the Chair DDR.Resilient Cities of La Laguna University

10:55 The Climate Change Adaptation. A specific framework for the Canary Islands

Local Key Notes

11:15 The resilience on the current Canary Law draft on climate and global change

Pedro Luis Rodríguez Leal. Office of the Deputy Adviser on Environment of the Canary Islands Government

11:35 Round Table

12:00 Closure

Register: https://www.ull.es/portal/agenda/evento/dia-internacional-para-la-reduccion-de-riesgos-de-desastres-reduciendo-las-perdidas-economicas/

Attachments

Póster DIRD2018 , English

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