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UNDRR complements Member States’ efforts to implement the Sendai Framework through its continued support for an all-of-society multi-stakeholder approach. More specifically, UNDRR works with Member States to develop and implement their DRR strategies and DRR-related aspects of the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks and Common Country Analyses.
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    United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Office in Incheon for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction

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    UNDRR GETI and WHO Webinar: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic: Business continuity in the era of Covid-19: how businesses could prepare for reopening?
    Background Up to 80% of all investment in any given country is coming from the private sector. It is therefore critical that the private sector engages to make this investment risk informed. The private sector is a critical participant in the creation of
    Training event
    Online
    UNDRR, IPU and WHO Webinar - Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic: parliamentary action to reduce risks, increase resilience and strengthen emergency preparedness and increase resilience
    BACKGROUND The spread of COVID-19 worldwide reveals the challenges of managing health risks and effects of emergencies. All countries, regardless of income or level of development, face systemic risks, such as disease outbreaks, with the potential for
    Training event
    Online
    UNDRR GETI and WHO Webinar - Resilience of local governments: A multi-sectoral approach to integrate public health and disaster risk management
    Background “Preparation saves lives”. The capacity of public health systems is crucial to reduce the impact of pandemics, as clearly discussed in the practical experience from countries like P.R. China and the Republic of Korea. Experience from past
    Training event
    Online
    UNDRR ONEA & GETI and WHO Webinar - Practical Experiences from P.R. China and the Republic of Korea with COVID-19
    Background Recognizing the World Health Organization’s declaration of a pandemic in relation to the global outbreak of the COVID-19, UNDRR calls for disaster management agencies to give priority to biological hazards. Events such as the COVID-19 pandemic
    Training event
    Ningbo
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    In person
    Strengthening Capacities for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilient Cities in Ningbo
    Strengthening Capacities for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilient Cities in Ningbo is co-organized by the ICLEI – Local Government for Sustainability and UNDRR ONEA-GETI, to introduce the cutting-edge knowledge, theory, tools, cases and international platforms of disaster risk reduction and resilient cities to relevant departments and experts in the city.
    Training event
    Dubai
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    In person
    Workshop on Making Cities Resilient: Towards developing local disaster risk reduction strategy
    Background and Introduction The Government of Dubai has committed to making Dubai disaster resilient. On 2-3 September, the initial capacity building workshop was held in Dubai with multi-sectoral department participation. During this workshop, Dubai
    Meetings and conferences
    Incheon
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    In person
    Consultative Workshop on Local Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies
    The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is collaborating with partners to help national and local governments accelerate action to develop DRR strategies at the national and local levels by 2020. To this end, the UNDRR Regional

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UNDRR works globally with governments, institutions, the private sector and civil society to build capacity to mainstream disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation into sustainable development.