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Displaying 29 of about 29 resultsASEAN Region Consultation on the Zero Draft of the Asia-Pacific Action Plan 2021-2024
Background
The current regional Action Plan (2018-2021) of the Asia Regional Plan for Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 is coming to a close and work is underway to develop a new action plan, the Asia-Pacific Action Pla…
The main objective of the conference is to review achievements since the third ECO Conference, to discuss problems of cooperation and coordination in the ECO region on disaster preparedness, response, risk reduction and ways of their improvement. This will include sharing experiences and initiatives of countries in the ECO region.
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Objective
The International Recovery Platform (IRP) is mandated to address gaps in recovery issues. The International Recovery Forum 2011 aims to highlight the importance of pre-disaster recovery planning in response to the recommendations of governments during the International Conference on DRR in Shanghai, China, 27-29 July 2010.…
Open informal session of the United Nations Inter-Agency Meeting on Outer Space Activities
Towards the fourth session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
This event is an interactive forum for Governments, national authorities, United Nations system entities, private sector and civil society to examine how space-based-technology applica…
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Cities are engines for development, prosperity, innovation and hope, and soon will be home to two thirds of the global population. However, recent trends show that in the urban context, disasters occur more frequently, affect more people, and cause higher economic damages than ever before. The role of local governments in risk reducti…
The training is expected to enhance capacity of government officials for resilient recovery and empower them to better coordinate the post disaster long term recovery.
With the Asia-Pacific experiencing a growth in the frequency and intensity of disasters, investment in reducing our risk to disasters is vital to saving lives and livelihoods, minimising economic loss and ensuring no one is left behind.
The 2022 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction presents an opportunity for delegates from ac…
With the adoption of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, the New Urban Agenda and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, member States identified a clear path for the prevention of new risks, the reduction of existing risk and the strengthening of resilience as prerequisites for sustai…
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific is convening the next Asia-Pacific Partnership for Disaster Risk Reduction (APP-DRR) Forum, scheduled to be held virtually on 1-2 December 2020.
The APP-DRR (formerly, ISDR-Asia Partnership – IAP) is a multi-stakeholder forum that includes…
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 adopted in the Third UN World Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction provides a strong guidance to support national and local efforts in drafting, amending, and adopting sectoral laws and regulations on Disaster Risk Reduction as well as for allocating budget.
In support of the implementation o…
On the occasion of the ten year anniversary of the Indian Ocean Tsunami on 26 December 2004, a panel discussion on “Ten Years On: The Indian Ocean Tsunami - From Learning to Action” was held in Khao Lak, Phang Nga, Thailand.
Organized by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs o…
In Spanish:Metodología del intercambio
• Aprendizaje sobre métodos y estrategias, compromisos de los 10 puntos de ciudades resiliente, entrenar a las autoridades Locales en Instrumentos Políticos, Plataforma Global en la Estrategia Internacional para la Reducción de Desastre.
• Capacitar y formar a los Líderes de Base en procesos para mitigación y pre…
Overview
Large scale natural disasters often overwhelm the capacity of governments, not only for effective response but for long term recovery and reconstruction as well. Recent experiences such as the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011, the Haiti Earthquake of January 12, 2010, and the flooding in Pakistan clearly illustrate the need for su…
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COVID-19 has upended our way of life in unexpected ways. Therefore, it is only natural that in light of these changes, countries reconsider how they have been managing disaster risk. Specifically, the pandemic has highlighted the need for planning against a multitude of risks, includ…