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Displaying 15 of about 435 resultsRegister here Date and Time1 June 2023 (Thursday) | 13 June 2023 ( Tuesday) | 5 July 2023 (Wednesday) | 3 Aug 2023 (Thursday) | 17 Aug 2023 (Thursday) 11:00 India | 13:30 Philippines | 14:30 JapanLanguageThe Workshop will be conducted in English.AboutThe four-part webinar-workshop series organized through a Tripartite Collaboration with Japan,…
UNDRR report published to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on October 13, 2020, confirms how extreme weather events have come to dominate the disaster landscape in the 21st century. The statistics in this report are from the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) maintained by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Di…
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Rolling out early warning systems, boosting community resilience and better protecting economies and livelihoods in the Caribbean topped the agenda at the Comprehensive Disaster Management conference in Sint Maarten as the region grapples with the growing impact of climate change.
Event organizer - the Caribbean Disasters and Emergency Agency (CDE…
Inspiring individuals who reduce disaster risk
Do you know an inspiring individual who has helped build community resilience and reduced the risk of disasters? If yes, we’d like to hear from you.
The stories will be used in a new campaign called Faces of Resilience by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and GNDR.
We would like to tell…
The main objective of the virtual dialogue was to provide a platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Focal Points (DRR FPs) from Member States (MS) and Regional Economic Communities (RECs), African Union Commission (AUC) and United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for Africa to promote the exchange of experiences and a coor…
Preparing for the Hurricane Season in Light of the Impact of COVID-19 on our Caribbean Economy
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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 cre…
Analysis of the impact of #COVID19, cross-border risks and complex scenarios in the SICA countries
In light of the importance of science and technology to the achievement of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) established the Global Scientific and Technical Advisory Group and its regional sub-groups. Guided by their own regional roadmap, the Asia-Pacific Scienti…
BANGKOK – “Trusted, timely, accurate, simple and widely shared risk information saves lives, particularly when it reaches the last mile and is used by vulnerable communities”. This how the Chief of UNDRR’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Loretta Hieber Girardet, described the importance of risk communication in regional and national…
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The private sector is a critical participant in the creation of risk-resilient societies. By combining the intellectual (know-how) and capital assets of the private sector with the public sector and other stakeholders’ knowledge, outreach and resources, solutions will be developed and implemented to achieve the Targets of the S…
The care and protection of pets from COVID-19 and in family, community and local risk management and emergency plans
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This webinar provides information and recommendations on pets at risk and in preparedness and emergency plans.
Welcome words and introduction to the panelists with a brief review of their profile (8 min)
The connect…
Virtual Meeting with National and Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Focal Points, African Union Commission and UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Tuesday, 28 April 2020, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Addis Ababa time)
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The meeting will provide a platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Focal Points (DRR FPs) from Member States (MS) and Regional Eco…
The series of eight (8) articles on “The COVID-19 pandemic and the systemic nature of risk” is intended not as a conclusive set of answers or solutions, but rather as a preliminary exploration and exposing of the challenges and questions that we are faced with in better understanding the systemic nature of risks and the possibilities afforded by new app…
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Org. Setting and Reporting
Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is the designated focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of efforts to reduce disasters and to ensure synergies among the disaster reduction activities of the United Nations and regional organizati…