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Displaying 90 of about 437 resultsTwo recommendations of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction have been put into practice with the adoption of a new law in France: the necessity of including science in the policy-making process, and the importance of the local level insights and advice.
Adopted by the French parliament, an amendment was made to a project law about…
2020 Call for Proposals (Grants out)
UNDRR is the United Nations’ focal point for the coordination of disaster risk reduction, working with countries and a broad range of partners and stakeholders to support the implementation, monitoring and review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 in coherence with the 2030 Agenda and ot…
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Build Back Better: building resilient health infrastructure and supply chains.
What have we learnt from COVID-19?
Statement by Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction
17th December 2020
Dr P K Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India,
Dr. Zsuzanna Jakab,…
The American University in Dubai is organizing a special lecture led by Ms. Mami Mizutori, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction on Disaster Risk Reduction for Business Resilience: Why bother?
University Background: The evolution of the American University in Dubai began as a fact-finding mission in 199…
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) is an initiative led by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and its partners to support cities in taking action to reduce disaster risk in alignment with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. Launched in October 2020 and operational in January 2021, MCR2030 emerges from a decade long of…
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EVENT DATE, TIME, VENUE
Date: 9 December 2020 (Wednesday)
Time: 10 AM - 5:30 PM Seoul/Incheon, GMT+9
Venue: Virtually (Seoul On & Youtube)
EVENT LANGUAGE
English (Korean simultaneous interpretation will be provided).
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Urban safety is a fundamental valu…
Webinar Recording
EVENT DESCRIPTION
From 2010 to 2019
Since its founding in 2010 with the support of the Ministry of Interior and Safety (MOIS) and Incheon Metropolitan City of the Republic of Korea, a small team at the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction office in Incheon for Northeast Asia (ONEA) and Glob…
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Remarks by Ms. Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction
High-Level Launch of the “2020 State of the Climate Report”
13 October 2020
Prof. Petteri Taalas,
Fellow speakers and participants,
Thank you for this opportunity to speak to you on this special day for…
MESSAGE OF THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR WORLD TSUNAMI AWARENESS DAY, 5 NOVEMBER
We live in a multi-hazard world where risk is systemic and embedded in the very fabric of human development.
Currently we are struggling with what some describe as a tsunami of death and disease due to COVID-19.
This metaphor comes easily because living me…
UNDRR, African Union Commission, and CIMA webinar series:
Using risk information and disaster risk profiles to inform DRR and decision making: the road map for improving the availability, access and use of disaster risk information for Early Warning and Early Action and in support of the DRR agenda in Africa.
4th and final webinar:
The methodolo…
The United Nations General Assembly has designated October 13th as the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction to promote a global culture of disaster risk reduction. It is an opportunity to acknowledge the progress being made toward reducing disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster R…
Suva –Local wisdom, ownership and leadership are critical factors for effective humanitarian action in support of communities exposed and vulnerable to climate and disaster risk. Preparedness and response planning need to be more collaborative and inclusive, the Pacific Resilience Partnership (PRP) ’s webinar on ‘Local Humanitarian Action for a Res…
In 2018, as part of the “Building Disaster Resilience to Natural Hazards in Sub-Saharan African Regions, Countries and Communities” programme, UNDRR, with the help of CIMA Research Foundation, VU Amsterdam, and Wageningen University and Research developed country risk profiles based on a probabilistic risk assessment methodology for floods and droughts…
5 November 2020 10:00 – 11:30 CET ( Geneva time)
BACKGROUND
Building on the first and second World Tsunami Museum Conferences held in Japan in 2017 and 2018, UNDRR will organize the Third World Tsunami Museum Conference as a virtual event from Geneva on 5 November from 10:00 – 11:30 CET( Geneva time). The digital event will highlight the work of…
2020 Call for Proposals (Grants out)
UNDRR is the United Nations’ focal point for the coordination of disaster risk reduction, working with countries and a broad range of partners and stakeholders to support the implementation, monitoring and review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 in coherence with the 2030 Agenda…