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Displaying 15 of about 26 results"The training workshop for Local Government Authorities of Jamaica, will take place on October 22 and 23. It aims to support local Jamaican authorities in achieving the objectives of the Global Campaign of the UNDRR, "Making Cities Resilient", for the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 at the local level.
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UNISDR Regional Office for Arab states is hosting a 2 day workshop to bring together key experts working with local governments in the region to discuss and review the Arabic version of the local-urban indicators that will build on the Ten Essentials of the Making Cities Resilient campaign and will be aligned with Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Redu…
GENEVA, 21 May 2013 - Senior government officials from developing small island states and climate change experts have warned of a massive increase in human, economic and material losses in these countries if risk reduction measures are not taken urgently to mitigate the impacts of major hazards and climate change.
The warning was issued by repres…
UNDP, UNISDR and the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) are organizing the First Regional Conference on DRR Challenges and Progress in the Arab Region – including HFA implementation and post 2015 Agenda – with a thematic focus on Urban Disaster Risk Management. The conference will be held on 19-21 March 2013 in Aqaba, Jordan. The Conference will be hos…
VICTORIA, Seychelles, 2 October 2016 – A multinational tsunami drill in the Indian Ocean has taught Seychelles key lessons about how to save lives in the event that a potentially deadly wave strikes in the future, according to senior officials in the island nation.
Mr. Paul Labaleine, Director of Seychelles’ Division of Risk and Disaster Management, sa…
The Government of Jamaica, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) - Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) are pleased to announce that the VII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean will be held next year in 2021.…
This issue includes:
Editorial -
Voices & Ideas:
- Chosica: Prevention Bears Fruit
- Crisis or Mitigation?: The role of relationships between institutions and communities in disaster recovery assistance
- Contingency plans for coping with disasters: A need that cannot be postponed
- Agents of Change: The Role of Children and Youth in Disaster
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CANCUN, Mexico, 25 May 2017 – Efforts to reduce disaster death tolls in Portugal, Iran, Brazil and Fiji have been honoured by an international award from the United Nations and Japan’s Nippon Foundation.
Issued at the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, the biennial Sasakawa Award recognised projects that have made a substantial contribut…
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, 16 January 2017 – Seven years on from the devastating earthquake in Haiti, countries from across the Caribbean are working hard to reduce the risks posed by seismic threats, as part of their wider drive towards sustainable development.
The magnitude-7.0 quake of 12 January, 2010, claimed around 150,000 lives and affected over thre…
CAIRO, 23 November 2011 – The League of Arab States (LAS) and UNISDR move one step closer to a plan of action on disaster risk reduction for the Arab region. The action plan is expected to be endorsed at the first-ever Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Arab region planned for 2012.
Holding a series of consultations with disaster risk…
BANGKOK - The COVID-19 pandemic poses unique challenges in response and recovery. Governments are trying to manage the shock in the face of existing societal threats like poverty and inequality. Nevertheless, the COVID-19 recovery process has the potential to be a transformational event for many countries. The road to recovery offers cou…
PANAMA CITY, 8 July 2019 – Jamaica will host the region’s highest forum for reviewing progress on reducing disaster losses in Latin America and the Caribbean in July 2020 as the year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season gets underway.
The 7th Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction will be the first in the series to be staged in the Caribbean and tak…
Known for its mangroves, boat building, and coir rope manufacturing, Kulhudhuffushi was the first city in the Republic of Maldives to join Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030). MCR2030 promotes urban resilience to disasters with the aim of building inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities by 2030, contributing to the achievement of the S…
The Arab region joins the rest of the world in facing an increase in natural hazards. The region is characterized by its harsh environment and has limited resilience to natural hazards events, which results in an increase in the number of natural disasters in the region. These disasters result from a group of factors including the increase in population…
Over the last 20 years, disasters in Asia-Pacific have become more numerous and expensive, and cities are where the impacts of these disasters are most acutely felt. Climate change is one large driver of risk, but urbanization and the increase in population density can lead to the creation of new risks. Moreover, cities are sometimes uniquely vulnerable…