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Displaying 135 of about 403 resultsIn Mid-December 2010, UNISDR organized a workshop for local authorities of five Asian countries( Nepal, Sri Lanka, Laos, Campodia and Maldives) with the National Emergency Management Agency of the Republic of Korea at the Incheon Global Education and Training Centre.
The workshop assisted the countries in the preparation of national campaign launches ai…
The meeting will be held within the framework of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) regional strategy for mainstreaming climate information in key socio econimic sectors for DRR and sustainable development. The theme of the forum will be “Building resilience to climate related disasters in the Greater Horn of Africa through regional c…
The agenda in this meeting is to report the accomplishments of the cluster for the past reporting period and discuss the concept proposal of Strategic Planning. There also will be a discussion session on possible cluster projects and activities in preparation for proposed strategic planning workshop.
The meeting will also focus on the role of the regional climate outlook forum in providing early warnings for drought emergencies and other climate related disasters in the Greater Horn of Africa.
The Forum will bring together national experts from all the countries in the Greater Horn of Africa, along with regional and international experts involved i…
UNISDR and WMO started in May 2012 the joint implementation of the project 'Building resilience to disasters in the Western Balkans and Turkey'. The project is supported by the European Commission DG Enlargement through the Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA). The beneficiaries are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of…
Le Secrétariat-Exécutif de la Gestion des Risques et Catastrophes, point focal officiel de la République de Djibouti pour la mise en œuvre du Cadre d’action de Hyogo et rattaché au Ministère de l’Intérieur, a organisé une formation de deux jours (7 et 8 octobre 2012) avec le soutien du PNUD, du Bureau de Caire de UNISDR - Bureau pour la Réduction des Ri…
The workshop is a national level training course that lasts for three days. The training will empower participants to draw upon global best practices for recovery and reconstruction.
In French:
Les évènements de ces dernières années montrent que les aléas naturels n'épargnent nul pays, nulle puissance à travers la planète. Du tsunami de l'Océan indien aux ouragans et aux cyclones dévastateurs des États-Unis, en passant par les grandes inondations d'Europe et d'Asie, des centaines de milliers de personnes ont péri et des millions d'…
Within the framework of the International Day for Disaster Reduction 2012 celebration, this year devoted to "Women and Girls: The (In) Visible Force Resilience"...
And in recognition of the contribution of women and girls before, during and after a disaster, and in all decision making processes around disaster risk reduction and sustainable development…
During AMCOMET one session will be co organised by WMO and UNISDR on Climate services and DRR
The AMCOMET Panel Discussion entitled, 'Weather and Climate Services in Support of Disaster Risk Reduction in Africa' aims to link weather and climate knowledge to disaster risk reduction decision making process and discuss how to improve weather and climate pr…
From July 2-6, 2012, the Understanding Risk (UR) Community will convene in Cape Town, South Africa for the biennial UR Forum.
The 2012 theme is "Mapping Global Risk," which highlights the essential role of spatial hazard, exposure and vulnerability data in understanding risk and making informed decisions to build resilience.
The Forum will consist of:…
Background
CIB and UNISDR are hosting a series of webinars (web-based seminars) on the topic of Building Disaster Resilient Cities. The webinars will share knowledge and expertise between CIB members, UNISDR, and cities that are involved in the ‘Making Cities Resilient’ Campaign.
Themes
Enabling risk reduction through urban planning
Engaging multip…
Background
This dialogue is organized to discuss the significance of building climate and disaster resilience in coastal cities. It will feature experts from UN agencies, the Urban Climate Change Research Network (UCCRN), Columbia University, Japan, Bangladesh and New York City to share their knowledge and experience in the issue and discuss how these c…
UNISDR Africa educational series, vol. 4, issue 1:
This booklet targets primary school children to sensitize them to the causes, impacts and mitigation of coastal and marine hazards, such as cyclone, tsunami, storm surge and flood, as well as other natural hazards such as drought, oil spill, ‘red tide’ and ‘brown tide’, and city fire.
Press release 2012/02
302 human impact disasters claimed 29,782 lives; affected 206 million and inflicted record economic damages of $366 billion in 2011
Geneva – For two consecutive years the long-term disasters trend has been bucked by major earthquakes which claimed thousands of lives and affected millions in both 2010 and 2011, according to new st…