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The position is located in the secretariat of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) office in Incheon, Republic of Korea. Under the overall guidance of the Head, Regional Coordination Unit, based in Geneva, Switz…
This review aims at developing a common action plan that would facilitate public-private partnerships (PPP) for disaster risk reduction (DRR) in East Asia, based on an evaluation of PPP case studies and consultations with stakeholders.
Its outputs include: (i) a report of the current state of PPPs for DRR in East Asia including a list of companies and…
26 November 2019, Incheon – Ten officials from Kampala Capital City Authority’s (KCCA) various departments recently visited Incheon Metropolitan City to learn more from the city’s experience on disaster risk reduction and climate change policies and good practices.
Consolate Nakyagaba said, “Kampala joined the Making Cities Resilient Campaign in 2011 k…
WAKAYAMA, 5 November, 2018 - This year’s High School Students Summit for World Tsunami Awareness Day attracted 379 students from 48 countries to Japan, a country renowned for its disaster risk management and expertise on tsunami risk.
The Summit brought together 244 overseas students and 135 students from Japan in the location where on November 5,…
Flood-related disasters on small streams caused by high intensity localised rainfall and flash floods has been continuously increasing especially for the residential areas in the Republic of Korea. In this paper, the author underlines the fact that flood risk assessment is needed for decision-making to allocate resources and select optimum community-bas…
This report provides an overview of discussions held during the International Disaster Resilience Leaders Forum Incheon 2023 (IDRLF 2023). This second edition of the IDRLF was conducted under the theme of ‘Enabling technological application and partnership for climate and disaster risk reduction’. Reflecting on the results and recommendations of the Mid…
In 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…
International Day for Disaster Reduction 2015 highlights the value of traditional, indigenous and local knowledge. In the Republic of Korea, the International Day will celebrate the theme 'Knowledge for Life' by highlighting how local know-how builds safer and more resilient communities. Korean municipalities are among the most active in UNISDR's global…
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At the ONEA-GETI Technology for DRR Seminar, the Inha University of Incheon presented their Web-based Platform (www.pr4gdm.org) - an online community providing practical information on supportive DRR technology available from the private sector. This platform’s primary aim is to serve Southeast Asian countries, but also to support global DRR…
Ulsan City aspires to become a role model city in Making Cities Resilient and leading by example.
This event targeted 300 Ulsan City officials and their civil society partners to make Ulsan City disaster resilient though presentations on the Sendai Framework for Disater Risk Reduction and Ten Essentials for Disaster Resilient Cities.
Presentati…
Background
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea held the Trilateral Cooperation Workshop for Public Officials among Korea, Japan and China with the aim of deepening understanding of trilateral cooperation, exploring measures for the further development of cooperation at the local government level among the three countries, and seeki…
Background
Over the past 20 years, disasters have affected 4.4 billion people, caused USD 2 trillion of damage and killed 1.3 million people. Natural disasters affected people living in developing countries and the most vulnerable communities within those countries. Over 95 percent of people killed by natural disasters are from developing countries.
A…
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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 is the first major agreement of the post-2015 development agenda, with seven global targets and four priorities for action.
It is a 15-year, voluntary, non-binding agreement which recognizes that the State has the primary role to reduce disaster risk but that responsibility should b…
Incheon Metropolitan City and the Incheon Chamber of Commerce and Industry launched the orientation event for the private sector together with the UNISDR Office for Northeast Asia and the Global Education and Training Institute (UNISDR ONEA- GETI) to improve their awareness about disaster and climate risk, and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk…
Background and rationale:
Ministry of Public Safety and Security (MPSS) was newly established on 19 November 2014. The goal of MPSS is to cope with all types of disasters and safety problems. To this end, MPSS and UNISDR GETI will convene a two-day workshop on national disaster preparedness and response system on 18-19 March 2015 in Seoul, Republic of…