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Displaying 75 of about 127 resultsThe Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 (‘the Sendai Framework’) was one of three landmark agreements adopted by the United Nations in 2015. The other two being the Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda 2030 and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The UNDRR/ISC Sendai Hazard Definition and Classification Review Technical Report s…
14-PGM-UNISDR-38744-R-KOBE (E)
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Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversity
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Org .Setting And Reporting
Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and Secretariat of the Int…
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United Nations Core Values:
Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversity
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This post is funded from project funds and extension is subject to availability of funds.
Org .Setting And Reporting
Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and Secretariat of the In…
Job opening number : 12-ADM-UNISDR-23079-R-RIO DE JANEIRO
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This position is located in the secretariat of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction ( UNISDR), Disaster Risk Reduction Centre of Excellence in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The incumbent will report to the UN Resident Coordinator in Brazil and to the UNISDR Regi…
A statement in which the participants of the 4th Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), including governments, intergovernmental regional organizations, bilateral and multilateral donors, United Nations, academic and technical institutions, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Government Organizations, mayor…
This kit complements the UNISDR National platforms for disaster risk reduction (DRR) guidelines. It presents a set of practical steps necessary to establish, maintain and sustain platforms, outlining actions, examples and resources available for those with the responsibility for animating their country's national platform for DRR or participating in it.…
This paper examines the heterogeneity within Africa’s institutional arrangements for climate-related disaster risk management and introduces a classification that ranks each country as one of three disaster management policy types: the ‘Unprepared Firefighters’ (whose response to disasters is late, delayed and ineffective), the ‘Prepared Firefighte…
The assessment presented here was undertaken within the scope of the South Eastern Europe Disaster Risk Mitigation and Adaptation Programme (SEEDRMAP). SEEDRMAP is a collaborative initiative developed by the World Bank and the secretariat of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), together with the European Commission,…
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En esta nueva publicación se presenta el estado del arte sobre algunos aspectos selectos de la reducción del riesgo (de desastres) en América Latina y el Caribe. Los contenidos apuntan a un público amplio, que incluye a profesionales de distintas disciplinas, tomadores de decisiones y a aquellos que generan políticas para la acción. El Mar…
This UNISDR Europe Office annual report focuses on achievements in 2013.
The delivery of results is described in the order of the four Strategic Objectives of the UNISDR Strategic Framework 2012-2015: Lead and Coordinate, Credible Evidence, Advocacy and Outreach, and Deliver and Communicate Results.
The achievements reported show that great strides ha…
This report aims to respond to the question of how the five priorities for disaster risk reduction (DRR), identified by children from 21 hazard-prone countries in the Children’s Charter for DRR, can be achieved, exploring the enabling factors and challenges in implementing the Charter priorities. The priorities consists of: (i) safe schools; (ii) child…
Date and Time 11, 13 & 18 April 2023 (three 3.5-hour sessions)14:00-17:30 KST Language The Workshop will be conducted in English. Background The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development places great importance on disaster risk reduction (DRR) as a cross-cutting element in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Go…
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This meeting addresses the following issues:
1. Sharing scientific and technical information for a better knowledge of risks and technical tools of risk reduction in the Mediterranean area, including:
- Environmental and climatic risks and their impacts on resources
- Telluric risks: data and management strategies
- Human and ethic solidarities
2. Th…
GENEVA, 5 March 2012 - The UN Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, and HE Yoichi Otabe, the Japanese Ambassador to the International Organizations in Geneva, announced today the start of consultations on a new international blueprint for reducing disaster losses in advance of the World Conference on Disaster Reduction…