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Displaying 135 of about 287 results9 August, Geneva - As the United Nations today commemorates the 17th International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples under the theme of "Indigenous designs: celebrating stories and cultures, crafting our own future", it is perhaps timely to flag the positive contributions such cultures are able to make to disaster risk reduction and climate change a…
18 July, Incheon: Sixteen Parliamentarians from the Philippine House of Representatives yesterday adopted "the Incheon Resolution of the Philippine Parliamentarians on Effective Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation" which calls for the mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in the national budget legislat…
UNISDR Regional Office for Arab States in coordination with the League of Arab States will organize a three-day event in Marsa Alam, Egypt with youth engaged in fields related to biodiversity, climate change, disaster risk reduction, maritime sciences, urban development in coastal cities, and sea and/or coastal protection.
The three-day event will…
Rio+20 Side Event: The main theme of this Rio +20 side event will be disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. More details will be coming soon.
Rio+20 Side Event: One of the themes of this Rio +20 side event will be Disaster Risk Reduction.
This paper highlights the interlinkages between the downstream stage of the plastic lifecycle and disaster risk, analysing: the impact of plastic pollution on ecosystem resilience; the impact of plastic pollution in accumulation zones; the increase in vulnerability due to plastic pollution; and the impact of disasters on plastic pollution.In line with t…
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…
UN/ISDR Africa educational series, vol. 1, issue 3
This booklet describes us what can be done to protect the environment and in turn reduce the impact of disasters. It also provides definitions and explanations in school-friendly language, supported by success stories providing inspiration for others to contribute to disaster risk reduction by protecti…
New York, 10 July, 2023: Infrastructure, whether grey, natural or hybrid, underpins our quality of life and social wellbeing, providing the physical facilities and services essential to business and society. Risk-proofing infrastructure is not only a part and parcel of achieving the goals of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction but is also f…
Resilient Cities - The Annual Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation - is the global platform for urban resilience and climate change adaptation, hosted every year in Bonn.
Resilient Cities was first launched in 2010 with the goal of connecting local government leaders and climate change adaptation experts to discuss adaptation challenges facin…
INCHEON, 6 November 2012 - When it comes to critical infrastructure governments are increasingly aware of the role of disaster risk reduction in planning, and the value of applying the priorities for action in the Hyogo Framework for Action when it comes to protecting their investments.
Over 30 government officials from Armenia, Cambodia, The Gambia, L…
GENEVA, 9 February 2012 - The dynamic new Vice-President of the National Assembly of Panama, Rony Araúz, is emerging as a leading advocate of disaster risk reduction in Central America following a career monitoring the passage of hazardous materials through the Panama Canal.
He spent ten years working for the Emergency and Contingency Management Divisi…
GENEVA, 25 November 2011 - Following agreement on the Summary for Policymakers, the authors of the 800-page Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX) will be busy between now and the end of the year reconciling the changes agreed by IPCC member governments to the Summary with the tex…
GENEVA, 18 November 2011 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, today issued the following statement welcoming the approval in Kampala, Uganda, by the IPCC member States of the Summary for Policy Makers of the Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advan…
Associated with Shanghai World Expo 2010's theme 'Better Cities, Better Life': Conference/workshop on Unity in Aid (A DEVNET forum on humanitarian emergencies, together with UNISDR and ICLEI), aims at providing for good practice and local inputs.