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Displaying 75 of about 910 resultsAlso known as 'Resilient Cities 2014,' this Forum is organized by ICLEI– Local Governments for Sustainability and the World Mayors Council on Climate Change, and co-sponsored by UN-HABITAT, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. The…
This Regional Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2023: Europe and Central Asia proposes that three broad, interconnected risk drivers characterize the complexity of managing risk in the region: climate change and environmental degradation; interconnected and complex economies, societies and infrastructure; and changing demographics. These…
This report identifies the hazards that, once paired with corresponding vulnerabilities and exposures, would escalate and cause global and existential catastrophes. Its goal is to distil governance insights on risk cascades from a review of the literature, an expert survey and expert consultations.Escalating hazards share core characteristics such…
The climate event called El Niño is a natural pattern that has important implications for the ecosystems and biodiversity of the Americas and the Caribbean region, given its frequency, intensity and negative impacts. The prolonged droughts resulting from El Niño are its main manifestation, causing alterations in the dynamics and physiological cycles of…
On 19 January, the International Recovery Forum 2022 concluded with a strong call to prioritize preparedness for recovery and invest in resilience before a disaster strikes.
The Forum, which convened 400 participants and speakers from 65 countries, was held under the under the theme “Redesigning Systems for Resilience through Recovery”.
“In the curren…
Predictive models have great potential for forecasting population displacements from climatic and other disasters. But disaster displacement risk assessment approaches often use probabilistic models and big data analysis to make global-level predictions, which have limited utility for planning and delivering local interventions that address vulnera…
WATCH MORE RECORDINGS HEREDate and time Wednesday 19 April 2023, 07:00am EDT (Washington DC) AboutThe first webinar, led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the United Nations Office of Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), will focus on risk-informed urban development and planning processes in cities/municipaliti…
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One of the key gaps of local governments in accessing financial resources for implementation of disaster and climate resilience actions is the lack of capacity in preparing bankable projects. This one-hour training aims to provide foundational knowledge on project preparation. It wil…
The region is on the right track. This was the view expressed during her visit to Panama by Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
“The Americas and the Caribbean is one of the regions most affected by…
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This three days virtual/online training workshop is to assist city and local governments in building greater resilience to climate and disaster risks through integrating climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction into wider city development plans and strategies.
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Download Final ReportInternational Disaster Resilience Leaders Forum Incheon 2023 - Final Report OverviewHalfway through the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, progress in scaling up disaster risk reduction action can be seen in many countries and cities around the world. Yet, increasingly more effor…
Lesotho is a small, landlocked country in Southern Africa that has a high risk to natural hazards including floods, drought, frost, strong winds, and heavy snowfall. In response to an official request received from the Bureau of Statistics of Lesotho, a National Workshop on Climate Change and Disaster-related Statistics was held in Maseru, Le…
5 April 2023, The United Cities and Local Governments Middle East and West Asia Section (UCLG-MEWA) organized a webinar on the critical role of local governments in disaster management. The webinar was conducted in English, Turkish, and Arabic and featured prominent speakers, who shared their valuable insights and experiences on disaster management, mit…
Central America, a region already grappling with a multitude of hazards, has found itself at the crossroads of an unprecedented convergence of challenges. From the remote communities to the bustling cities in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, the people are facing a perfect storm of adversities that demand a comprehensive understanding of risk.Under…
This study delves into multilateral and systemic disruption of critical infrastructure (CI) networks to assess the systemic resilience of CI “network-of-networks”. The study defines systemic resilience as the stability and reliability of the entire public services provided by the network-of-networks of CI. Consequently, this study proposes a r…