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Displaying 135 of about 615 resultsThis Guide has been created to provide advice on useful strategies for implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters (HFA). It represents a distillation of the wealth of experience that exists throughout the world on how to manage and reduce disaster risks. The Guide can help state…
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, observed 13 October:2023 has shattered temperature records, and seen record drought, fire and floods around the world. Poverty and inequality are exacerbating these disasters.Those with least are often at greatest risk from extreme we…
This session aims to build understanding of the factors affecting public health system resilience across multiple communities and countries to the COVID-19 pandemic and other emergencies.
Expected outcomes
An understanding of the factors affecting public health system resilience across multiple communities and countries to the COVID-19 pandemic and ot…
During the recent Sustainability Week in El Salvador, organized by FUNDEMAS -a member of ARISE (the Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies) and its focal point in El Salvador-, the Quick Guide for Planning for Business Model Innovations for Disaster Risk Reduction (available only in Spanish: Guía rápida para planeación de innovaciones…
Rio+20 Side Event: DRR is widely identified as a critical issue in Rio+20. It is in this connection that a number of Rio+20 side events related to reducing risk and strengthening resilience are being organized by Governments, UN system, Major Groups and IGOs.
UNISDR together with partners- ICLEI, UCLG, IFRC, UN Habitat , the Permanent Missions…
A three-day workshop in Geneva began work on policy guidelines for mainstreaming gender into disaster risk reduction (DRR), on 28-30 January. Experts from different backgrounds agreed that there was much common ground between gender mainstreaming in Climate Change Adaptation, Environmental Resource Management and DRR, that a gender perspective had not b…
Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction
Associated with the Shanghai Expo 2010 'Better Cities, Better Life'
Shanghai, 28-30 July 2010
Announcement
Background
The theme of the Shanghai Expo 2010 is "Better City, Better Life," - the wish for a better living in present and future urban environments. This theme represents a central concern of the internation…
UNISDR has turned its focus for the International Day for Disaster Reduction on 13 October on some one billion people around the world who live with some form of disability. This year UNISDR Regional Office for Arab States and WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean are organizing a joint event on the 22nd October at WHO premises to celebrate…
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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…
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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…
The Sixth Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, hosted by the Royal Government of Thailand was held in Bangkok, Thailand on 23-26 June 2014. The Conference was a venue for countries, organizations and individual practitioners to meet and discuss the way forward in reducing disaster risk in the region. It was the final regional inter-g…
Larger than the 2010 congress, Resilient Cities 2011 will be the global platform for learning, cooperation and networking on all aspects of urban resilience. There will be a renewed emphasis on policy development, practical implementation strategies and financing adaptation.
As in 2010, the Resilient Cities 2011 program will be composed of presentations…
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…
Celebration of IDDR in the capital of Africa, Addis Ababa: The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia will celebrate the IDDR for the 6th time and for the 2nd time jointly with the African Union Commission (AUC) with participation of the African Permanent Missions. This year’s IDDR will be the first to be celebrated after the adoption…
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…