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Displaying 15 of about 26 resultsThis is the Co-Chair summary of the 2022 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR). Participants re-affirmed their commitment to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, which lies at the nexus of sustainable development, climate and humanitarian agendas, and is an enabler of the 2030 Agenda for Sustaina…
This collection seeks to recognize and celebrate just a few of the many amazing women leading disaster risk reduction efforts across Asia and the Pacific, in the hope that these profiles will inspire other women doing the same. Women are excellent leaders, yet they are still underrepresented in decision-making and leadership in disaster risk reduct…
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The Making Cities Resilient 2030 dashboard is an online platform accessible by registered users that have signed up to MCR2030. It helps to connect and foster exchanges and collaborations among cities and organizations to make their cities resilient. Cities participating in MCR2030 have access to the dashboard to track thei…
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The Asia Pacific Science and Technology Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (APSTCDRR) 2022 will be hosted by the Philippines National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, Office of Civil Defense, Department of Science and Technology, National Resilience Council, United Nations Office for Disaster…
Indigenous peoples’ understanding of disaster risk uses an enormous dataset – traditional knowledge and folklore reaching back many generations.
Cultures that have developed alongside natural hazards incorporate risk awareness and resilience measures into a range of beliefs and practices. These are based on a solid evidence base of lived experience.…
These educational videos are meant to summarize the key actions governments and stakeholders can take to reduce disaster displacement. The videos, available in English (Timor-Leste), Tagalog (the Philippines), and Bahasa Indonesia, are based on the Checklist on Disaster Displacement and are meant to complement the Words into Action Guidelines on Disaste…
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12:15 - 13:45 (Bangkok) | 17:15 - 18:45 (Suva)
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Called for by the UN General Assembly (ResolutionA/RES/75/216) the “midterm review of the implementation of the Sendai Framework (MTR SF)will assess progress in integrating disaster risk reduction into policies, programmes and investments at all levels, i…
The ‘Scoping study on compound, cascading and systemic risks in the Asia-Pacific’, undertaken by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and Asia Pacific Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (AP-STAG), presents an important opportunity to explore the challenges and potential associated with better understanding and managing of c…
Non-governmental stakeholder groups, including the private sector and scientific organizations, have significantly increased their commitments to disaster risk reduction since 2019, according to a new report released by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
The report was launched at the second Stakeholder Forum, as part of the…
Young students from the island nation of Tuvalu are now able to go to school without the constant fear that the next tropical cyclone would destroy their classrooms – all thanks to a partnership between their government and Australia.
Through the $4.1-million Funafuti Classroom Building Project primarily funded by the Australian government, a two-store…
The last decade was the warmest on record, and leading organisations on climate change indicate that warmer temperatures are not a potential threat but a surety. This report considers ways in which disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation (CCA), and related scientific communities can rise to data challenges in order to provide policymake…
New Zealand has experienced disasters from a range of hazards: earthquakes, volcanic activity, tsunamis, floods, tidal surge, snowstorms, and landslides. Their experiences, expertise, and technology have proven useful for Pacific Island nations, which are among the most prone to disasters.
One of the results of this expertise has been the development o…
Island states across the world face similar climate risks due to their isolation and exposure.
But because they are so far apart, they don’t often get to learn from or work with each other on resilience strategies. A workshop held last week in Victoria, Seychelles hoped to change that.
The “Enhancing Climate Resilience through Disaster Law in Island S…
This contributing paper takes a look at how Australia is actively learning to navigate governance and capability challenges to create environments in which all sectors are enabled to reduce complex systemic risks. This paper describes the journey that began in 2016 with a study that set out to align, inform and shape national policy objectives and…
This contributing paper aims to review the impact of drug addiction, domestic violence and suicide in Australia through the lens of disaster risk reduction. Some types of societal disruption can result in health threats and impacts not usually associated with emergency or disaster management frameworks. These frameworks are most commonly aligned to disa…