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Displaying 18 of about 18 resultsGENEVA, 18 October 2011 – The new Government of Myanmar intends to adopt the disaster risk reduction plan that was drawn up after Cyclone Nargis two years ago following a series of meetings with the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström.
Wahlström who heads UNISDR, the UN office responsible for d…
Geneva, 4 October - Between observance of the 26th anniversary of the September 1985 earthquake in Mexico City and Mexico’s hosting of the global celebration yesterday of the 2011 World Habitat Day under the theme Cities and Climate Change, the municipal government of the capital city has passed a new law on structural safety that will further protect p…
The Guidance Notes on Assessment and Mitigation Planning for Risk Reduction (AMPRR) present general steps for assessment of schools and hospitals within the view of mitigation planning. Schools refers to all educational institutions and hospitals refers to all health facilities. The guidance notes consist of three components:
General information on…