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“Making cities sustainable and resilient: implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 at the local level” is a three-year initiative by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), supported by the European Commission…
GENEVA, 14 May, 2019 - Visionary leadership and good governance are the cornerstones of resilient and sustainable development in small island developing states (SIDS).
In particular, government representatives and partners on the frontline of escalating climate and disaster risk identified the need to for much more women’s leadership at all levels and…
Honiara in the Solomon Islands has a new mayor, a new council and a new approach to resilience.
The city has been using the Disaster Resilience Scorecard, formulated by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNDRR, to begin rating its status of risk reduction in 10 essential areas.
One particular focus moving forward will be gender:…