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Displaying 3000 of about 6959 resultsAs part of a series of actions contributing to the topic of urban heat and wildfire risk management in the Europe and Central Asia region, UNDRR has released the report, Flames of Change: Innovating heat and wildfire governance for inclusive communities, and the accompanying special report on disability inclusion in DRR and prevention. This release is p…
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The Fifth Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction and Third Ministerial Meeting was organised, under the leadership of the African Union Commission at Abuja, Nigeria on 13 - 16 May 2014 to develop the Africa contribution to the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction to be considered at the Third UN World Confere…
The city of Strumica, in collaboration with the UNISDR Regional Office for Europe is organizing an expert meeting with local and national authorities involved in disaster risk reduction.
Strumica intends to celebrate its participation in the UNISDR "Making Cities Resilient" Campaign and increase the awareness of its citizens on the actions that have be…
The Institute of Law, Emergencies and Disasters (LEAD) together with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) are pleased to announce a Conference on Rights, Responsibilities and Disasters: Using the Law to Reduce Disaster Risk in Asia Pacific, to be hel…
El curso Taller Resiliencia, Reducción de Riesgos y Desarrollo Territorial Sostenible forma parte del Programa de Formación Aplicada: Reducción de Riesgos De Desastres, Generación de Resiliencia Urbana y Planificación Participativa Local, del Programa de Naciones Unidas para los Asentamientos Humanos (ONU-Hábitat) y de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas…
Agenda integrada de las actividades en Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia, Paraguay y Uruguay, relacionadas con el Día Internacional para la Reducción de Desastres 2013.
Se incluyen actividades que se realizarán en las siguientes semanas o meses con la finalidad que no se concentren las actividades de forma puntual en un fecha sino que se sens…
This event will delve into the vital role of disaster risk reduction in implementing the new programme of action for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), attracting both existing and new partners, and fostering a risk-informed and resilience-focused approach to investment in SIDS. In alignment with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and…
Strengthening Resilience: An Integrated Regional Strategy for Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change for the Pacific
The broad objective of the Joint Meeting is to progress discussions and commitment on the development of the integrated strategy as part of the 'Roadmap' process endorsed by the Pacific region in 2011.
Specifically, the Joint Meeti…
Geneva, Switzerland, has been selected as the host of the headquarters of the secretariat of the Santiago network for averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage. The decision was made by the Advisory Board of the Santiago network, which held its first meeting from 18 to 20 March, in Geneva.The formation of the Advisory Board and its selection o…
On the occasion of launching the activities of the SASPARM project Seismic Risk Mitigation in Palestine, under the patronage of the President of An-Najah National University (NNU); Professor Rami Hamdallah, and the visit of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for disaster risk reduction Ms. Margareta Wahlstrom, the…
Over the past 20 years disasters have affected 4.4 billion people, caused USD 2 trillion of damage and killed 1.3 million people. Natural disasters affected people living in developing countries and the most vulnerable communities within those countries. Over 95 percent of people killed by natural disasters are from developing countries.
Asia and the P…
Organizers invite world leaders and top scientists to our Tokyo conference prior to the Third Un World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction to discuss and formulate how the science and technology could help in disaster risk reduction and hence fostering sustainable development. The discussions will be based on the following three viewpoints.
First of…
Apply hereOrg. Setting and ReportingCreated in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is the designated focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of efforts to reduce disasters and to ensure synergies among the disaster reduction activities of the United Nations and regional organizations and act…
Meeting Objectives:
1. Provide views on the SRSGs paper Proposed Elements for Consideration in the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, with a focused discussion on the enhanced system for monitoring progress.
2. Identify modalities for UN engagement in the preparations for and at the WCDRR.
3. Define areas where UN commitments will be sh…
The workshop aims to increase participants' knowledge and understanding of the concept of recovery and “build back better”. It will also seeks to share tools and apply information to a given scenario as simulation and to learn through reflection and discussion of past experiences linked with tools and practices introduced in the workshop.