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Displaying 14 of about 14 resultsThis document presents a simple approach to elaborate a scenario regarding the potential impacts of a tsunami in a city exposed to such a hazard. The approach has been tailored to span eleven typical development sectors which are present in every city such as health, education, housing, life-lines, transportation, telecommunications, industry, governmen…
Vacancy number: ISDR/C/31/2009
Background
The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) is a multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder platform to enable societies to increase their resilience to natural, technological and environmental disasters and to reduce associated environmental, human, economic and social losses. A range of United Nat…
Background
Asia as a whole accounts for over 60% of the world’s population and accounts for 87 percent of disaster casualties worldwide. People, communities, and even governments in disaster-prone countries still are ill-prepared for addressing or coping with disaster risk or vulnerabilities.
In the first nine months of 2008, disasters across Asia and…
The Arab region joins the rest of the world in facing an increase in natural hazards. The region is characterized by its harsh environment and has limited resilience to natural hazards events, which results in an increase in the number of natural disasters in the region. These disasters result from a group of factors including the increase in population…
In July 2009, UNISDR is organizing a series of meetings in the region of Central Asia, namely, a National Platform workshop in Astana, Kazakhstan, (July 24-25 2009) and multi-stakeholder meetings in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, (July 27 2009) and Dushanbe, Tajikistan, (July 30-31 2009).
Members of the national platform of Kazakhstan and the national mechanism…
In July 2009, UNISDR organizes a series of meetings in the region of Central Asia, namely, a National Platform workshop in Astana, Kazakhstan, (July 24-25, 2009) and multi-stakeholder meetings in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, (July 27, 3009) and Dushanbe, Tajikistan, (July 30-31, 2009).
Members of the national platform of Kazakhstan and the national mechanisms…
Organizational Setting and Reporting Relationships:
Under the overall guidance of the Head of the Regional Office Support Coordination Unit for the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction secretariat (UNISDR) and reporting to the Coordinator for the UNISDR Asia and the Pacific, the Regional Programme Officer will contribute to the implementation o…
Background
The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) is a multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder platform to enable societies to increase their resilience to natural, technological and environmental disasters and to reduce associated environmental, human, economic and social losses. A range of United Nations organizations and internati…
In July 2009, UNISDR is organizing a series of meetings in the region of Central Asia, namely, a National Platform workshop in Astana, Kazakhstan, (July 24-25, 2009) and multi-stakeholder meetings in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, (July 27, 3009) and Dushanbe, Tajikistan, (July 30-31, 2009).
Members of the national platform of Kazakhstan and the national mechan…
With the aim of guiding the implementation of the Hyogo Framework Framework (HFA) in respect to drought, this document elaborates a framework for understanding drought and vulnerability to drought, and provides guidance on actions to reduce the risks associated with drought. It discusses drought policy and governance, risk identification and early warni…
Risk and poverty in a changing climate:
The Report is the first biennial global assessment of disaster risk reduction prepared in the context of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR). The ISDR, launched in 2000, provides a framework to coordinate actions to address disaster risks at the local, national, regional and international lev…
Background
The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) is a multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder platform to enable societies to increase their resilience to natural, technological and environmental disasters and to reduce associated environmental, human, economic and social risk and losses. A range of United Nations organizations and…
Background
The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) is a multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder platform to enable societies to increase their resilience to natural, technological and environmental disasters and to reduce associated environmental, human, economic and social losses. A range of United Nations organizations and internati…
Risk and poverty in a changing climate:
This summary presents the key findings and recommendations of the Report, which identifies disaster risk, analyses its causes, shows that these causes can be addressed and recommends the means to do so. The over-riding message of the Report is that reducing disaster risk can also help in reducing poverty, safegua…