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Displaying 45 of about 89 resultsThis publication explores enablers and barriers to women’s careers and leadership aspirations in disaster risk reduction (DRR), the ways in which workplace outcomes are different for women and men, the understanding of what predicts these differential outcomes and what opportunities there are to redress them. The results of this research suggest th…
This report highlights some of the key achievements of WIN DRR and the global momentum on women’s leadership in DRR to which the network has contributed. The Women’s International Network on Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR) is opening doors, building connections, boosting morale and recognizing the achievements of women working in disaster risk re…
This publication focuses on applying the human rights framework prior to a disaster arising and seeks to deepen an understanding of what it means to take a human rights-based approach to disaster risk reduction and provide guidance to States and other stakeholders on how to do so. It explores four specific ways in which a human rights-based approac…
This review identifies the progress made on the inclusion of persons with disabilities into disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Pacific Island countries since the adoption of the Sendai Framework in 2015 and where gaps remain. It also outlines future directions and priorities to ensure that the commitments made on the inclusion of persons with disabilities…
The report finds that the Sendai Framework has fostered a more systematic approach to resilient infrastructure and a stronger focus on long-term collaboration. Recognizing the countless efforts to build resilient infrastructure in the past and at present, this report captures high-level trends in making Pacific Island countries’ infrastructure resilient…
The report explores the barriers, challenges and opportunities to strengthening gender-responsive and disability-inclusive early warning early action in the Pacific, focusing on existing policies, practices and knowledge. It seeks to capture evidence on risk perception, warning practices and response mechanisms that could be leverage…
The checklist and implementation guide for inclusive early warning and early action was developed as part of the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) Pacific initiative and seeks to contribute to the implementation of the Executive Action Plan 2023–2027 for the Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative by ensuring that early warning systems a…
This workshop was driven by one the main challenges faced by the humanitarian sector: the urgent need to shift from a reactive response to crises to more proactive and forward-looking actions, with evidence-based anticipatory action in all aspects of humanitarian aid and effective disaster risk reduction (DRR) as guiding references.The aim is to achieve…
This study reviews trends in financing disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Asia and the Pacific since the adoption of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in 2015.In this context, the financial instruments that the public and private sectors and multilateral development banks use or can use in DRR financing were examined. In addition, the contr…
This guideline has been prepared by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) to provide guidance to stakeholders on how to use the Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform.
It provides contextual information about voluntary commitments as mandated by the UN General Assembly to monitor and keep track of non-stat…
This report builds on the first Status Report on Target E Implementation issued prior to the 2020 Target E deadline. This new edition benefits from more up-to-date and better quality data extracted from government self-assessments in the Sendai Framework Monitor (SFM), and from the initial inputs to government consultations for the Midterm Review of the…
The Handbook for implementing the principles for resilient infrastructure guides countries willing to improve the resilience level of their infrastructure systems. By using this handbook and implementing the principles, countries can make progress toward the targets of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 and the Sustainable Develo…
The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 77/29, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to continue to improve the international response to natural disasters and to report thereon to the Assembly at its seventy-eighth session. The report provides an overview of progress made and outlines related trends,…
The analysis presented in this document aims to provide a picture of the state of critical infrastructure in Costa Rica based on a qualitative assessment applying the Principles of Resilient Infrastructure. Agreed with the National Commission of Risk Prevention and Emergency Response (CNE), the sectors analyzed are (i) electricity, (ii) oil,…