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Displaying 100 of about 100 resultsN’Djamena- Parliamentarians and Ministers from Central African countries met in Chad last Saturday and recognized disaster risk reduction measures as a main tool to adapt to future climate related disasters that are already affecting many countries in Africa.
Africa is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and the preservation of the…
The 2009 International Day for Disaster Reduction will be observed on 14 October and is dedicated to the theme ‘Hospitals safe from Disaster’.
Hospital safety is essential – in the recent disasters in the Philippines, Vietnam and China, Samoa and Indonesia and West Africa, not only lives were lost, but lifesaving health infrastructure was…
Tehran, 14 July 2008
The ECO-ISDR workshop on the Global Assessment Report was held in Tehran on the 1st and 2nd July 2008.This work shop was jointly organized by the UN/ISDR and ECO Secretariat in Tehran. The workshop was provided and opportunity to introduce the process of monitoring, evaluation and reporting progress in implementing the HFA. The work…
As a special media event at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) recorded a one-hour ‘as live’ BBC World Debate titled Prevent or React.
Nik Gowing, a senior BBC World presenter, anchored the event, sparking a lively dialogue between the panellists and the audience. The panellists were:
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The final version of the Chair's Summary includes comments expressed in plenary during the closing ceremony.
It also reflects written comments received following the Chair's invitation to submit additional remarks by 8 July 2009.
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Summary of the work of UNISDR secretariat in its mandated areas between April and October 2003.
Summary of the work of UNISDR secretariat in its mandated areas for the period May-October 2004.
A summary of the work of the UNISDR on its mandated areas, covering the period January 2006-June 2007.
Even before we came up with high technology based early warning systems, or standard operating procedures for response, numerous local communities worldwide have prepared, operated, acted, and responded to natural disasters using indigenous methods passed on from one generation to the next. The publication "Indigenous Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reducti…
A five-day meeting was held from 1st to 5th of December in Nairobi, Kenya, - under the auspices of the African Union Commission (AUC) and with the support of the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) - bringing together the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), National Focal Points on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), non-governmenta…