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Displaying 12 of about 12 resultsA three-day workshop in Geneva began work on policy guidelines for mainstreaming gender into disaster risk reduction (DRR), on 28-30 January. Experts from different backgrounds agreed that there was much common ground between gender mainstreaming in Climate Change Adaptation, Environmental Resource Management and DRR, that a gender perspective had not b…
The Council of Europe (European and Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement (EUR-OPA) and the UN/ISDR secretariat in collaboration with a European Network of National Platforms and HFA Focal Points (currently chaired by DKKV) invited representatives of European National Platforms and HFA focal points for disaster risk reduction to the second meeting of it…
The Global Platform provides the main global forum for representatives of governments and other stakeholders - UN agencies, regional bodies, international financial institutions, civil society, the private sector and the scientific and academic communities – to:
1. Assess progress made in implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action.
2. Enha…
The ACDR2007 aimed to further review the progress made in Asia in the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) adopted at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction in January 2005, present good practices and achievements, identify the challenges that still exist, and propose the ways forward for accelerating the process. It addressed the…
The global event was a high level panel discussion featuring representatives of countries that have suffered major disasters, and have since focused closely on protecting critical infrastructure such as health facilities and schools. The website for the World Campaign for Disaster Reduction 2008-2009: Hospitals Safe from Disasters was also launched on t…
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A fin de lograr mayor efectividad en la cooperación internacional en temas afines a los preparativos, reducción de riesgo y respuesta a emergencia, y alinear la cooperación a la prioridad del sector educación de los países de la región, es que se organiza la presente reunión con el propósito de definir acciones concretas de interés común qu…
The processes of economic and human development are imminently connected to climate and weather, including the frequency and severity of natural hazards. The continuous influence of human activity on environment led to such problems like climate change, degradation of soil and water resources, occurrence of more and more destructive disasters, most of t…
A Policy dialogue 'Disaster risk reduction: An essential contribution to inclusive education' will group together ministers in charge of education from selected countries who have demonstrated outstanding achievements in promoting the recognition of disaster risk reduction education and school safety initiatives in their respective country or region, to…
A group of Experts, men and women, on gender and disaster risk reduction, gathered at a meeting on 12-13 February in Geneva under UN/ISDR auspices, agreed on building a “Global Partnership for Mainstreaming Gender Concerns and Needs into Disaster Risk Reduction”. This Partnership will contribute to the ongoing long-lasting global effort to promote gende…
A Consultative Meeting for developing the LGA/DRR was held in Barcelona, Spain, on 22-23 May 2008. The meeting was attended by some 15 representatives of local and regional authorities from Africa, Asia, Europe and the United States, as well as from UN agencies, NGOs and the academia.
The meeting served as a reality check and a brainstorming session to…
ACDR2008 aims to further follow up the progress made towards the implementation of Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) and identify the gaps and challenges in the Asian region. It also provides an opportunity to discuss the future activities of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC), on the 10th anniversary of its establishment. It is held in cooperati…
At the first session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, NGOs organized a Preparatory Meeting with the support of UNISDR. The goal of this Meeting was to provide NGOs with an opportunity to better influence the global DRR agenda. The Meeting focused on facilitating the substantive contribution of NGOs to the Global Platform through a "br…