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Displaying 135 of about 276 resultsOmar Dario Cardona received the award for his global efforts on disaster reduction. Omar Dario Cardona is a Colombian earthquake engineer known internationally for his pioneering approaches to vulnerability reduction and risk management. He has just been selected by a jury composed of representatives of the five continents as the 2004 winner of the Unit…
The natural hazards that are badly affecting countries as diverse as China, Bangladesh, France and the United Kingdom demonstrate that countries usually well prepared to prevent disasters are suffering huge losses in lives and livelihood. This illustrates a trend that many UN agencies and experts who work on disaster reduction have observed for some tim…
On the occasion of the ninth meeting of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Disaster Reduction and the first session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom 1) to the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR), UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland will chair a panel discussion alongside IFRC Secretary-General Markku Myskala, WMO A…
On the occasion of World Water Day, 22 March 2004, the UN will launch the inter-agency effort “Guidelines for reducing flood losses” in Geneva, New York, Bangkok and Harare. “Guidelines for reducing flood losses” are a result of a series of consultations led by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
On 26 December 2003 an earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale destroyed the historic city of Bam, Iran, killing, according to the latest figures over 30’000 people. The international community has responded generously to the needs of the population and the welcome solidarity and support will go a long way in restoring the dignity of the survivors…
Ms. Esther Tadzong of the Global Centre for Compliance, Hazard and Disaster Management in Cameroon is the 2003 UN Sasakawa Laureate for Disaster Reduction for her efforts in raising awareness and promoting community involvement in preparing for imminent disasters.
Along with six recipients of Certificates of Distinction and Merit, Ms. Tadzong is the si…
This paper provides a brief description of disaster risk reduction and then reviews a selection of tools that can provide an effective framework for combining the knowledge and experiences from the disaster management and climate change communities to build adaptive capacity.
This brochure is based on resources from the report “The Role of Environmental Management and Eco-engineering in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation”
Environmental management has an important role to play in reducing many of the risks posed by natural disasters. Ecosystems act as natural, dynamic barriers that can help protect vulnera…
2002 United Nations World disaster reduction campaign
This booklet on “Disaster Reduction for Sustainable Mountain Development” is the 2002’s World Disaster Reduction Campaign chosen theme. The theme was selected for two reasons; First, because mountain communities are particularly vulnerable to natural disasters and they will benefit from the informat…
This primer is a tool for city governments in the East Asia Region to better understand how to plan for climate change impacts and impending natural disasters through sound urban planning to reduce vulnerabilities.
It gives local governments information to actively engage in training, capacity building, and capital investment programs that are identifi…
'Acting with common purpose' to implement the Hyogo Framework for Action:
The ISDR secretariat biennial workplan includes the following sections and annexes:
I. Global context: Making disaster risk reduction everyone's responsibility
II. Responding to the challenges: creating an enabling environment and empowering partners
III. ISDR secretariat workplan…
In April 1998, IDNDR Secretariat and GeoHazards International launched the Understanding urban seismic risk around the world (UUSRAW) project, which achieved the aims to provide a comparative assessment of the magnitude, causes and ways to manage earthquake risk worldwide and to create a network for 70 cities worldwide to share experiences. RADIUS' obje…
A report for the ISDR Inter-Agency Task force on Disaster Reduction Working Group 3: Risk, Vulnerability and Disaster Impact Assessment,
December 2004
This report reviews the performance and future possibilities for disaster risk indexing drawing on three international indexing initiatives. These initiatives provide the first comprehensive global and…
PowerPoint presentation by Len Abrams, Senior Water Resources Specialist, Africa Water Resources.
Scoping mission January 2007:
- Identify hazards
- Assess status of DRR: policy, legislation, institutions, initial needs and
gaps, extent of mainstreaming of DRR.
- Inform partners about GFDRR and TRACK II program
- Receive feedback & confirm stakehol…
This seminar was organized in the framework of the initiatives undertaken by the United Nations in support of the Iranian Government following the earthquake in Bam on 26 December 2003. The UN committed itself to supporting the Government not only in the provision of short-term relief, but also in long-term recovery, reconstruction and risk reduction. A…