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The recovery from the May 27, 2006 earthquake, at Yogyakarta and Central Java is considered as a successful case within Southeast Asia. For three years, the recovery process has proceeded smoothly due to well-coordinated efforts of various actors, including national and local governments, local communities, and international orga…
The consultation meeting aims to review the regional joint priorities of the environment and disaster risk reduction communities, as well as the priorities of various bilateral and multilateral funding mechanisms that are available to support this area of work. The meeting is expected to identify key priority topics on which technical assistance activit…
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…
The overarching theme of the conference is "Disaster Risk Reduction for Climate Change Adaptation", with a particular focus on 1) the convergence of DRR and climate change adaptation and 2) available information technology and green technology.
Objectives
The objectives of the 4th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction will be:
a) To…
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…
Event Description
The International Recovery Forum is designed to help ensure that disaster risk reduction approaches are systematically incorporated into the design of emergency preparedness, response, and recovery programs in accordance with the strategic goal of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA). The International Recovery Forum 2010 aims to exam…
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…