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Displaying 15 of about 29 resultsThis hanbook aims at being used as a tool to reduce urban risk in small and medium sized cities by local schools, students, teachers, parents, resident associations and local government members, by watching both good and bad (vulnerable) parts of their cities. Through collective watching and participatory mapping, it intends to facilitate the engagement…
A/CONF.172/11/Add.1:
This paper presents the measures put forth at the Aichi/Nagoya International Conference 1993 on "Disaster management in metropolitan areas for the 21st century" addressing the promotion of disaster prevention and risk managements in metropolitan areas on the basis of an accurate risk assessment.
This paper is a summary of present…
This book was produced to mark the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), a United Nations initiative to reduce the negative effects of natural disasters.
This volume communicates solutions to the problems associated with natural disasters, stimulating discussion and improvements in methods of protecting people and prop…
This publication is the result of extensive consultations and a response to the call for clear policy and practical guidance for mainstreaming gender perspectives into disaster risk reduction. It offers much-needed policy and practical guidelines for national and local governments to further implement the Hyogo Framework for Action.
Included in this pu…
This document presents a simple approach to elaborate a scenario regarding the potential impacts of a tsunami in a city exposed to such a hazard. The approach has been tailored to span eleven typical development sectors which are present in every city such as health, education, housing, life-lines, transportation, telecommunications, industry, governmen…
This report focuses on the analytical and conceptual framework of disaster risk management as well as the practical tools and methodologies used in risk assessment including presentation of case studies. Workshop participants discussed in three working groups the gaps, priority areas for work and improvement with respect to: (1) Disaster Risk Reduction…
Duties and responsibilities
Under the overall guidance of the UNISDR Regional coordinator and the World Bank GFDRR Counterpart and in order to contribute to the implementation of the World Bank/UNISDR South Eastern Europe Disaster Risk Mitigation and Adaptation Programme (SEEDRMAP) the Consultant will, within delegated authority, be responsible for the…
The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), Regional Office for Africa in collaboration with the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS) with the support of the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), have organized the West Africa sub-regional training workshop on risk assessment in Dakar, Senegal.
The wo…
2009 Sasakawa award call for nominations now open
Nominations are now open for the 2009 Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction. Nominees should be individuals and institutions from around the world who have contributed to building the resilience of nations and communities to natural hazards through innovative practices and outstanding initiatives. Nomin…
Background
The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) is a multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder platform to enable societies to increase their resilience to natural, technological and environmental disasters and to reduce associated environmental, human, economic and social losses. A range of United Nations organizations and internati…
Background
Asia as a whole accounts for over 60% of the world’s population and accounts for 87 percent of disaster casualties worldwide. People, communities, and even governments in disaster-prone countries still are ill-prepared for addressing or coping with disaster risk or vulnerabilities.
In the first nine months of 2008, disasters across Asia and…
Risk assessment for Central Asia and Caucasus: desk study review:
This desk review presents an initiative which aims at reducing Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC)'s vulnerability to the risk of disasters, in line with the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 (HFA).
It analyses disaster risks at the country, sub-regional and regional levels. It also…
World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction, Technical Committee Session C:
In the first part of this document, four authors give presentations on the characteristics of disasters in metropolitan areas; the relation between environmental degradation and disaster risks in megacities; and the scientific approach to risk assessment of of disasters in…
A/CONF.172/11/Add.4:
This paper addresses risk assessment in megacities by using an integrated approach, mutual comparisons and exchange of data.
This paper is a summary of presentation by Mr. Yoshikazu Kitagawa, Director of the International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, made at the technical session "Natural disaster reduction…
A/CONF.172/9:
The report of the World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction, held in Yokohama, Japan 23-27 May 1994 includes the Yokohama Strategy for a Safer World: Guidelines for Natural Disaster Prevention, Preparedness and Mitigation, the Principles, the Strategy and the Plan of Action. It also includes the resolutions and decision adopted by t…