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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 and economic and social losses.
The Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Buildi…
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1.1 The Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters (HFA) was adopted by 168 countries at the UN World Conference on Disaster Reduction in January 2005 to galvanize international and national efforts to reduce vulnerability to natural hazards. The HFA is the global commitment to disast…
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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 and economic and social losses.
A range of United Nations organizations and inter…
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 and economic and social losses. A range of United Nations organizations and inter…
The combination of all the strengths, attributes and resources available within an organization, community or society to manage and reduce disaster risks and strengthen resilience.
Annotation: Capacity may include infrastructure, institutions, human knowledge and skills, and collective attributes such as social relationships, leadership and management.…
The process of formally or informally shifting the financial consequences of particular risks from one party to another, whereby a household, community, enterprise or State authority will obtain resources from the other party after a disaster occurs, in exchange for ongoing or compensatory social or financial benefits provided to that other party.
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The situation of people, infrastructure, housing, production capacities and other tangible human assets located in hazard-prone areas.
Annotation: Measures of exposure can include the number of people or types of assets in an area. These can be combined with the specific vulnerability and capacity of the exposed elements to any particular hazard to est…
This has been updated by the 2016 Report of the open-ended intergovernmental expert working group on indicators and terminology relating to disaster risk reductionThe UNISDR Terminology aims to promote a common understanding and usage of disaster risk reduction concepts and to assist the disaster risk reduction efforts of authorities, practitioners and…
The secretariat of the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction launches an on-line game aimed at teaching children how to build safer villages and cities against disasters. This initiative comes within the 2006-2007 World Disaster Reduction Campaign “Disaster Risk Reduction Begins at School”.
This regional analysis reviews progress in the Asia-Pacific region towards achieving the expected outcomes of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA)’s Priority 3: using knowledge, innovation and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all levels. The analysis not only reflects national assessments of HFA implementation, but also takes a c…
Pacific regional presences of IFRC, UNISDR, and UNOCHA:
This policy brief highlights the importance of reducing disaster risk in all economic sectors and at all levels as a practical approach to adapt to climate change, reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development targets. It also recommends Pacific island countries to scale up disaster res…
The main objective of this report is to provide a synthesized overview of some of the main achievements, challenges and issues in implementing the Hyogo Framework of Action (HFA) in the Asia/ Pacific region from 2007-2009 as identified by national and regional actors.
A study of catastrophe risk financing options:
This study comprises a review of government post-disaster safety nets as well as those provided by the private insurance market in the five countries of Central Asia, namely Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
The present report aims to assess the extent to which the existing…
With respect to the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA), this document gathers the proceedings of the conference which conveyed the participants to resolve to preserve and sustain the gains in disaster risk reduction and to promote further cooperation among countries and partner stakeholders in the region. It also addresses the need for accelerating the im…
This short note reports on recent experience from six countries where national and local governments, with civil society participation, have worked to reduce disaster risks as part of their adaptation efforts. Based on these examples and other countries’ experience, it draws four key lessons for governments to take first steps toward preparing themselve…