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This draft paper proposes three important areas of action for the ISDR System and Secretariat to follow up and support to strengthen their contributions to the Bali Action Plan process.
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The document assists in facilitating and supporting efforts by governments, local authorities, international organizations, and multilateral financial and trade institutions to invest in reducing disaster risk and to promote sustainable development policies that will create better opportunities for all.
This speci…
The conclusions of the Second International Conference on Early Warning (EWC II), 16-18 October 2003, Bonn, Germany
This documentation collection promotes early warning systems to policymakers and decision makers. It includes selected papers produced for and discussed at the EWC II and the four regional preparatory conferences in Africa, Asia/Pacific,…
This document is the output of the World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction, held in Yokohama, Japan, from 23 May to 27 May 1994. It provides guidelines for natural disaster prevention, preparedness and mitigation.
Part I describes the principles on which a disaster reduction strategy should be based. Part II is a plan of action agreed upon by al…
The UNISDR Director and the Regional Coordinator for Europe have been invited by Macedonia for a high level exchange on disaster risk reduction issues.
The President of the FYR of Macedonia, Dr Gjorge Ivanov, spoke to UNISDR of the importance that Macedonia gives to the issue of reducing vulnerability to disasters in a climate change environment.
Exchan…
The UNISDR secretariat Biennial Work Programme was developed following the second session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in June 2009. It is based on the role and mandate of UNISDR as set by the UN General Assembly. The strategic direction for the 2010-2011 biennium is derived from the outcomes of the Global Platform and from regiona…
The Regional Office for Arab States of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction secretariat (UNISDR), The World Bank, The League of Arab States and the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport of the League of Arab States, are co-organizing a Regional Workshop on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction: "Cha…
Global experts and policy makers working on disaster risk reduction begin discussions today at the 2009 Stockholm Policy Forum on Climate-Smart Disaster Risk Reduction. The Forum aims to address the issue of reducing risks associated with weather-related hazards, a key component of climate change adaptation. The Forum will also identify promising practi…
The global event of the 2009 International Day for Disaster Reduction was staged at the Royal Marsden Hospital, which had been severely damaged in a fire in early 2008. The meeting gathered more than 120 participants from all stakeholder groups and was hosted by the UK Health Protection Agency in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) an…
Bosnia-Herzegovina HFA Focal Point (Ministry of Security), in collaboration with UNDP Bosnia-Herzegovina (RC Office), UNISDR Europe and CADRI, organized the National Platforms on Advancing Disaster Risk Reduction at National Level workshop in Sarajevo.
The workshop was attended by the Italian National Platform (Italian Civil Protection) that shared its…
Geneva International Conference Center, Switzerland, 31 August - 4 September 2009
WCC-3 focuses on how humankind can benefit from the advances in climate prediction and information services to manage climate-related risks as a way of developing resilience through adapta…
Global launch, Manama, Bahrain, May 17 -18 2009
The Report is the first biennial global assessment of disaster risk reduction prepared in the context of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR). The Report was coordinated by UNISDR, in collaboration with UNDP, the World Bank, UNEP, WMO, UNESCO, the ProVention Consortium, the Norwegian G…
8 October 2008 raises the profile of disaster risk reduction, and encourages every citizen and government to take part in building more resilient communities and nations. The theme of this year's observance of the International Day for Disaster Reduction is abstracted from the 2008-2009: World Disaster Reduction Campaign: Hospitals Safe from Disasters “…
Know more – Invest wisely – Build more safely! Cities and local governments need to get ready and become resilient to disasters. For the next two years and beyond, the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) will campaign together with its partners for this to happen. Get involved, reduce risk, get your city ready!
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