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Displaying 60 of about 375 resultsIn Southeastern and Central Europe, natural catastrophes such as floods and earthquakes wreak severe consequences on lives, property, and national economies. Currently, the commercial insurance market does not offer affordable and dependable insurance coverage to protect individuals and small businesses against material loss arising from natural catastr…
A review meeting of the EC funded project on 'Building Resilience to Tsunami', and looking forward to future work in the region. This meeting will involve partners and stakeholders implementing projects in the focus countries (India,Sri Lanka, Maldives & Indonesia). The forum will focus on sharing experiences, achievements, impacts and highlight su…
Visit of MW to China to discuss Chinese and UNISDR cooperation
Adaptation to climate change will be at the forefront of discussions at this year’s Pacific Climate Change Roundtable (PCCR). The Roundtable, coordinated by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), is the main means for enabling a coordinated approach to carrying out the Pacific Islands Framework for Action on Climate Chang…
Background and context
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 aim of this workshop is to understand the nature, scope and importance of national platforms as a mechanism for advancing in disaster risk reduction at national and regional levels in the context of the HFA.
A series of recent catastrophic events have yet again reminded us of the degree to which disaster risk now threatens development across the world. While some progress has been made in implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005–2015 in past years, it is evident that much remains to be done at the international, national and community levels.
In th…
Vacancy number: ISDR/C/35/2009
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 Nat…
Readvertisement ISDR/I/04/2009 and extended from 9/10/2009 to 10/02/2010
Vacancy number: ISDR/I/01/2010
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…
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 risk and losses. A range of United Nations organizations and…
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 risk and losses. A range of United Nations organizations and…
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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 rang…
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…
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…
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…