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Displaying 5 of about 5 resultsThis meeting includes a half-day workshop on the Mid-Term Review Key Questions and a half-day thematic discussion on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action at the local level.
Experiences and lessons learnt from the project "Building resilience to tsunamis in the Indian Ocean":
This document reports on an initiative which objective is to build the resilience of communities and nations to disasters by strengthening national and local institutions, mechanisms and capacities for disaster risk reduction. It addresses identified…
Chennai launches “Safer Chennai Campaign”
Chennai, one of the first Indian cities to participate in the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) 2010-2011 World Disaster Reduction Campaign – Making Cities Resilient, has launched its own “Safer Chennai Campaign” on 19 August 2010.
Under the presence of the Worshipful Mayor,…
This publication reports on the analyses and outcomes of the Climate and Disaster Resilience Initiative (CDRI) Capacity-building Program participated by the following 8 cities: Chennai (India), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Hue (Vietnam), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Makati (Philippines), Sukabumi (Indonesia), and Suwon (South Korea).
The CDRI C…
This report outlines a methodology for mapping glacial lakes and identifying those that may be dangerous. Preliminary findings on selected glacial lakes are presented. While the danger has sometimes been much exaggerated, it is nevertheless essential that a rational basis for risk assessment be developed. Given the extremely mountainous, inaccessible na…