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Displaying 15 of about 51 resultsFrom promoting women’s empowerment in Indonesia, to teaching architects to build structures resilient against hurricanes and earthquakes, the Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction has helped fund innovative disaster reduction work by a range of professionals from geologists to engineers for the past 23 years.
Nominations are now open for the 2011 Sasak…
Cold snap in Europe underscores importance of disaster risk reduction to manage climate-related hazards
The experience of Europe’s big cities, immobilized by the cold snap, shows that the world may be under-prepared to deal with less predictable climate patterns, says UNISDR.
In parts of France and Great Britain, heavy snow last week left commuters st…
The 13th of October is the International Day for Disaster Reduction. To mark the Day which also coincides with the Tenth anniversary of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), the UNISDR secretariat will call on all its partners to play a more active role to protect cities against disasters and encourage more mayors and citizens to joi…
The European Meeting on the Mid-Term Review of the Hyogo Framework for Action was convened to obtain strategic input from senior key players involved with HFA implementation at the decision-making level within their countries and organizations, as well as to discuss how the international community can further support the implementation of the Hyogo Fram…
Vacancy ISDR/C/35/2010
United Nations Core Values: Integrity - Professionalism - Respect for diversity
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 associate…
Vacancy Notice number: ISDR/I/10/2010
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 environmental, human, economic and social risk and losses. A ran…
Vacancy number: ISDR/IC/10/2010
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 environmental, human, economic and social risk and losses. A range of…
Organizational setting and reporting relationships:
The consultant will report to the Head of the Resource Management unit.
Functions/duties and responsibilities:
• Undertake a literature review of relevant documentation in order to develop a clear understanding of the subject and the institutional framework in which the scoping exercise is to be r…
Mobilizing, collecting and sharing information in crisis or risk situations, final report:
This document reports on a project aimed at studying the dissemination, collection and use of health information in risk and crisis situations. The research was carried out in Geneva, Madagascar and Cameroon by a team of researchers from Geneva University and La…
This meeting includes a half-day workshop on the Mid-Term Review Key Questions and a half-day thematic discussion on how the international system can further its support for the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action.
United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity
Posting Period: 30 November 2010-29 January 2011
Job Opening number: 10-ADM-ocha isdr secretariat-17106-R-GENEVA (O)
Org. Setting and Reporting
The incumbent will work under the overall guidance of the Senior Programme Officer, information management and in close…
Background
The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) is a multi-disciplinary and platform to enable countries, communities and individuals increase their resilience to natural, and environmental disasters and to reduce associated environmental, human, economic. A range of United Nations organizations and international partners participat…
Background
The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) is a multi-disciplinary and multistakeholder 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 internation…
Job Opening number: 10-PGM-ocha isdr secretariat-16064-R-GENEVA
United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity
Org. Setting and Reporting
This position is located in the Resource and Programme Branch. The Senior Programme Officer reports to the Deputy Director.
Responsibilities
Within delegated authority, the Senior P…
Vacancy ISDR/T/11/2010
Extended - previous closing date: 14 September 2010
United Nations Core Values: - Integrity - Professionalism - Respect for diversity
Background:
The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) was created by the UN in 2000 with the specific mandate to raise awareness about the need to reduce the risk of disaster. T…