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Heavy rains and flash floods in the Sinai (Egypt) have left at least seven people dead. The flood has damaged houses, roads, electricity lines, several harbours and the airport of Sharm-El-Sheikh. It has been the worst flash flood since 1994.
A positive element though is that the flash flood has been predicted two days in advance, by a computer-based…
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 and economic and social risk and losses. A range of United Nations organizations and…
The deadline has been extended from 23 May 2010 to 30 May 2010
Vacancy notice number: ISDR/C/18/2010
Date of entry: 1 June 2010
Duration: Two months
United Nations Core Values:
Integrity
Professionalism
Respect for diversity
Background:
The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) is a multidisciplinary and multi-sta…
ADDIS ABABA -- Delegates of the the 11th Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa (RCM-Africa) in Addis Ababa, November 14-15, 2010 closed the meeting on a high note assenting to strengthen their efforts to deliver as one for the AU and its NEPAD Programme.
Key presentations focused on the need of the RCM, cluster and sub-clusters to be more resu…
A group of investors in partnership with UNISDR held an Entrepreneurial Finance Seminar on 25 October to provide Kenyan entrepreneurs with training on capital formation options in the over-the-counter market in the United States. These options are available to entrepreneurs in East Africa through reverse mergers and PIPEs (Private Investment in Public E…
NAIROBI 15 Oct 2010-- Nairobi is the latest city to join the World Disaster Reduction Campaign “Making Cities Resilient - My city is getting ready!”
The signing in ceremony was led by Pedro Basabe, Head of the UNISDR Regional Office for Africa and it took place on 13 October during the celebration of International Day for Disaster Reduction at the Koro…
Kisumu, Kenya − In a part of the world struggling with climate-related hazards such as drought and flood, experts are meeting to discuss ways for Africa to cope with disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.
Addressing participants at the opening of the International Conference on Community-based Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change A…
Kisumu, Kenya – Kisumu, the third largest city in Kenya and the leading communication and trading centre for countries of the Great Lakes Region including Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, will join the UNISDR-led campaign “Making Cities Resilient -- My city is getting ready!” at a ceremony on 8 December, adding to the list of over 150 other municip…
This publication is a compilation of good practices and lessons learned on early warning systems at different scales. Covered are natural hazards such as wildland fire, drought, floods, tsunami and extreme weather events. It highlights the importance of having an integrated approach on the relevance of community participation in planning and managing ea…
Egypt is launching the Egyptian participation in the 'Making Cities Resilient: My city is getting ready' world disaster reduction campaign 2010 with a media event on the international day for disaster risk reduction.
The event will include opening remarks and presentations and will follow with a press conference .Moreover, the occasion will then conclu…
The African Union Commission in collaboration with the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) are holding the Second African Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi, Kenya on 16 April 2010. The technical segment of this Ministerial Conference will ta…
The deadline has been extended from 23 May 2010 to 30 May 2010
Vacancy notice number: ISDR/C/19/2010
Date of entry: 1 June 2010
Duration: Two months
United Nations Core Values:
Integrity
Professionalism
Respect for diversity
Background:
The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) is a multidisciplinary and multi-stak…
Vacancy number: ISDR/C/07/2010
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 and economic and social risk and losses. A range o…
Vacancy number: ISDR/C/09/2010
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 and economic and social risk and losses. A range o…
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 risk and losses. A range of United Nations organizations and i…