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Displaying 8 of about 8 resultsThis disaster preparedness guide provides general information to help general public prepare for natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, land slides, storms, floods and fires. The booklet gives a brief orientation on what to do before, during and after a disaster strikes and identifies useful procedures and emergency tools that can be used in…
CAIRO, 19 October 2012 - UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, praised the efforts of the Government of Lebanon over the last years to create a firm foundation in building resilience and reducing disaster risk in the country.
In her meeting with the President of the Republic of Lebanon last…
Geneva, 4 January 2011 – Byblos, with its ancient port dating back 5,000 years, is dotted by Phoenician, Roman and medieval ruins along the waterfront that municipal authorities now fear are in danger from sea storms.
“Heavy waves hit the heart of the harbour directly, damaging it,” explained Lisa Abou Khaled, from the United Nations Development Progra…
CAIRO, 23 May 2012 – A regional meeting of experts held in Cairo could result in a doubling of the number of Arab countries that systematically report on disaster losses.
UNISDR brought together over 40 participants from 15 Arab countries to discuss and exchange experiences on establishing national disaster loss databases. These disaster inventories (…
BEIRUT, 8 October 2012 - UNDP and the Lebanese Government are to cooperate on developing a plan to boost media coverage on disaster risk reduction following a high-level meeting with media institutions last Friday hosted by the Minister for Information, Walid Al Daouk, and opened by UN Resident Coordinator, Robert Watkins.
The meeting brought together…
CAIRO, 13 September 2012 - A total of 249 municipalities from Lebanon have now officially joined the Making Cities Resilient Campaign, a global initiative led by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk reduction (UNISDR) to protect cities and vital infrastructure.
The campaign, launched in 2010, aims to ensure that city leaders and local governmen…
Aim and Objectives of the Conference
The conference will aim to promote a common understanding of the risks which World Heritage Sites currently face, and to discuss practical strategies to strengthen resilience and to reduce vulnerabilities.
Under the patronage of the President of the Lebanese Republic, and in collaboration with UNDP and UNISDR,…
This workshop in Lebanon aims at building the capacities of local government officials from 64 municipalities and 8 unions of municipalities from all Governorates and Cazas of Lebanon that committed to the Making Cities Resilient Campaign, as well as 11 MoIM trainers, in order to equip them with the necessary knowledge and tools to train municipalities…