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Displaying 12 of about 12 resultsThe purpose of this paper is to consolidate the guidance concerning form, monitoring and content of the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction (DRR) as well as the future role of UNISDR in its implementation, received from countries through their statements at the Global Platform 2013 and the United Nations General Assembly in November 2013, an…
The purpose of this framework is to guide the initiation, creation and sustainability of information and knowledge management for disaster risk reduction (IKM4DRR) at all levels in order to address current issues in information and knowledge management, and improve the impact, efficiency and interoperability of IKM for DRR efforts.
IKM4DRR enables and…
Investing in resilience - accelerating the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action in the Americas:
A declaration in which the participants of the Regional platform for disaster risk reduction in the Americas acknowledge the work being developed in the region surrounding disaster risk reduction, as guided by the principles and priorities set o…
This brief addresses the impact of disasters in the Latin America and Caribbean region (LAC), which reinforce, perpetuate, and increase the gender inequalities, widening the gap between men and women in the world's most unequal region. It considers the regional trends, main challenges and future of disaster risk reduction and gender in the post-2015 age…
This report summarizes the key discussions, outputs and decisions generated from the first Information and Knowledge Management for Disaster Risk Reduction (IKM4DRR) workshop. Overall, the workshop aimed to strengthen the information and knowledge management capacity among national, regional and thematic stakeholders; facilitate knowledge sharing and in…
This report aims to respond to the question of how the five priorities for disaster risk reduction (DRR), identified by children from 21 hazard-prone countries in the Children’s Charter for DRR, can be achieved, exploring the enabling factors and challenges in implementing the Charter priorities. The priorities consists of: (i) safe schools; (ii) child…
A statement in which the participants of the 4th Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), including governments, intergovernmental regional organizations, bilateral and multilateral donors, United Nations, academic and technical institutions, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Government Organizations, mayor…
This report provides an update on UNISDR progress midway through the 2012–2013 biennium. It contains three main sections: (i) 2012 highlights, in which UNISDR has selected 7 areas of significant achievement to highlight how UNISDR has contributed to political change, working with new partners ensuring a broad spectrum of actors are committed to reducing…
This document provides a day by day report of the 3rd EFDRR meeting, which intended to serve as the forum for exchanging information and knowledge, coordinating efforts throughout the Europe region and for providing advocacy for effective action to reduce disasters. It summarizes: (i) the key points highlighted by the speakers during the opening session…
These contributions from consultations at the Fourth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction build on the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) and provide substance for a successor framework beyond 2015, also known as HFA2. This document provides a synopsis of the discussions held during the Global Platform and the documents submitted in…
This document summarizes the conclusions of the joint UNOOSA/UNISDR open informal session of the United Nations Inter-Agency Meeting on outer space activities: "Space and disaster risk reduction: Planning for resilient human settlements" - Perspectives towards the Fourth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction.
The aim of the open in…
This document reports on a conference intended attended by European Mayors, representatives of local and national governments working on disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Europe, as well as regional organizations, such as Council of Europe, European Commission, the private sector and three United Nations bodies, to: (i) consider the key role played by DR…