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TUNIS, 2 December 2013 – Tunisia has taken an important step to strengthen its national disaster management with the establishment of a new disaster loss database The database was validated at a major disaster risk reduction forum that also saw 120 practitioners and policymakers recommend that the post-2015 international framework for disaster risk red…
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19 March 2013 - 21 March 2013
Aqaba
UNDP, UNISDR and the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) are organizing the First Regional Conference on DRR Challenges and Progress in the Arab Region – including HFA implementation and post 2015 Agenda – with a thematic focus on Urban Disaster Risk Management. The conference will be held on 19-21 March 2013 in Aqaba, Jordan. The Conference will be hos…
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TUNIS, 4 March 2013 - Africa's infrastructure is under pressure from increasing disasters but the infrastructure deficit is an opportunity for the continent to take a global lead on sustainable development and to leap-frog environmentally unfriendly technologies, said Mrs. Rhoda Peace, the Africa Union Commissioner for rural economy and agriculture, at…
This publication provides a short overview of disaster risk reduction in the Arab region. It focuses on the major risks, why in particular cities are at risk and what are the drivers of disaster risk in the region. Further, the factsheet provides information about the achievements and challenges for the future.
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A declaration by the Mayors and Local Government representatives together with National Government Officials emphasizing the importance of reducing disaster risk in Arab cities, in which the participants of the First Arab conference for disaster risk reduction recognize the vulnerability Arab cities and towns to disasters such as earthquakes, volcanoes,…
Le Ministère de l'Equipement et de l'Environnement en collaboration avec le Bureau Régional pour les Pays Arabes de UNISDR – Le Bureau des Nations Unies pour la Réduction des Risques de Catastrophes, et le Programme des Nations Unies pour le Développement en Tunisie (PNUD) organisent un atelier de travail sur la Réduction des Risques de Catastrophes en…
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16 October 2012 - 19 October 2012
Lisbon
A consultation with civil protection authorities and local authorities from Mediterranean countries (Europe and Arab States region) on the post-2015 framework on disaster risk reduction (HFA2) took place at the workshop on “Increasing disaster resilience in urban setting” organized by the Euromed Programme on Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Nat…
UNISDR Regional Office for Arab States together with UNDP Algeria will organize joint national consultation for Algeria and Tunisia to provide inputs for the post-2015 Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction.

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