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In person
14 September 2014 - 16 September 2014
Sharm El Sheikh
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt, the South Sinai Governorate and the League of Arab States (LAS) are organizing the 2nd Arab Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction which will take place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, from 14-16 September 2014. Adhering to the outcomes of the first…
Also known as 'Resilient Cities 2014,' this Forum is organized by ICLEI– Local Governments for Sustainability and the World Mayors Council on Climate Change, and co-sponsored by UN-HABITAT, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. The…
Over the past 20 years disasters have affected 4.4 billion people, caused USD 2 trillion of damage and killed 1.3 million people. Natural disasters affected people living in developing countries and the most vulnerable communities within those countries. Over 95 percent of people killed by natural disasters are from developing countries. Asia and the P…
UNITAR and UNISDR are offering a free-of-charge online tutorial on the process leading to the Third World Conference on DRR will help countries design and adopt the new Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in March 2015 in Sendai (Japan). The tutorial is structured in 4 modules, covering the following topics: 1. DRR Essentials; 2. Past agreements and…
En apoyo al proceso de consultas para la elaboración de un marco para la reducción del riesgo de desastres (RRD) pos-2015, la Agencia Suiza para el Desarrollo y la Cooperación (COSUDE) brindó las facilidades para la realización de la “Consulta Regional Temática: Vínculos entre la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres y Adaptación al Cambio Climático en el N…
In person
28 April 2014 - 01 May 2014
Seogwipo City, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
“Disaster risk is increasing with every passing day. Poverty, rapid urbanisation, climate change – these and other factors are leaving people and communities ever more exposed.” - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Event background and introduction Over the past 20 years disasters have affected 4.4 billion people, caused USD 2 trillion of damage and kil…
In Spanish: El Grupo Delnet- Apoyando el Desarrollo Local en colaboración con la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres (UNISDR) informan del inicio del curso "Reducción del riesgo de desastres y desarrollo local sostenible" en su Edición 2014. Este Curso en su nueva edición ofrecerá un cronograma flexible donde se po…

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