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Displaying 60 of about 62 results“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…
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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…
On the occasion of the ten year anniversary of the Indian Ocean Tsunami on 26 December 2004, a panel discussion on “Ten Years On: The Indian Ocean Tsunami - From Learning to Action” was held in Khao Lak, Phang Nga, Thailand.
Organized by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs o…
The MENA DRR Network meeting will review and discuss global and regional processes and events contributing towards the Post-2015 framework for DRR (De-briefing 2nd Arab Conference on DRR of September 2014 and 2nd WCDRR PrepComm and next steps). Other agenda items are a discussion on joint roll-out of the UN Plan of Action on DRR for Resilience, UNV's ta…
Under the umbrella of the Project "Integrating Disaster Risk Management at National Level in Jordan 2014-2016", this 2-day workshop builds the capacities of 25 local government officials from the five governorates of Zarka, Irbid, Balqa (Salt), Madaba and Jarash.The workshop will enhance awareness on disaster risk reduction at all local levels and equip…
The Swiss-based Europa Reinsurance Facility Ltd. is holding its Second Regional Insurance Conference entitled “New Generation of Insurance Solutions” in Belgrade, Serbia. The event is supported by the Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the project “Building Resilience to Disasters in Western Balkans and Turkey” co-financed by the European…
OBJETIVO:
Facilitar el acercamiento a través del diálogo, el intercambio de experiencias y la reflexión conjunta acerca de la situación actual, los avances, dificultades y necesidades en torno a la incorporación de la Adaptación al Cambio Climático y la Gestión de Riesgos en las políticas públicas locales en los países América latina.
Fortalecer las…
SEGUIMIENTO Y MONITOREO DE LAS ACCIONES PARA LA GESTIÓN DEL RIESGO DE DESASTRES Y LA ADAPTACIÓN AL CAMBIO CLIMATICO
San Martín, - En el marco de la Campana Mundial “Desarrollando Ciudades Resilientes: ¡Mi Ciudad se está Preparando!” se llevará a cabo el primer encuentro de Alcaldes de la Región de San Martín, Perú, los días 9 y 10 de setiembre próximos…
UNISDR and WMO started in May 2012 the joint implementation of the project 'Building resilience to disasters in the Western Balkans and Turkey'. The project is supported by the European Commission DG Enlargement through the Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA). The beneficiaries are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of…
As part of the UN Conference on Small Island Developing States 2014 this side event will offer an opportunity for discussions around resilient development for Pacific Island Nations: how countries and organizations have advanced, or are planning, the joint integration of climate change and disaster risks to address these threats to sustainable developme…
The meeting, held back to back with the MENA meeting of humanitarian actors, will serve to update on progress towards adoption of the post-2015 framework for DRR at the Third World Conference on DRR (Sendai, 14-18 March 2015). It will permit to fine-tune preparations and agency contribution to the 2nd Arab Conference on DRR (Sharm-el-Sheikh, 14-16 Septe…
The European Business Summit is Europe's key meeting place for business leaders and decision makers. Every year, the EBS attracts more than 1,500 participants from over 60 countries, including: European Commissioners, Prime Ministers, high-ranking individuals and about 200 journalists.The theme for EBS 2014 is: "The Business Agenda 2014-2019: …
The Ministerial meeting, taking place within the context of an Informal Meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council, allowed for Ministers from European Union Member States (Ministers of Interior and Justice) and, for the non-EU countries, the line Ministers represented at the European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction (EFDRR), to exchange views tow…
La Oficina de las Naciones Unidas para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres (UNISDR), a través de su Oficina Regional para las Américas y en Colaboración con la Asociación de Industrias Metalúrgicas y Metalmecánicas (ASIMET), tienen el agrado de invitar a las/os representantes del sector privado de Chile, a la reunión especial con la Sra. Margareta Wahl…
The regional consultations for the Central Asia and South Caucasus countries were held in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 01-02 April 2014. The Governments of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan along with disaster risk reduction experts from other stakeholders attended the two-day consultations on a post-2015 framework…