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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…
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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…
Vacancy
Closing date:
25 December 2014
14-PGM-UNISDR-38498-R-NEW YORK (E) United Nations Core Values: Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversity Special Notice This post is funded from project funds and extension is subject to availability of funds. Org .Setting And Reporting Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and Secretariat of the…
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Closing date:
27 October 2014
ISDR/C/34/2014 United Nations Core Values: Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversity Background: Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) is the designated focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of dis…
ISDR/C/10/14 United Nations Core Values: Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversity Background: Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) is the designated focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of disas…
ISDR/C/01/14 Valores Fundamentales de las Naciones Unidas Integridad ● Profesionalismo ● Respeto a la diversidad Antecedentes: Creada en diciembre de 1999, la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres y secretaría de la Estrategia Internacional para la Reducción de Desastres (UNISDR por sus siglas en inglés) es el punto…
In Spanish: Este texto fue establecido como el Marco de Colaboración para establecer vínculos de intereses para la coalición para la resiliencia de las organizaciones de carácter regional e internacional comprometidas con la promoción y garantía de derechos de la niñez, la adolescencia y la juventud en los países de Latino-américa y el Caribe.
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This document provides a summary of UNISDR's work in 2014, with a focus on facilitating the development and adoption of a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction; preparing for the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) in March 2015; and ensuring the recognition and integration of disaster risk reduction into public and priva…
By Biljana Markova BELGRADE/SARAJEVO, 19 May 2014 – The worst flooding since records began 120 years ago hit Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina over the weekend, when three months' worth of rain fell on the region, bursting river banks and revealing areas at risk that need to be addressed. Dozens of people are now feared dead, and tens of thousands hav…
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GENEVA, 14 January 2014 – More than 100 of the world’s leading food system researchers, practitioners and policymakers heard today how dynamic new approaches are strengthening risk management and resilience. The forum, titled ‘Visualising the World’s Food Systems to Better Manage Risk and Resilience’, was told that ‘the new normal’ of fast-accelerating…
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SHARM EL SHEIKH, 16 September 2014 - Agricultural drought and climate change are changing the landscape of the Arab region with enormous implications for food security, rural-urban migration and social stability, an expert told the 2nd Arab Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction yesterday. Prof. Wadid Erian said there was a drop of 12.6% in agricultura…
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…
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…

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