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The ‘Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters’ (HFA) pointed out that countries that develop policy, legislative and institutional frameworks for disaster risk reduction and that are able to develop and track progress have greater capacity to manage risk across all sectors of society…
Celebration of IDDR in the capital of Africa, Addis Ababa: The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia will celebrate the IDDR for the 6th time and for the 2nd time jointly with the African Union Commission (AUC) with participation of the African Permanent Missions. This year’s IDDR will be the first to be celebrated after the adoption…
The National DRR symposium is held annually back to back with the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) which falls on 13th day of October every year. The aim of the national symposium is to bring stakeholders, DRR practitioners, academia, NGOs and the National Platform for DRR members together to share good practices, practical lessons learnt…
The Arab regional meeting that will take place in Cairo, Egypt aims at introducing the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) outcomes and the new Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) to the Arab region.
The meeting will also review and update the Arab Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction to ensure coherence with the SFDRR…
The Africa Working Group (AWG) on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) meets bi-annually to take stock of the progress made regionally on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) and the Africa Regional Strategy for DRR and its Extended Programme of Action: 2006-2015.
The seventh extended Africa AWG meeting takes place following the adoption…
This meeting of the Arab States inter-agency network will primarily reflect on proceedings and outcomes of the Third World Conference on DRR, which adopted the "Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030". Participants will discuss implications of the new DRR framework for the region and share perspectives on next steps to promote and implem…
A team of experts comprising Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and legal experts met in Arusha, Tanzania in the last week of January 2015 to develop the East African Communtiy (EAC) DRR policy paper. The Draft EAC Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Bill 2013, whose development has been supported by UNISDR, aims to provide a regional legal framework for…
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Suite à l’adhésion de treize communes tunisiennes à la Campagne Mondiale des Villes Résilientes, l’Atelier national « Rendre les collectivités locales plus résilientes face aux risques de catastrophes naturelles » vise à promouvoir une meilleure compréhension des risques urbains en Tunisie et à renforcer les capacités des administrateurs et…
The Africa Working Group provides coordination and technical support to AUC, RECs, Member States and partners for the implementation of the Africa Regional Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction and its Programme of Action, in line with HFA. The AWG Core Group normally meets on a biannual basis while the AWG Extended Group meets annually, mainly in run up…
During the meeting of the 7th session of the Africa Working Group on DRR in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Africa defined its clear roadmap for implementation of the Sendai framework by defining its priorities at local, national, sub-regional and regional levels.
The EAC sub-regional platform workshop aims to agree on set of actions and commitments to ensure effec…