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Displaying 60 of about 64 resultsThe document contains the criteria used to assess the level of disaster and climate risk mainstreaming in CCAs or related country analysis and the Criteria used to assess the level of disaster risk reduction mainstreaming in the United Nations Development Aid Frameworks (UNDAFs) or Partnership Agreements, in Annexes 1 and 2 respectively.
The output ind…
The purpose of this paper is to offer a reading of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, the new global instrument to manage disaster risk, adopted by the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in March 20151. The consultations and negotiations were very rich and the final text, expected to be “concise”, was not neces…
This fact sheet provides a short overview of why health is a key element of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. It summarizes the main features and priorities of the Sendai Framework related to health and health systems and the seven global targets to achieve by 2030. Further, the fact sheet provides information about how the UN…
Extract from the final report of the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (A/CONF.206/6):
The WCDR was held from 18 to 22 January 2005 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, and adopted the present Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters. The Conference provided a unique opportunity to promote a strategic and sy…
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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 outlines seven clear targets and four priorities for action to prevent new and reduce existing disaster risks: (i) Understanding disaster risk; (ii) Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk; (iii) Investing in disaster reduction…
This situation report introduces an event summary on the 2015 Badakshan earthquake in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It then presents historical background of previous earthquakes in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the casualties and damages associated with them, as well as facts and numbers related to other disasters in both countries. It additionally provides so…
This UNISDR briefing note reaffirms its intention of promoting coherence and mutual reinforcement of disaster risk reduction in the climate change agenda in the context of COP21 and expected outcome of a new climate agreement to succeed the Kyoto Protocol.
The note includes specific messages for COP21 on disaster risk reduction to build climate resilie…
This UNISDR position paper reviews the 'Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development' outcome document from the disaster risk reduction perspective. It notes that the outcome document, a culmination of efforts over the last three years to develop a successor to the Millennium Declaration (including the Millennium Development Goals…
To better understand the current capacities and needs of the hotel industry in disaster resilience, this study aims to analyze the business context and its needs for specific disaster risk management standards, and make recommendations on how those standards could be most effective in reducing disaster risks.
This study conducted 17 semi-structured int…
This note provides measures and opportunities to promote coherence and mutual reinforcement of disaster risk reduction in international agreements and their implementation as foreseen by the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
The Framework specifically recognizes the unique opportunity to enhance coherence across policies, institutions, goal…
This disaster risk reduction situation report explains the drivers of disaster risk in Nepal and draws attention to the efforts that have been undertaken to reduce these risks. Within these efforts special attention is paid to the economics of DRR, insurance and risk transfer, critical infrastructure, cultural heritage, and health and health facilities.…
Assessment of Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (AIRDR) Publication No. 4This report explores what constitutes transformative disaster risk management and explains the relationship between disaster risk management and development. In this context, special attention is paid to how disaster risk management and development have evolved over the past yea…
This declaration of children and youth for the resilience of Latin America and the Caribbean was submitted at the fourth thematic session of the regional platform for disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the Americas (RP14). The children, adolescents and young built the declaration based on six thematic areas that emerged or were identified during the consu…
This situation report introduces Typhoon Neoguri's intensity and track, the regions to be affected in Japan and other countries, and the potential damages of Typhoon Neoguri. It then presents historical background and details on the current situation in Japan, previous typhoons in Japan and more specifically in Okinawa Prefecture, the casualties and dam…
This report summarizes all activities implemented for the South West Indian Ocean region in the context of the joint UNISDR/ISLANDS project entitled "Strengthening Capacities for Unified Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Through the Facilitation of Risk Transfer and Finance Mechanisms" within the "ISLANDS Programme for Financial Prot…