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Displaying 75 of about 85 results11 March 2015, TOKYO – The Head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), Margareta Wahlström, today took part in the solemn remembrance ceremony in Tokyo for all those who died in the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami which occurred on March 11, 2011.
She said: “We think today of all those who lost their lives in the tsunami and all…
The three day workshop aims to further develop the capacities of more than 20 local and regional government officials from 15 governorates in Tunisia on disaster risk reduction. The workshop further aims to equip them with the necessary tools on how to integrate disaster risk reduction in city planning and local development.
The workshop will be c…
National celebrations for the International Day for Disaster Reduction are planned to take place back to back with the third national symposium on Disaster Risk Reduction on Wednesday, 14 October 2015, Maasai Mara University, Narok County.
La Oficina de Naciones Unidades para la reducción del riesgo de desastres, conocida por sus siglas en inglés como UNISDR (United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction) conjuntamente con el Consorcio de Seguridad y Emergencia de Lanzarote en su calidad de Socio de la Campaña de Ciudades Resilientes, tienen el placer de organizar estas Jornadas de Tr…
Under the Arab Cities Disaster Resilience Project implemented by UNDP, UNISDR and SDC, a city to city exchange was organized to expose local and national authorities to best practices on urban disaster risk reduction. In coordination with UNESCO-IHE the event took place June 1-3 and brought together the cities of Delft, Rotterdam, and Dordecht (Netherla…
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…
This report seeks to measure progress in the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) implementation in the Arab Region by synthesizing the outcomes of the HFA national progress reports submitted in the period 2005-2015 by 15 Arab countries.
The main goal of this report is to provide an overview of trends in progress, challenges and gaps in implementing the HF…
GENEVA, 29 December 2015 – In the wake of the extreme tornadoes that struck the United States over Christmas, freak snowfalls in Mexico and heavy flooding in South America and the United Kingdom, Ms. Margareta Wahlström, head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction today urged governments to take more prevention actions to reduce human and economic…
26 October 2015, SUVA – The Head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), Margareta Wahlström, today opened the 2015 Pacific Regional Disaster Resilience Meeting amidst fears that El Niño will result in more extreme weather events across the hazard-prone region of small islands and atolls.
Ms. Wahlström said: “These coming months have the…
13 October 2015, GENEVA – Eight communities living with the threat of floods, storms, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions were today recognised as Champions of Disaster Risk Reduction by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR).
The head of UNISDR, Margareta Wahlström, said: “Today we mark International Day for Disaster Reduction by highlighti…
AKUM, CAMEROON, 23 September 2015 - Farmers in northwestern Cameroon are deploying traditional knowledge to boost the survival of their crops, thereby curbing the risk of disasters posed by increasingly unpredictable weather patterns.
Ms. Lydia Manyi, a 67-year-old subsistence farmer in the village of Akum, explained some of the simple but effective me…
2 April 2015, GENEVA – The head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), Margareta Wahlström, spoke today of her concerns about the future development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the face of extreme weather events.
Ms. Wahlström said: “It is remarkable that in the two weeks since the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduc…