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NADI, Fiji, 9 September 2015 – When floods closed Fiji’s main international airport for the only time in its history, economic shockwaves rippled through the tourism-dependent country. Nadi airport, built in the 1940s, is Fiji’s gateway to the world and when Cyclone Evan forced it to suspend flights in 2012 the tourism industry as well as many other se…
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SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, 21 August 2015 – A group of Cuban students has won an international prize awarded to budding architects who deploy their talents to reduce the risk of disasters. The four-member team from the Central University Marta Abreu de las Villas won their award at the 7th i-Rec student competition in London, where the jury lauded their p…
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SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, May 15, 2015 – The United Nations has unveiled a multimedia application that showcases the work done to help Santiago de Cuba to recover from the impact of Hurricane Sandy, which lashed the island’s second-largest province in October 2012. Learning and sharing lessons is the key to good disaster risk reduction and to strengtheni…
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15 July 2015
15--UNISDR-43117-C-PORT-AU-PRINCE United Nations Core Values: Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversity Duties And Responsibilities Coordinate, together with the UNISDR regional office for the Americas, DRR organizations and national experts, the implementation of activities of the project " Implementing the post 2015 International Disas…
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This report aims to contribute to a better understanding of the impact of disasters in the Arab states. The study provides an assessment, interpretation and visualization of ten national disaster loss databases from the region (i.e.: Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen) including damage and loss data f…
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GENEVA, 4 November 2015 - Singapore and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) have teamed up to strengthen the disaster risk management capacity of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and other countries that are on the front line of climate change. A first joint specialised training course in Singapore provided practical sup…
4 September 2015, GENEVA – The head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), Margareta Wahlström, today extended her condolences to the people of the small island state of Dominica as they enter a second day of national mourning for the 31 people who have died and the 35 reported missing in the wake of a tropical storm which arrived with l…
16 March 2015, GENEVA – Singapore and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) will collaborate on a specialized training course for developing countries, in particular Small Island Developing States (SIDS), on the front line of climate change. The pre-planned joint announcement at the Third UN World Conference for Disaster Risk R…
This report summarizes all activities implemented for Comoros 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 Protection against Climatic and…
This report summarizes all activities implemented for Mauritius 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 Protection against Climatic a…
PARIS, 1 December 2015 - The leader of one of the Pacific island nations most vulnerable to rising sea levels says the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction can help protect the existence of his threatened country. “We have to stay above the water and the Sendai Framework includes many provisions that will help us to survive,” said President Ano…
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…
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26 October 2015 - 27 October 2015
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Background 2015 represents a turning point for the Pacific and Global community with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction being endorsed by the global community that will help shape the future of resilient development in the Pacific and its neighbors over the next 10 to 15 years. An increase in the number of natural hazards and their intens…
This brief gives an overview of the disaster trends and challenges across the Arab region, with a special emphasis on infrastructure, informal settlements, climate change, and cross-cutting issues such as governance, inclusiveness, decentralization and legislation. The report also provides an analysis of proposed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and…
El propósito de este estudio es el de identificar algunos elementos clave que puedan servir como insumos para la formulación de una Estrategia Suramericana para la reducción del riesgo de desastres liderada por el Grupo de Trabajo de Alto Nivel para la Gestión Integral del Riesgo de Desastres de la Unión de Naciones Suramericanas, UNASUR, cuyos Estados…

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