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Displaying 60 of about 62 resultsSUVA, 29 October 2015 – The Lord Mayor of Cyclone-hit Port Vila says the word ‘resilience’ now carries real meaning on the streets of the Vanuatu capital, an achievement he cites as one of the proudest of his time in office.
Weeks after Cyclone Pam devastated large parts of his city in March, Lord Mayor Ulrich Sumptoh travelled to Seoul to deliver a p…
PARIS, 7 October 2015 – Europe has begun three days’ of talks that will play a key role in driving forward its implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
The 6th Annual Meeting of the European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction, which runs until Friday, brings together experts from 28 countries within the European Union and beyo…
This 2014 annual report is a mid-term report on the UNISDR 2014-2015 Biennium Work Programme. 2014 was a year in which much time was spent defining the future of disaster risk management. There were major gatherings around the world to weigh up the experience of the last ten years of implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA), and the work of neg…
These easy look-up charts outline the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.
The full chart outlines its scope and purpose, expected outcomes, goal, 7 targets, 4 priorities for action with supporting rationale, and 13 guiding principles.
The simplified chart outlines its scope and purpose, expected outcomes, goal, 7 targets, and lis…
This Training of Trainers was jointly organized as part of the engagement of the government of Potenza in the Resilient Cities Campaign and to further learn about the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and how it can be effectively implemented at the local level. It was attended by mayors and experts from city governments and city association…
This workshop aims to bring key organizations and stakeholders as well as local representatives to discuss the further local-urban indicators and their means to implement the target of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Sustainable Development Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
Respondiendo al llamado de propiciar espacios académicos para el intercambio de este tipo de saberes, la Corporación para la Gestión de los Riesgos – CorpoRiesgos y la Campaña Mundial “Desarrollando Ciudades Resilientes: ¡Mi Ciudad se está Preparando!” de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres (UNISDR), crearon la Cá…
Non-official, non-UN language translations:
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…
AQABA, 28 April 2015 – Models of local-level disaster risk reduction and management, the Jordanian cities of Aqaba and Petra are leading an initiative for five fellow municipalities which have stepped up their own efforts to build resilience.
Sharing lessons is a key part of UNISDR's Making Cities Resilient Campaign. Officials from the municipalities o…
GENEVA, 25 April 2015 - One of Asia's poorest and most disaster-prone countries, Nepal is reeling from a massive earthquake near the capital Kathmandu which has claimed hundreds of lives.
The mountainous nation was struck by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake at around noon local time on Saturday, with the epicentre in Lamjung District around 80 kilometres nor…
SENDAI, 16 March 2015 – Granting property rights to slum dwellers is a key tool for reducing the risk of disasters striking such communities, Egypt’s Minister of State for Urban Renewal and Informal Settlements Laila Rashed Iskandar said today.
“About half of the population of Egypt lives in informal settlements. Some of them are in habitable situation…
POTENZA, 26 January 2015 - The Italian Province of Potenza was recognized at the weekend as a role model for inclusive resilience by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction for its unique network of 100 cities which are all enrolled in the Making Cities Resilient Campaign.
UNISDR Chief Margareta Wahlström met with the President of the Province, Mr. N…
EAST SALFORD, United Kingdom, 13 October 12 2015 - The UK community of East Salford has over 1,400 homes and 500 businesses in Lower Broughton and Lower Kersal – all of which are at risk of flooding from the River Irwell. Salford has a long history of flooding , notably in 1946, 1954 and 1980.
In addition to public agencies investing in flood defences…
NEW YORK, 29 September2015 - Plans to bring early warning systems to some of the world’s poorest countries and thereby curb the risk of disasters have cleared a new milestone, thanks to a French-spurred initiative unveiled at the United Nations today.
“The goal is that by 2020, all of the most vulnerable countries are equipped with such a system,” said…
PANAMA CITY, 17 August 2015 – The global advocates network of UNISDR’s Making Cities Resilient campaign has embraced the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and committed to scale up efforts at the local level.
A flagship project launched by UNSIDR five years ago to generate momentum for the reduction of urban risk, Making Cities Resilient (MC…