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Displaying 15 of about 15 resultsThe Africa Regional Platform is a biennial forum that brings together African Member States, intergovernmental organizations and development partners to review progress in the implementation of the continental and global disaster risk reduction frameworks. The Platform also enables the sharing of good practices and lessons learnt with a view to enhancin…
PORT VICTORIA, Seychelles, 6 September 2016 - Even though there are parliamentary elections in the country this week, the Seychelles, like 23 other countries around the Indian Ocean, is mobilizing broadcast and print media to take an active part in one of the largest tsunami drills ever undertaken.
The Indian Ocean Wave simulation called IOWave16…
KUALA LUMPUR, 16 November 2016 – Asia’s most prolific disaster risk reduction journalist has urged media colleagues from 12 other countries to move beyond simply describing events and instead help their audiences better protect themselves from various hazards.
Thai PBS’s news editor for disaster and weather reporting, Ms. Darin Klong Ugkara, said “it c…
NEW DELHI, 05 November 2016 – Three films of human resilience in an era of increasing disaster risk and a changing climate have scooped the main prizes at a prestigious awards ceremony.
The documentaries – from Vietnam, Indonesia and India – were honoured for their insightful journalism and compelling tales of local innovation at the closing of the Asi…
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The UNESCO Almaty Cluster Office and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) Central Asia and South Caucasus, in cooperation with the UNICEF Regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe and CIS Almaty Bureau, OCHA Regional Office for Caucasus, Central Asia and Ukraine, UN Department of Public Information and UN-Women are…
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Proper functioning of up-to-date, attractive, innovative and user-friendly information and web portals as well as other communcations materials
Attractive and user-friendly multimedia products and productions
Proper linkage between web portals and soci…
This paper is the result of collaboration between the Municipality of Amadora (Portugal), the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and an Australian member of an international research team, which has been involved in community engagement. This publication explores the stakeholder engagement process by the Municipality of Amadora to build communit…
This publication provides insight into the potential richness and range of risk assessment approaches and their capacity to meet a variety of purposes and contexts within the same overarching framework. It is aimed at government officials, donors, and nongovernmental organisations considering investment in the development of risk information. For s…
YEREVAN, 13 December 2016 – Countries around the world need to bridge gaps in public understanding of disaster risk, otherwise they will keep facing human and economic blows, according to experts at an international conference.
Scores of specialists have gathered this week in the Armenian capital Yerevan to share lessons on connecting the “last mile” b…
PANAMA, 18 January, 2016 - The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) has launched an awards scheme for 2016 which seeks to support national and regional efforts to reduce disaster loss and the impacts of climate change.
CDEMA includes some of the most disaster prone small island States in the world, exposed to sea-level rise, stor…
GENEVA, 29 August 2016 - China National Radio today said it would launch a new service for its 700 million listeners which will focus on disaster risk reduction.
The station's President, Mr. Yan Xiaoming, met today with UNISDR Director, Ms. Kirsi Madi, to discuss mutual collaboration in the build up to International Day for Disaster Red…
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In December 2015, the UN General Assembly designated 5 November as World Tsunami Awareness Day. The Assembly called on all countries, international bodies and civil society to observe the day, in order to raise tsunami awareness and share innovative approaches to risk reduction.
The debut World Tsunami Awareness Day focuses on education and evacua…
KRABI, 13 May 2016 – National broadcasters from across Asia – with a combined audience reach in the hundreds of millions – have committed to play their part in building a culture of climate and disaster resilience in the region.
Executives and journalists from television and radio at the 2nd Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Media Summit…
This paper presents a methodology to assess existing public information on awareness building programs. It also presents recommendations to contribute to effecting disaster risk reduction change. According to the author, there is a need to develop performance indicators to assess the content of public awareness programs at the national, local, sect…