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Meetings and conferences
In person
23 August 2016 - 24 August 2016
Bangkok

First Asian Science and Technology Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (ASTCDRR)

Context The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 heralds a shift from managing disasters to managing risks. It provides an opportunity to make disaster risk reduction integral to sustainable development. For this to happen, sound scientific research and evidence-based knowledge is needed. This will enable better policymaking that addr…
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Scientists pledge Sendai action

GENEVA, January 29 2016 – Hundreds of scientists and policymakers today pledged to step up action on the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, a 15-year global agreement that aims to curb deaths and economic losses from natural and man-made hazards. The first-ever UNISDR Science and Technology Conference, which drew 750 delegates to Geneva from…

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