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“Making cities sustainable and resilient: implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 at the local level” is a three-year initiative by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), supported by the European Commission…
Interview with Dr. Saleck Ahmed Sherif, Nouakchott Focal Point
What are the greatest challenges facing your city?
A: One of the biggest challenges that we face is the institutional challenge between the national and local levels and the things that each find important which differ from body to body. In order to work effectiv…
Hazard assessment and risk information are inadequate in many countries in Arab region mainly due to the lack of capacity that results in a failure to inform decision-making processes. Risk information, as an output of effective monitoring, dissemination and analysis, is key to addressing disasters and disaster risks in the continent. This is not only c…