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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…
Climate change has had serious consequences at global and local levels and has required more effective scientific studies and management measures for disaster risk reduction strategies. In this sense, public managers should consider strategies that involve the integration of stakeholders, in relation to understanding the disaster risks to be faced. The…
As Costa Rica forms part of Central America, it is highly vulnerable to disasters. These tend to have a bigger impact in rural areas, where they cause considerable damage and losses to agricultural production systems. Animal production is strategically important for the country, a dominant activity in rural areas and an important source of employment. I…
The present study proposes the analysis of DRM strategies that had been implemented into sub-national development plans and public policy instruments in the States of Chiapas and Tabasco, located in Southeast Mexico. It describes the methodological phases for the implementation of those strategies and the participatory process, with a multi-level…
Lucas Hallel ASCOM/FUNAI Pataxó Indigenous people live in the village of Naõ Xohã, on the banks of the Paraopeba river damaged by the collapse of a mining dam in Brumadinho, Brazil.
By Mami Mizutori
The decision by Vale, the world’s largest manufacturer of iron ore, to decommission ten of its tailings dams in Brazil is welcome, but it will seem too…
On August 16 and 17, 2018 in Panamá city, Panamá; SE-CEPREDENAC and UNISDR will develop a two day regional consultation workshop oriented in revising the first document draft of the Regional Plan of Disaster Risk Reduction in Central America 2019-2023, as part of the Regional project: "Making resilient comunities in Central America through the implement…
The state of Paraná in the south of Brazil has recorded a significant increase in the number of disasters over the years, as well as the other Brazilian states. Since 2012, with the implementation of the National Protection and Civil Defense Policy (PNPDC), Brazil has had a national DRM and DRR strategy that includes the integration of institutiona…
Purpose
The 2019 World Tsunamis Awareness Day (WTAD) events in New York are part of the annual global campaign to raise awareness of the risk posed by tsunamis and the need to build more resilient and inclusive societies. As part of a multi-hazard approach to disaster risk reduction, participants will reflect on the importance of reducing tsunam…
La Oficina de las Naciones Unidas para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres (UNDRR), a través de la Campaña Mundial Desarrollando Ciudades Resilientes: Mi Ciudad se está preparando, ha desarrollado una serie de metodologías y herramientas que permiten a las ciudades evaluar su resiliencia frente a desastres y formular su plan de acción para la red…
La Meta E del Marco de Sendai para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres hace un llamado a incrementar considerablemente el número de países que cuentan con estrategias de reducción del riesgo de desastres a nivel nacional y local para 2020.
La población urbana en la región de las Américas y el Caribe aumenta; ocho de cada diez habitantes de la región v…
The City of Santa Fe is the capital of the Argentine province of Santa Fe. The province is in the central area of the country, which is a plain area predominantly used for agricultural-livestock activity. Most of its limits are fluvial, located at the meeting of the flood valleys of the Salado river and the Paraná river, where 70% of the territory is ri…
'The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Country Work Programme Workshop' features presentations and workshops related to DRR with a special focus on the Country Work Programming process.
Presentation topics
Comprehensive disaster management, results based management and the CDM Country Work Programming process
Performance monitoring and reporting - L…