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Displaying 180 of about 448 resultsThe Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction identifies the resilience of critical infrastructure as a key component for disaster risk reduction – in line with Goal 9 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which calls for “sustainable industrial development; universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy services; s…
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and its diverse impact, Dubai government combated and alleviated the pandemic’s effects and rapidly regain momentum in recovering with its technological innovation and rapid development. It has demonstrated astonishing commitment towards building resilient cities, investing in infrastructure, and providing the vital service…
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Statement by Ms. Mami Mizutori
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction
Launch of Making Cities Resilient 2030
28 October 2020
The ten-year-old Making Cities Resilient Campaign concludes at the end of 2020.
Today I’m delighted to announce the launch of its successor – MCR2030 – after…
Watch the recording: https://www.facebook.com/iotsunami/videos/1404968499894676/
The objectives of this webinar are to provide a broad understanding of the IOC-UNESCO Tsunami Ready program and to discuss the challenges, gaps, and needs to implement the Tsunami Ready indicators in Indian Ocean Island States. The topics will cover but are not…
Core partners of Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) officially launched its second phase today, with a global programme to support cities on the road to resilience.
The launch took place during the Daring Cities conference convened by Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI), one of the core partners of the initiative and 1,048 people…
Thursday, 5 November 2020
16:00 Victoria / Port Louis | 15:00 Nairobi / Antananarivo | 13:00 Yaoundé / Abuja | 12:00 Abidjan / Dakar |
Duration: 1.5 hours / Interpretation: French-English
Register here: https://undrr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cK5ILAo9RbKMT1mYdjay2A
BACKGROUND
Tsunamis are, thankfully, rare event…
This module aims to provide a base structure for workshops to empower local and regional governments (LRGs) with the basic understanding, knowledge, and tools necessary to integrate Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and resilience building into their policy cycle, strategies, and development plans. It has been developed to support all relevant stakeholders…
NAIROBI, The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the Government of Italy, have officially signed an agreement to boost disaster risk management in Africa and strengthen multi-hazard early warning systems across the continent.
UNDRR and the African Union Commission will implement the project a multi-hazard early warning system…
Thursday 5 November 2020 12:00 to 13:00 CET
Co-hosted by HE Ambassador Emilio Izquierdo, Chair of UNDRR Support Group and SRSG Mami Mizutori with the kind support of the Government of Japan
BACKGROUND
Tsunamis are, thankfully, rare events, but they do happen. They are often more sudden and deadly than any other hazard, claiming thousands…
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SRSG Mizutori, Opening Remarks
UNDRR ROAS: Symposium of Arab Countries in Commemoration of the IDDRR
Tuesday 13 October 2020
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am pleased to be taking part in this webinar with such an esteemed group of speakers from the League of Arab States, our partners from the UN agencies, government representa…
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed “deep-rooted vulnerabilities” in public health infrastructure and supply chains.
That was the conclusion of the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mami Mizutori at the online event hosted by the Delhi-based Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) yesterday.
“There is…
2020 Call for Proposals (Grants out)
UNDRR is the United Nations’ focal point for the coordination of disaster risk reduction, working with countries and a broad range of partners and stakeholders to support the implementation, monitoring and review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 in coherence with the 2030 Agenda an…
To enhance the adoption and implementation of an all-of-society approach to implementing Sendai Framework and the Arab Strategy for DRR 2030, UNDRR in collaboration with the League of Arab States convene bi-annual meetings of the Arab Partnership for DRR Group the latest of which was the 5th Arab Partnership Meeting for DRR held from 2 to 9 Novembe…
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Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is the designated focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of efforts to reduce disasters and to ensure synergies among the d…
From blowing conch shells to ringing church bells and sending mobile phone alerts, Caribbean countries are looking at high and low-tech ways to alert citizens to run for safety in the face of tsunamis which could wreak havoc on unprepared communities.
While devastating hurricanes grab the headlines each year, experts say tsunami risk is high in the reg…