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Displaying 15 of about 247 resultsWhile hazards may be natural, disasters are not. The choices we make can either increase or decrease risk. As the planet slowly warms, parliamentarians can help. Indeed, they can L.A.B.O.R. for resilience.
The global pandemic caused by Covid-19 has been a wake-up call for the whole world. Appalling losses of life, economic devastation and ripples o…
13 December 2021 – UNDRR ROAS and the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management in Somalia, in collaboration with the Sadar Development and Resilience Institute, launched the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Somalia during the Second Consultation Workshop on the National DRR Strategy.The workshop came as part of a series o…
On 23 November 2021, an exit workshop was held for the “Disaster Risk Reduction Capacity Building in Ethiopia”. Experts gathered to share main outcomes, exchange experiences, and discuss the way forward. This project was funded by the Government of Italy.
The workshop covered two key components focusing on the Forest Fire Information Management System…
Wendwosen Beri Belete has vivid memories of the night of August 6, 2006 when devastating flash floods swept through his home in the city of Dire Dawa in Eastern Ethiopia. The floods were the worst the city had experienced in 50 years, resulting in the deaths of 256 people.
‘It rained solidly for two hours and the floods took everyone by surprise. In…
When considering the challenges faced by the Occupied Palestinian Territories, climate change would probably not be the first to spring to mind.
But it’s just one of the many increasingly interlinked issues that the 200,000 inhabitants of Nablus must deal with.
Nablus is a city in the northern region of the West Bank, approximately 60 kilometres nor…
Located 570 kilometres off the coast of west Africa in the Atlantic Ocean, the Island Nation of Cape Verde is an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands covering an area of over 4,000 square kilometres. Cape Verde’s population of approximately 500,000 is scattered across all but one of the islands. Over 55% reside on the large…
When Aboua Chantal looks down upon the homes built on her ancestral lands in the suburb of Melen, her main concern is how she can safeguard the local residents when the next rains come. Situated in the lowlands of Yaoundé, the capital city of Cameroon, Melen is an informal settlement where hundreds of families are living illegally.…
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) launched a new report this week to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in being disaster-ready. The report titled, Increasing SME uptake of disaster risk reduction: recommendations for policymakers, financiers and the broader business community appeals to relevant stakeholders to take…
Remarks by SRSG Mizutori
Getting ahead of climatic disasters: Know, Predict, Warn, Act
COP 26 - 8 November
The impact of the climate emergency on our lives and development gains is clear. A warming planet will increase the intensity and frequency of disasters and extreme events, already at unprecedented levels.
We urgently need to a…
Mami Mizutori is the special representative of the UN secretary-general for disaster risk reduction and head of UN Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
For a growing number of populations around the world, facing a future of more frequent and extreme disasters will only be possible if more funding is channelled towards adaptation and disaster risk reducti…
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Remarks by SRSG Mizutori
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MESSAGE ON WORLD TSUNAMI AWARENESS DAY
5 November 2021
Earlier this year we marked the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.
It was a solemn day of remembrance for the 18,400 people who died or are still missing because of that catastrophe.
It also brought ho…
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VII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean
November 1-4, 2021
Virtual Event
Closing Ceremony Remarks
Mrs. Mami Mizutori
Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Hon. Min…
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Statement by SRSG Mami Mizutori on the Caribbean
Towards the sustainable development for SIDS: UNESCO Global SIDS dialogue series
Theme: Disaster Risk Reduction
22 October 2021
His Excellency Mr Ramkalawan, President of the Republic of Seychelles,
Director General of UNESCO
Excellencies
Ladies and Gentlemen,…
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Remarks by SRSG Mizutori
Intervention at the 146th Committee of the Regions (CoR) Plenary Session
DEBATE ON NATURAL DISASTERS: RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES AND BUILDING RESILIENCE IN CITIES AND REGIONS
13 October 2021
Dear President Tzitzikostas,
Dear Commissioner Lenarčič,
Ladies and Gentlemen Members of the European Committ…
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Launch of WMO’s Report on the State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2020
Remarks by SRSG Mizutori
17 August 2021
Prof. Petteri Taalas, Secretary General, WMO,
Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Jamaica,
Ms. Alicia Barcena, Executive Secret…