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Displaying 15 of about 20 resultsFrom devising educational TV shows to rolling out online classes and delivering worksheets to far-flung villages, the pandemic has proved a steep learning curve for Caribbean teachers as they find innovative ways to keep pupils on track.
The disrup…
This concept note presents the seven global targets of the Sendai Framework for measuring progress on reducing disaster risk and losses. These indicators align implementation of the Sendai Framework with implementation of the SDGs and the “Paris Agreement”.
IDDRR focus – The Sendai Seven
2016 – Target (a): Substantially reduce global dis…
The Sendai Seven Campaign is in its 6th year following its launch by the UN Secretary-General in 2016. Each year, the focus has been on one of the seven targets of the Sendai Framework agreed by UN Member States at a World Conference on DRR in Sendai, Japan.
In summary, the seven targets focus on
reducing disaster mortality;
reducing the numbers of…
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The real estate sector is defined in broad terms as “land and anything permanently affixed to the land” and it is composed of various subsectors (residential, commercial, industrial, land, and special purpose). It is important to understand how real estate assets and their associated systems are exposed to hazards. The increasing number,…
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As the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 approaches its midpoint, the United Nations General Assembly has mandated a midterm review of its implementation, with specific reference made to assessing progress toward its core provision to “build back better”. The global pandemic, climate change, and s…
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction joined the FIABCI Real Estate Days, which was organized virtually under the theme “Digital Transformation and the Legacy of the Global Outbreak in the Real Estate” over a period of 3 days from 1 to 3 June, bringing together experts from around the world. The event saw high-level presentations, panel…
Suva – International collaboration must be made stronger to make communities resilient to tsunamis, which are among the deadliest of natural hazards. This is especially important for the Pacific countries which are experiencing both arise in sea levels due to climate change, and the need to manage compounded and cascading disasters.
This was the mes…
COVID-19 has caused great devastation in Europe and internationally. Governments worldwide are now spending vast sums of money on the economic recovery which will significantly influence our ability to deliver a green and resilient recovery. In this report, experts who are part of the European Science and Technology Advisory Group (E-STAG), analysed the…
Key messages
Large spatially variable climate conditions between upstream and downstream of river basins needs special attention in mitigation drought risks.
Great temporal variability in hydrological conditions of transboundary river basins causing droughts and prolonged droughts have to be managed jointly among riparian countries.
Dams upstream t…
The UNDRR Regional Office for the Arab States (ROAS) and the Private Sector Alliance in the United Arab Emirates (ARISE UAE) brought together Real estate Developers and Regulators from the public sector to discuss the resilience of the Real Estate Sector. On March 24, 2021, an exploratory roundtable discussion on the infrastructure resilience in th…
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Remarks by the SRSG Mami Mizutori
The Virtual Caribbean Safe School Initiative (CSSI) Pre-Ministerial Forum
March 15, 2021 (Virtual Meeting)
Topic: Regional Review on School Safety in the context of Systemic Risk
Distinguished Honorable Curtis King, Ministry of Education of St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Di…
For the urban coastal city of Hong Kong, typhoons are a regular occurrence from May to October. Consequently, Hong Kong’s infrastructure is designed to cope with the strong winds, floods, and storm surges they bring. Recently, however, the territory experienced two powerful storms in consecutive years. In 2017, Super Typhoon Hato struck the region, and…
Infrastructure investment is an important part of economic-crisis recovery as it creates jobs and revitalizes communities. It is already part of national and regional post COVID-19 stimulus packages. At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the breadth of the consequences of systematically underinvesting in re…
Date: February 24, 2021
Time: 11:00 am (EST)
Plataform: Zoom. Registration link: https://undrr.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcsduGppzsjE9BmlsQJiD1PGX9xTvp69UmE
Event available in English and Spanish
In the Americas and the Caribbean, sustainable development is linked to the development of their cities. In an urban region, cities are the scena…
The year 2020 saw Asia-Pacific deal with the dual occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic along with climate-related disasters, which triggered cascading impacts across sectors. As the region was already not projected to achieve any of the Sustainable Development Goals, the impacts of these disasters made their attainment even more difficult. Moreover, the…