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Displaying 60 of about 68 resultsThe results-based, climate-smart 2021- 2025 Guyana Country Work Programme (CWP) is a systematic way to address Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) at the country level, while fulfilling Guyana’s commitments to the regional CDM Strategy 2014 – 2024 and the international Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (S…
The Third Caribbean Safe School Initiative Ministerial Forum, which will be taking place in Sint Maarten from 28 to 30 June 2022, has recognized youth as a key partner in advancing resilience and reducing risk, and it seeks to encourage youth to collaborate in the identification of emerging issues.
The 2022 Youth Forum under the theme “My Island, My Vo…
Save the date: RP23 will be held from February 28 to March 2 in Uruguay
The government of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, are pleased to announce that the VIII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (…
This contributing paper takes a look at the use of radio occultation to infer temperature and improve modeling for wildfire risk. Retrieving good-quality measurements of vertical profiles of atmospheric parameters (moisture, wind, temperature, and vertical information of aerosols) in wildfire events remains an extremely challenging endeavor. Global…
This contributing paper summarizes the seismic risk analysis of Mexico City, based on a detailed database constructed with information provided by the city but also with tools such as geomatics and machine learning. The most unfavorable seismic scenarios and structural characteristics that decrease the resilience of the city are shown. The objectiv…
This two-day and a half-day workshop aims to: Strengthen the capacity of the Sendai Framework Monitor focal points and organizations who are engaged in monitoring the SF implementation to understand and use Target G and custom indicators in their efforts to measure the effectiveness of early warning systems.
Participants will be presented with a broad…
Disaster risks make up a high percentage of losses in relation to infrastructure, the economy and social sustainability in countries struck by disasters. The special representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), Mami Mizutori, supports the structuring of disaster prevention systems in vulnerable zones and th…
After going through a rigorous evaluation assessment, Recife, Brazil, has been recognized as the fourth Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) Resilience Hub in the Americas and the Caribbean and the tenth at a global level. The announcement was made on January 10th, 2022.
Resilience Hubs are recognized for their commitment to building loca…
Different and multiple hazards, such as severe weather conditions in land and at sea, droughts, hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes, pose a serious threat to the Caribbean, which is one of the most disaster-prone regions in the world. Combined, geological and hydro-meteorological hazards have affected more than 100 million people in the region,…
The closing of the VII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP21) was memorable: at the convention centre in Kingston, Jamaica, and through the virtual connections of panellists and participants throughout the continent, everyone danced to One Love, by Bob Marley. And they danced and celebrated because the eve…
VIDEO ON-DEMANDEvent DescriptionAt the midpoint of implementation of the Sendai Framework, countries continue to experience significant challenges with building back better in practice, and achieving improved recovery outcomes. Disaster recovery has been the least researched area in disaster risk reduction, with few long-term longitudinal stud…
This Making Cities Resilient 2030 series, under the theme ‘From Risk to Resilience: Building a Local Climate of Success’, profiles the lead of MCR2030 Resilience Hubs to inspire other municipalities to scale up their own climate ambitions. Today, in the second feature, we focus on Mexico City
Mexico City is focused on investing in scalable solutions to…
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10:00 to 11:30 (Panama Time)
Spanish and French interpretation would be available
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From 2000 to 2019, and despite the relatively small landmass and total population, the Caribbean has experienced 163 storm events affecting over 25 million people and resulting in over 5,000 deaths. Additionally, storm events in the Caribbean…
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The event will be in hybrid format, with an in-person event and virtual participation.
The event will be in English with Spanish interpretation only for online attendee.
Please note that due to limited space available, in person attendance is by invitation only.
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16:00 - 18:00 CET
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The European Commission’s Directorate-Gene…
Local governments play an essential role in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and building resilience. At UNDRR’s 2022 Global Platform in Bali, local leaders from across the globe joined a productive discussion on important issues around disaster resilience at local level.
Participants at the Local Leaders Forum discussed how the Sendai Framework sup…