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Displaying 15 of about 21 resultsALMATY – Experts from Kazakhstan were trained to use the DesInventar-Sendai disaster loss management system thanks to the European Union (EU) funded project on strengthening disaster resilience in Central Asia. The DesInventar Sendai system software helps to analyse disaster trends and their impacts, and leads to better prevention, mitigation and prepar…
ASHGABAT, April 2022 - the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), in coordination with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies (IFRC), and the National Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan, organized monitoring missions to the Mary and Balkan regions to assess progress of their community-based disaster ri…
ASHGABAT, April 29 - the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the Main Department for Civil Defence and Rescue Operations of the Ministry of Defence of Turkmenistan, with the financial support of the European Union, organized a workshop on the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Capacity Assessment and Development process.
The Gover…
NUR-SULTAN, 13 April – The city of Nur-Sultan in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), and with the financial support of the European Union, convened a two-day workshop to conduct a Detailed Disaster Resilience Scorecard Assessment to support the development of the city’s resilience strategy.
As the thi…
DUSHANBE, 4 October 2022 – A workshop for young scientists was held today on the topic of “Early warning and early action for all” as part of activities to mark the upcoming International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR), which is celebrated globally on 13 October.
As part of the European Union-funded “Strengthening disaster resilience and accel…
DUSHANBE – Experts from the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction of Tajikistan, international and local organizations, and representatives of business and academia participated in a stress testing workshop of Tajikistan’s disaster risk management (DRM) system against the most impactful disaster scenarios in the country. The workshop was funded…
In order to call for greater political attention on the increase of climate-related disasters in Europe and globally ahead of the 27th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), the United Nations and European Parliament held an exchange with policy-makers and resilience experts to craf…
ASHGABAT, 23 February 2022 - The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), with the financial support of the European Union, and in collaboration with the Ministry of Defence of Turkmenistan, convened an expert-level meeting with 16 members of the Interagency Working Group for Disaster Risk Reduction (National Platform for DRR) at the…
DUSHANBE, October 6, 2022 – A three-day Regional Forum - Meeting of the Heads of Emergency Authorities in Central Asia concluded today in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
This high-level annual meeting has brought together heads of emergency situations authorities and other government officials from all five Central Asian countries, as well as international devel…
The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022
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The United Nations General Assembly has designated October 13th as the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction to promote a global culture of disaster risk reduction. It is an opportunity to acknowledge the progress being made toward reducin…
Almaty – Local administrations of 9 Central Asian cities have been introduced today to the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) global initiative, which helps to access and prevent disasters and create safe and sustainable conditions for city residents. The workshop was funded by the European Union (EU) and organized by the United Nations Office for D…
DUSHANBE, May 11 – The Government of the Republic of Tajikistan’s Committee of Emergency Situations and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), with financial support from the European Union, conducted a consultative workshop to discuss the results and planned actions to strengthen the country’s Disaster Risk Management System. Pa…
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The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, the UN Environment Programme, MEP Javi López, MEP Lídia Pereira, MEP Kira Peter-Hansen and MEP Dragoş Pîslaru, are co-hosting an exchange on “Accelerating Action to Reduce Climate-Related Disasters – The Road to COP27”.
Following the release of the recent IPCC Wor…
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CEMR/PLATFORMA together with UCLG and Making Cities Resilient 2030 initiative organise 2 training sessions dedicated to politicians in climate adaptation and mitigation. The sessions will include keynotes speech by scientists, presentations of case studies and discussions. The goal of this event is to exchange inform…
UNDRR INFO is the monthly newsletter from the UNDRR Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia with updates on news and activities in the region. This month's edition focuses on the Global Platform 2022 and the message of Mami Mizutori, Head of UNDRR, on the launch of the Global Humanitarian Overview. It also includes the latest news and updates: on th…