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Displaying 15 of about 15 results25 October 2022, DUBROVNIK – Heads of Disaster Management Authorities, as well as international organisations, gathered for a High-Level Roundtable discussion to open the 3-day workshop on ‘Investing in Disaster Risk Reduction in South-Eastern Europe’ today in Dubrovnik, Croatia.The workshop, which is part of a series of ‘European Roadmap for Disaster R…
This contributing paper explores the role and the contribution of the public and private sectors in the (re)production and accumulation of disaster risks from a disaster capitalism optic, both in the academic literature and in the policy realm. This study responds to this gap and provides a preliminary international overview of the root causes, behaviou…
This contributing paper assesses how private, public, and plural sector stakeholders can invest in joint platforms (SpaceForms) that foster creative solutions for systemic risks and hone their collective intelligence. The study notes that mitigating local risks does not reduce the global systemic effects. Sustainable solutions must involve bus…
This contributing paper proposes a new typology of an adaptation strategy – conversion strategy – as a countermeasure to manage risks in interconnected supply chains in the private sector during the pandemic. Supply chain disruptions due to natural hazards have been studied in major manufacturing-centered economies, such as Thailand, the US, Japan, and…
During the recent Sustainability Week in El Salvador, organized by FUNDEMAS -a member of ARISE (the Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies) and its focal point in El Salvador-, the Quick Guide for Planning for Business Model Innovations for Disaster Risk Reduction (available only in Spanish: Guía rápida para planeación de innovaciones…
Background:
A 2016 report by New Climate Economy calculated the need of approximately US$90 trillion that needs to be invested in infrastructure over a period of 15 years, more than what is in place in the entire current stock today. In 2021, the Global Adaptation Commission pegged this estimate to $95 trillion, including the funding for COVID-19 stimu…
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Context
The global community has been working on standardizing national information on losses and damages to better understand risk, and how these components change over time. Traditionally, the…
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Event Description
Sub-national resilience is built by harnessing the strengths and contributions of multiple stakeholders, including private sector entities. As primary innovators and investors, the private sector has a vested interest in making cities work. They may also have the expertise and technical skills loca…
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Time
09:00 Geneva | 14:00 Bangkok | 16:00 Tokyo
Participants: Open only to ARISE members
Interpretation: English - Spanish (afternoon sessions only)
Description
As the 2022 Global Assessment Report stated, to attain a meaningful reduction in disaster risks and losses, governments, corporations and individuals would need to chang…
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) signed a global partnership agreement aiming to foster a culture of prevention and resilience in the real estate sector through advocacy and promotion of standards and tools to support sustainable and resilient infrastructure.
The UNDRR,…
Disasters unfold across national boundaries, involving a range of interrelated hazards and complex dynamics. To tackle disaster risks and build resilience in the face of increasing climate-related disasters, it will require a united effort to move beyond working in silos.
“Member states, the UN system, governments – whether national, local or community…
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08:00 - 09:30 AM (New York)
Objective
As countries and stakeholders take stock of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction ahead of the General Assembly’s High-Level Meeting on the Midterm Review of the Framework in May 2023, development financing that reduces rather than creates risk, and climate finance that avoids malad…
Registration for the much-anticipated Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) 2022 is now open.
Convened by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the APMCDRR will be hosted by the Australian Government in Brisbane, from 19 to 22 September 2022, under the theme of ‘From Crisis to Resilience: Tran…
This contributing paper delves into the impact of a tsunami and the COVID-19 pandemic on the coastal tourism sector in Pandeglang Regency (Banten Province) in Indonesia. The sector is a significant contributor to regional income and one of its coastal areas is designated as a Special Economic Zone in 2018. The tourism sector in Pandeglang Regency is sup…
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…