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Displaying 285 of about 530 resultsBrussels – CEMR/PLATFORMA together with United Cities and Local Government, UCLG and Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative organized two training sessions for politicians dedicated to climate adaptation and mitigation. The aim of the training academy was to inspire politicians to develop their strategies, plans and actions through the discus…
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10:00 - 12:30 CET
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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…
In an increasingly interconnected world, shocks are felt across sectors, borders and scales, revealing the systemic nature of risks. This holds true for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, for the effects of climate change, and also from the effects of newly emerging crises, such as the war in Ukraine. It is therefore critical that we analyse these events to…
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Org. Setting and Reporting
Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is the designated focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of efforts to reduce disasters and to ensure synergies among the disaster reduction activities of the United Nations and regional organizations and…
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14:00 - 15:00 GMT
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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (Sendai Framework) framework highlights that resilient sustainable development requires an all-of-society approach. To achieve this, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) engages with a variety of stakeholder…
New Zealand has experienced disasters from a range of hazards: earthquakes, volcanic activity, tsunamis, floods, tidal surge, snowstorms, and landslides. Their experiences, expertise, and technology have proven useful for Pacific Island nations, which are among the most prone to disasters.
One of the results of this expertise has been the development o…
Nepal and Thailand confront similar hazards – from storms and floods to droughts and earthquakes, severely affecting impoverished communities and those living at the fringes.
However disadvantaged, these communities possess local experiences that allow them to adapt and respond to disasters. This local knowledge helps researchers better understand and…
Title: Introductory webinar on the United Nations joint study on the status of gender equality and women’s leadership in disaster risk reduction and the launch of the new Women’s Resilience to Disasters Knowledge Hub
28 February, 4pm Geneva Time
Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction …
An online survey was conducted by the Asia-Pacific Scientific and Technology Advisory Group (AP-STAG) in February 2022 to assess the implementation of the S&T Roadmap in the Asia-Pacific region and it was disseminated widely in various countries. A total of 145 responses were received from governments (at the national and local level), intergovernme…
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16.30-17.45 (CET)
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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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Org. Setting and Reporting
Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is the designated focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of efforts to reduce disasters and to ensure synergies among the disaster reduction activities of the United Nations and regional organizations and…
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The Arab Region is considered one of the world's major climate change hotspots and highly vulnerable to the negative impacts of global warming.
Depending on the extent of climatic disruption, the consequences of climate change are expected to worsen already critical situations present in the region, and function as a risk multiplier to dis…
In response to the need to support efficient implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Sendai Framework in sub-Saharan Africa, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is supporting closer engagement of DRR and CCA practices, communities, and institutions. This is aimed at fostering coherent implementation of DRR and CCA measures, t…
In response to the need to support efficient implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Sendai Framework in sub-Saharan Africa, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is supporting closer engagement of DRR and CCA practices, communities, and institutions. This is aimed at fostering coherent implementation of DRR and CCA measures, t…
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) welcomes the priorities of the G20 Italy Presidency under the theme ‘People, Planet, Prosperity’ and calls upon G20 leaders to address the urgent need for increasing ‘financing for disaster risk reduction’.