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Displaying 105 of about 530 resultsThe case study aims to enhance the understanding of policy design and implementation practices in support of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA), identify good practice examples and provide recommendations to advance coherence between DRR and CCA practices in Uganda. The case study also aims at gaining a better understandin…
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Roundtable Discussion: Mid-Term Review of Climate and post-2015 global Agreement
Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction
Minister Nesreen Al-Tamimi,
Ambassador Mohamed Nasr,
Dr Taher Khalifa Abul Hassan,
Excellencies,
Dear Fellow Speakers
Ladies and Gent…
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean (UNDRR-ROAMC) invite MCR2030 Local governments and participating entities to share good practices and lessons learned on local governments engagement and Collaboration with their local communities for disaster risk red…
This policy brief explores the challenges faced in financing disaster prevention and de-risking investment. Total insured losses from natural hazards and human-induced disasters in 2020 was estimated at $187 billion, up by 25 percent from 2019. Indirect socio-economic costs of disasters are many times greater. And we have only a scant understanding of t…
Japan and the Philippines are both geographically prone to disasters, owing to their location on the Pacific Ring of Fire.
Long before the adoption of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, a 15-year blueprint for reducing global disaster losses, Japan has been helping developing nations boost their capacity and infrastructure to mitigate di…
The Sendai Framework was the first major agreement of the post-2015 development agenda and provides Member States with concrete actions to protect development gains from the risk of disaster. The Sendai Framework works hand in hand with the other 2030 Agenda agreements and was endorsed by the UN General Assembly.
The MTR marks the midpoint in the imple…
30 January 2022 - In light of the serious and wide-ranging related to social and economic impacts of COVID-19 in most countries, the results of the regional review of the Arab countries, which was held in September 2020, concluded the urgent need for technical support to enhance the capabilities of Arab governments in managing successive disasters, espe…
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The Making Cities Resilient 2030 dashboard is an online platform accessible by registered users that have signed up to MCR2030. It helps to connect and foster exchanges and collaborations among cities and organizations to make their cities resilient. Cities participating in MCR2030 have access to the dashboard to track thei…
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The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), jointly with University College London (UCL) and the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) are convening an Expert Group meeting on the ‘Principles for Resilient Infrastructure’. This virtual meeting will take place from 13:00 – 15:00 GMT on January 25, 2022.
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On 19 January, the International Recovery Forum 2022 concluded with a strong call to prioritize preparedness for recovery and invest in resilience before a disaster strikes.
The Forum, which convened 400 participants and speakers from 65 countries, was held under the under the theme “Redesigning Systems for Resilience through Recovery”.
“In the curren…
During the 'VII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean’ that took place between November 1st to 4th, 2021, MCR2030 led the session "Making cities resilient: the urban challenge". The session addressed risk from a comprehensive and systemic approach, emphasizing one the one hand the need to integrate knowledge and…
Campinas, Medellin, and Mexico City became the first three cities in the Americas and the Caribbean region to be recognized as "Resilience Hubs" of the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative. The announcement was made on December 21, 2021, closing the first year of the MCR2030 initiative's activities.
These cities became Resilience Hu…
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Persons with disabilities’ mortality rate can be two to four times higher than the rest of society when facing a disaster situation. They are disproportionately impacted and most at risk in crisis-affected communities.…
The aim of this guidance is to support the Sendai Framework Monitor (SFM) Officers, strengthen the Sendai Framework Monitor (SFM) reporting through the promotion of good practice for sex, age, and disability disaggregated data, and complement the SFM guidance.
The United Nations (UN) describes data disaggregation…
Remarks by SRSG Mami Mizutori
Second International Conference on Water, Megacities and Global Change (EauMega) - 11 January 2022
Thank you very much Mr Daniel Marcovitch,
Director-General of UNESCO, Ms Audrey Azoulay,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is my pleasure to be with you this morning to explore once again the linkages betwee…