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Displaying 15 of about 46 resultsAboutUNDRR's engagement in COP28 is dedicated to fostering accelerated action in reducing climate-related disaster risks.Our priority areas include: Advocating for scaled-up global action to avert, minimize and address losses and damages and promote climate justice for all. Mobilising the engagement of local leaders to accelerate l…
The Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week (LACCW 2023) is an important event in the region that brings together national institutions, allies and partners with the objective of addressing regional climate change challenges and promoting sustainable development. UNDRR Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean aims to actively participate in t…
A major international conference on urban development today called for an acceleration of national government-led approaches on climate resilience ahead of the upcoming COP28. The Global Urban Resilience Forum’s Call for Action highlighted the need for appropriate budget allocations and a clear division of roles and responsibilities between various…
Resilience is the foundation for a more prosperous and sustainable future in the face of escalating climate risk, a major conference on urban development heard today. H.E. Ms Razan Al Mubarak, United Nations Climate Change High-Level Champion and President of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, said reducing urban climate risk r…
Central America, a region already grappling with a multitude of hazards, has found itself at the crossroads of an unprecedented convergence of challenges. From the remote communities to the bustling cities in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, the people are facing a perfect storm of adversities that demand a comprehensive understanding of risk.Under…
The climate event called El Niño is a natural pattern that has important implications for the ecosystems and biodiversity of the Americas and the Caribbean region, given its frequency, intensity and negative impacts. The prolonged droughts resulting from El Niño are its main manifestation, causing alterations in the dynamics and physiological cycles of…
Abu Dhabi, 3 August 2023, Advances in early warning systems and preparedness have proven to be lifesaving and cost-effective, protecting tens of thousands of lives and billions of dollars in assets. By focusing on people-centered, end-to-end, multi-hazard early warning systems, we can mitigate the impact of disasters by triggering timely and well-prepar…
A two-day regional Caribbean Regional workshop held in Port of Spain finalized with the discussion of a roadmap for an integrated disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation approach in the Caribbean region.The workshop involved the participation of more than 60 government officials from ministries responsible for disaster risk reduction and c…
24 May 2023, In an endeavor to address the urgent challenges presented by climate change and foster resilient communities, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the United Nations in the UAE organized a webinar titled "Building Synergies Between Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Action." This webinar was conducted as part o…
This report examines significant and specific gaps in long-running disaster impact data sets which skew our knowledge about global patterns and trends. The report identifies substantial variability in the same impact measurements – including the key metric of mortality – across global databases. With extreme heatwaves, wildfires, storms and flooding bec…
DescriptionThe online training will explore a new methodology for the design and implementation of combined disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) budget tagging and tracking. An integrated approach to DRR and CCA can lead to more efficient and effective use of public resources for the achievement of the Paris Agreement,…
This Regional Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2023: Europe and Central Asia proposes that three broad, interconnected risk drivers characterize the complexity of managing risk in the region: climate change and environmental degradation; interconnected and complex economies, societies and infrastructure; and changing demographics. These…
Time11:00 - 12:00 CESTRegister HERE AboutDisasters are escalating in severity, number, and frequency. Annual disasters rose from 65 in 1973 to 398 in 2020, projected to reach 540 by 2030, according to UNDRR. Their impacts are substantial, affecting lives, communities, livelihoods, and economies. Policy-makers increasingly recognize the significance…
The theatre of action and opportunity for solutions in pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals has ‘firmly gravitated towards urban centres’. Many of these solutions will be found through policymakers and their partners adopting a more ‘systems-based’ rather than linear approaches to build and maintain more resilient and sustainable cities. Th…
Event Date & Venue
Date: 16 February 2023
Venue: UNDRR Global Education and Training Institute (GETI). Incheon, Republic of Korea
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Organizers
UNDRR Office for Northeast Asia (ONEA) and Global Education and Training Institute (GETI)
Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS)
Course Background
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