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Displaying 15 of about 19 resultsThe 2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR11) – Revealing Risk, Redefining Development – is a major initiative of the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR). It contributes to achieving the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) by monitoring risk patterns and progress in disaster risk reduction. Importantly, it provi…
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Building on past agreements and issues discussed in the earlier conferences, particularly in the 3rd and 4th AMCDRR, the 3rd Session of Global Platform for Disaster Risk Re…
Background and Introduction
“Making cities sustainable and resilient: implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 at the local level” is a three-year initiative by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), supported by the European Commission…
Background and context
The recovery from the May 27, 2006 earthquake, at Yogyakarta and Central Java is considered as a successful case within Southeast Asia. For three years, the recovery process has proceeded smoothly due to well-coordinated efforts of various actors, including national and local governments, local communities, and international orga…
The Global Thematic Consultation will build on the outcomes of the discussions at the 5th Asian Ministerial Conference on DRR in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on 22-25 October 2012 to take the discussion further on what aspects of DRR and how they should be reflected in the Post-2015 Development Agenda.
The outcomes of the Global Thematic Consultation will pro…
The agenda in this meeting is to report the accomplishments of the cluster for the past reporting period and discuss the concept proposal of Strategic Planning. There also will be a discussion session on possible cluster projects and activities in preparation for proposed strategic planning workshop.
Background
Indonesia is an archipelagic country with more than 17.000 islands, disasters trigered by natural hazards include landslides, floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and drought. At the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2017, the Government of Indonesia highlighted its committed to implementing the Sendai Framework at all levels th…
This joint training of UNISDR ONEA-GETI and School of Environment of Griffith University, Australia targets 30 staff and students of Indonesian Hasanuddin University (UNHAS) from Makassar, South Sulawesi, Republic of Indonesia.
The main focus of the training will cover:
Introduction to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduc…
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Global Assesment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction
Risk and poverty in a changing climate
Invest today for a safer tomorrow
The first edition of the biennial Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction, launched in the Kingdom of Bahrain on 17 May 2009, offers government leaders and their advi…
Thematic consultations focused on the impact of conflict, violence and disaster in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Background and Introduction
At the Third UN World Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) in March 2015, 187 UN member states adopted the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 – the global blueprint for disaster risk reduction (DRR).
The Sendai Framework was the first major agreement of the post-2015 development agenda, with se…
Background and Introduction
This workshop is module two (week two) of a three-week, three-year joint programme of UNISDR and KOICA. It is limited to nominated participants of the participating countries: Cameroon, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, the Philippines and Sri Lanka.
At the Third UN World Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) in…
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Transforming cities into cities of the future involves deploying new technologies that drive smart city innovation. The development of smart cities across the globe is spurred by governments’ increased infrastructure and ICT spending in the implementation of technologies for a wide range of city services such as healthcare, t…
Background and Introduction
Cities are hubs for ideas, commerce, culture, science, productivity, social development and much more. At their best, cities have enabled people to advance socially and economically. Yet now that half of the world’s population live in cities, making sustainable and resilient cities - amidst a changing climate, rapidly deple…
Background
At the Third UN World Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction in March 2015, 187 Member States adopted the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 – the global blueprint for disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the post-2015 era.
Learning from the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 (HFA), the Sendai Framework emphasizes…