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The event aims to raise awareness of the need to substantially reduce the economic losses caused by disasters. It will spotlight ongoing efforts to integrate disaster and climate risks into development, trade and financial systems. The event – co-organized by UNCTAD, UNISDR and ITC - is part of the celebrations of the International Day for Disaster Red…
In person
01 November 2011 - 02 November 2011
Geneva
Context The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (launched by UN General Assembly in 2000) and the adoption by States of the “Hyogo Framework for Action 2010-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters” (HFA) has provided strong impetus to the overall goal to ‘substantially reduce disaster losses in the social, econom…
In Commemoration of the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) Friday October 19th, 2018, 13:30 to 15:00 Room XXV (Building E), Palais des Nations Programme 12.30 Lunch and drinks provided by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea at Escargot Bar (3rd Floor, Building E) 13:30 Welcoming remarks by Her Excellency Mrs. Ji-ah Paik, A…
Promoting local actions in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in the agriculture sectors With the participation of debaters from: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and Bern University of Applied Sciences Friday, 12 October 2018 (14.00-16.15 hrs.) Room A 2.21, Bern University of Applied Science, Bern, Switzerland Judgin…
OECD and UNISDR will organize a discussion of donors, hosted by the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations in Geneva, on how to increase effectiveness of development assistance for disaster risk reduction (DRR), as a contribution to the Post-2015 Framework for DRR (HFA2).
The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), the World Bank Disaster Risk Management Regional Coordinator East Asia Pacific (EAP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), kindly invite you to the Geneva launch of the World Bank’s publication: Cities and Flooding: A Guide to Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management for…
The Fourth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction aims to continue the momentum into a durable and sustained effort from all actors - governments, NGOs and civil society, international agencies and organizations, academic and technical institutions, and the private sector - to take shared responsibility in reducing risks and reinforc…
The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP), which takes place every two years, is the global forum for accelerating world-wide momentum on disaster risk reduction. As the primary gathering for the world’s disaster risk community, it brings together Governments, UN, international regional organizations and institutions, NGOs, scientific/academi…

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