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Displaying 15 of about 66 resultsThe Government of Gabon will organize a consultation among government agencies, NGOs and other stakeholders to provide inputs to the HFA 2.
JICA together with UNISDR and other partners organized a series of meetings as part of national consultation in Japan for the HFA 2 among government agencies and research institutes. Three consultative meetings took place between November 21, 2012 and February 27, 2013.
El 1 de Noviembre se realizará en Asunción, Paraguay, un conversatorio sobre la Campaña Mundial “Desarrollando Ciudades Resilientes: ¡Mi Ciudad se está Preparando!”
Este evento contará con el apoyo de la Secretaria de Emergencia Nacional (SEN) y el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD), conjuntamente con la Oficina de las Naciones…
بناءاً على مبادرة جامعة الدول العربية سيعقد مكتب الأمم المتحدة للحد من مخاطر الكوارث بالتعاون مع برنامج الأمم المتحدة الإنمائي ، ودائرة البيئة والإسكان والتنمية المستدامة وكذلك دائرة الأزمات لدى جامعة الدول العربية ورشة عمل لمدة يومين فى الفترة ما بين 24-25 تشرين الثاني 2013 وذلك بهدف الإنتهاء من وضع خطة تنفيذ الإستراتيجية العربية للحد من مخاطر الكوارث…
The project, organized by the Municipality Association of Bangladesh, aims to further reduce Bangladesh's vulnerability to adverse natural and anthropogenic hazards and extreme events, including the devastating potential impacts of climate change. It will do so through risk management and mainstreaming. CDMP II is a natural expansion and a logical scali…
In the context of the implementation of the UNISDR-WMO project “Building resilience to disasters in Western Balkans and Turkey” UNISDR is supporting the attendance of South Eastern Europe (SEE) mayors and city representatives at the 2013 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Geneva (May, 2013). The Global Platform for DRR offers to the pa…
UNISDR Regional Office for Arab States held a national consultation meeting with Lebanese stakeholders (HFA national committee) on the post-2015 global framework for DRR on 4th June 2012.
The meeting was hosted and co-organized in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) – Disaster Risk Management Unit at the Presidency of the C…
Twenty one disaster risk and development specialists from different regions and from academia, international organizations, NGOs and national disaster risk management organizations met at the headquarters of the Latin American Social Science Faculty (FLACSO) in San Jose, Costa Rica for an open debate and discussion on the past and future of disaster ris…
UNISDR facilitated a regional consultation with UCLG (United Cities and Local Governments) in Colombo Sri Lanka, on 27th November 2013 to discussion issues related to the development of the successor arrangement to the Hyogo Framework of Action for DRR The consultation saw the participation of some 80-100 Mayors and Local Government representatives fro…
International partners promoting disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the Middle East and Northern Africa gathered for their third formal meeting as "MENA DRR Network". Please find enclosed details on the agenda, discussions and decisions taken.
The consultations on the post–2015 framework on DRR (HFA2) were held in Pakistan at national and provincial/regional levels by National and Provincial Disaster Management Authorities. Consultations were attended by national, provincial and local government officials, representatives of the key development sectors, disaster management related stakeholde…
Jamaica is susceptible to a number of natural hazards. Coupled with factors of vulnerability and exposure, the importance of reducing disaster risk is of paramount importance. In this regard, the National Launch of the Global Campaign "Making Cities Resilient: 'My City is getting ready!'" seeks to address the needs of local governments in Jamaica…
UNDP, UNISDR and the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) are organizing the First Regional Conference on DRR Challenges and Progress in the Arab Region – including HFA implementation and post 2015 Agenda – with a thematic focus on Urban Disaster Risk Management. The conference will be held on 19-21 March 2013 in Aqaba, Jordan. The Conference will be hos…
The consultations in Tonga were conducted as a complementary activity to the HFA Monitor Country Progress Review. Issues discussed included i) achievements, challenges, and opportunities, ii) disaster and development, iii) accountability and governance, iv) linking DRM and climate change.
On the 5 December, the Committee of the Region, Commission for Environment, Climate Change and Energy (ENVE) hosts in collaboration with UNISDR Regional Office for Europe a consultation on the HFA+. The purpose of the session is to discuss building resilience to disasters at the local level and to receive input from ENVE Commission members on the Post-2…