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Displaying 60 of about 91 resultsIn July 2009, UNISDR is organizing a series of meetings in the region of Central Asia, namely, a National Platform workshop in Astana, Kazakhstan, (July 24-25 2009) and multi-stakeholder meetings in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, (July 27 2009) and Dushanbe, Tajikistan, (July 30-31 2009).
Members of the national platform of Kazakhstan and the national mechanism…
In July 2009, UNISDR organizes a series of meetings in the region of Central Asia, namely, a National Platform workshop in Astana, Kazakhstan, (July 24-25, 2009) and multi-stakeholder meetings in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, (July 27, 3009) and Dushanbe, Tajikistan, (July 30-31, 2009).
Members of the national platform of Kazakhstan and the national mechanisms…
The main objectives of the Central Asia and South Caucasus regional consultation include (i) Introducing the post-2015 disaster risk reduction framework process; (ii) Sharing the outcomes of the 5th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction; (iii) Facilitating regional discussion and getting regional suggestions and recommendations on the…
「国連デー」は1945年10月24日に国連憲章が発効したことを記念して設けられた国連の記念日です。今年は、「国連デー＠東北大学：東日本大震災からの復興、そして新生 ～東北から世界へ」をテーマに、東北大学川内キャンパス（仙台市）でイベントが開催されます。
3月11日の大震災後に生じた数々の課題は、東北や日本固有のものでは決してありません。東北の被災地で得た経験を今後、世界と共有し生かしていくことが重要です。東北大学で行われる「国連デー」では、被災地での経験、そして国連が世界各地での活動を通して得てきた知見と教訓を世界に向けて発信することを目指し、様々なアクターが幅広い観点から事例を交えて議論します。
当日のイベントは午前・午後の二部構成です。東北大学、神戸大学および企業からは防災・復興・新生への…
The 2011 Pacific Regional International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) event was celebrated in Suva, Fiji, as a joint initiative of the United Nations, SPC/SOPAC, the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF), Pacific Conference of Churches and other regional and national stakeholders and partners who are working in the fields of disaster risk reduc…
The way people respond to risk is very emotive. Armed with all the facts, we may still have trouble persuading people to do the right thing. What can behavioural economics teach us about the way we respond to risk? How do we apply this to policy making and public facing and media communications?
Our speakers include experts from behavioural eco…
The way people respond to risk is very emotive. Armed with all the facts, we may still have trouble persuading people to do the right thing. What can behavioural economics teach us about the way we respond to risk and how can we apply that to help get our messages heard?
This virtual dialogue, organised by the UN Office of Disaster Risk Reducti…
A commemoration event will be co-organised by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and UNDRR Asia-Pacific at the UN Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand.
The event will live-streamed and recorded on Youtube:
Programme:
Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-Genera…
Tsunamis are quite unusual events, but they are also extremely deadly. In the last 100 years, 58 of them have claimed more than 260,000 lives. An average of 4,600 deaths each time they occur, which exceeds any other disaster caused by natural hazards.
The terrible impact of tsunamis is diminished by focusing on reducing vulnerabilities and exposures an…
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UNDRR is participating in the 2022 edition of the Africa Climate Week, which is a key step on the road to COP27 in Egypt in November.
For this occasion, UNDRR is organizing a side event to increase the understanding and promote the important for integrated approaches to climate change adaptation and disas…
In July 2009, UNISDR is organizing a series of meetings in the region of Central Asia, namely, a National Platform workshop in Astana, Kazakhstan, (July 24-25, 2009) and multi-stakeholder meetings in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, (July 27, 3009) and Dushanbe, Tajikistan, (July 30-31, 2009).
Members of the national platform of Kazakhstan and the national mechan…
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…
As part of its mandate and advocacy efforts to raise awareness about the benefits of disaster risk reduction to save lives and reduce disaster impacts, the UNISDR Secretariat is organizing a media training on disaster risk reduction for French-speaking countries next the 6th and 7th of October in Tunis (Tunisia). This training follows a series of simila…
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The EFDRR Roadmap Action-Oriented Dialogue on "Understanding and communicating existing and future risks: ensuring evidence-based communication" took place from February 23 – 24 at the Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest. It brought together high-level political representatives and technical experts from the region to share knowledge, expe…
The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) and the regional partners of the campaign (International Federation of the Red Crescent (IFRC), Plan International, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) will organize a public concert of the Youth Symphonic Orchestra of Panama. Th…