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The event will contribute to a global awareness raising campaign for World Tsunami Awareness Day with a focus on building resilient and inclusive societies. Countries, the United Nations system and stakeholders will reflect on the importance of strengthening inclusive disaster risk governance to reduce existing disaster risks and avoid creati…
Background
The Caribbean region is vulnerable to destructive tsunamis generated by shallow earthquakes; 3.000 people have been killed by these events over the past 500 years. Based on historical evidence, the Caribbean is expected to experience approximately one destructive tsunami every fifty years.
Within this context and for the first time, the Wor…
The Pacific Platform for Disaster Risk Management is an annual conference jointly organised by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and the Pacific Community (SPC) with support from international and national partners. The event represents a unique opportunity for governments to reaffirm their political commitments to the…
The conference will be held as part of the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) celebrations in Uganda, and will be the key highlight of the theme for the celebration. It is organized by the Department of Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Management, Office of the Prime Minister in conjunction with all the Agencies represented in the National…
The 2013-2014 DIPECHO Action Plan for the Caribbean aims to establish greater collaboration and coordination between partners, allowing programming of common outcomes and the harmonization of practices. Furthermore, it focuses on improving communication and dissemination of DRR key contributions in the region, by capturing evidence of success on how DIP…
UNISDR Regional Office for Africa and African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD) will venture into a partnership to establish dialogue between climate scientists and disaster risk managers.
The partnership is aimed providing relevant climate services to be translated by disasters risk managers into risk reduction measures, co…
The main objective of the forum is to develop regional consensus climate outlook for the September to December 2011 rainfall season. It will also provide a regional interaction platform for the climate scientists and various users of climate early warning advisories. Further, the forum will review lessons / experiences from the use of the products provi…
Registration for this event has now closed.Time4:00pm - 5:30pm BackgroundEarly warnings and early action save lives and livelihoods. For example, warning of a coming storm or heatwave can significantly reduce damage and investing just $800 million on such systems in developing countries would avoid losses of $3-16 billion per year. Countries with l…
The United Nations General Assembly has designated 13 October as the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) to promote a global culture of disaster risk reduction. The 2022 edition takes place during the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework, which will conclude at a High-level Meeting of the General Assembly in May 2023 with a political…
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Time
15:30 - 17:00 CEST
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On the occasion of the International Day of Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR), the UNDRR Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism (SEM) is hosting a virtual webinar to showcase different stakeholders’ perspectives, exchange knowledge and best practices, as well as hone into key policy messages relating to the Sendai…
The aim of the Conference is to converge on the priority requirements for the Southern African region to further accelerate the implementation of Sendai Target G, to substantially increase availability of and access to early warnings. The conference will also take into consideration the gaps identified in the implementation of the Sendai Framework…
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Speakers
H.E. Mr. KAWAKAMI Fumihiro
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Fiji
Ms. Esline Garaebiti
Director General Ministry of Climate Change Adaptation,
Meteorology, Geo-Hazards, Environment, Energy and Disaster Management, Vanuatu
Mr. Arona N…
5 November 2020 10:00 – 11:30 CET ( Geneva time)
BACKGROUND
Building on the first and second World Tsunami Museum Conferences held in Japan in 2017 and 2018, UNDRR will organize the Third World Tsunami Museum Conference as a virtual event from Geneva on 5 November from 10:00 – 11:30 CET( Geneva time). The digital event will highlight the work of…
To promote and support the availability and application of science and technology to decision-making in Disaster Risk Reduction
The conference will bring together the full diversity of the science and technology community, policy makers, practitioners and researchers from all geographical regions, at local, national, regional and international levels t…
The Kenya Government in partnership with the Baringo County Government and other partners are hosting the National IDDR Celebrations in Marigat, Baringo County. This is the first IDDR celebration in an agreement to host the IDDR celebrations rotating in the 47 counties in Kenya.
The IDDR celebrations will commence with a Media brief on 10 October and w…