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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction is the global blueprint for disaster risk reduction (DRR). Adopted at the Third UN World Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) in March 2015, it was the first major agreement of the post-2015 development agenda, with seven global targets and four priorities for acti…
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Cities are hubs of ideas, commerce, culture, science, productivity, social development and much more. At their best, cities have enabled people to advance socially and economically. Yet nowt heat hald of the world’s population lives in cities, making sutainable and resilient cities -amidst a chaning climate, rapid…
Hazard assessment and risk information are inadequate in many countries in Africa mainly due to the lack of capacity that results in a failure to inform decision-making processes. Risk information, as an output of effective monitoring, dissemination and analysis, is key to addressing disasters and disaster risks in the continent. This is not only consid…
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Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have the power to help people around the world bridge the digital divide and accelerate innovation as world leaders continue to work towards implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and related policy frameworks for reducing disaster risk and dealing with climate change.
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A UNISDR-Australia workshop took place on 27-28th June 2013 in Canberra, Australia. The workshop is the first UNISDR consultation to take place after the Fourth Global Platform for DRR. Its purpose is to distil practical guidance on how risk information can inform sound decision making, drawing on the many good examples from governments, scientific and…
The European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction (EFDRR) is intended to serve as the forum for exchanging information and knowledge, coordinating efforts throughout the Europe region and for providing advocacy for effective action to reduce disasters. Moreover, it shall be devoted to contemporary issues of importance needed to promote a good political cli…
The meeting is convened by International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) Secretariat. UNESCO, as a key partner in ISDR system, is hosting this meeting.
At its 23rd session, HLCP requested the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction to convene a time-bound senior management group to prepare a UN system-wide Plan…
The GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (GFZ) carries out annual training courses on 'Seismology and Seismic Hazard Assessment'
These crash courses are part of the educational and training program of the UNESCO, in the field of geosciences and disaster mitigation. They are a major German contribution of the United Nations International Decade for Natural Disa…
This specialized training aims to anchor the country’s disaster management information within the Desinvetar data base. This information can then be available to government and all interested stakeholders for planning purposes to prevent or reduce disaster risks, for disaster monitoring, early warning, preparedness and response planning. The proposed tr…
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Strong accountability is one of the cornerstones of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. A set of 38 indicators were recommended by an Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Working Group to track progress in implementing the seven targets of the Sendai Framework as well as its related dimensions reflected in the Sustainable Devel…
From March 7 to 9, 2022, the Forum of Latin American and Caribbean Countries on Sustainable Development 2022 will be held in Costa Rica. The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), with the support of the National Commission for Risk Prevention and Emergency Attention, makes this event propitious to present, under the modality of a pa…
UNDRR ROAMC & ARISE Webinar: Business resilience in a context of systemic risk and multi-threat
Date:
Tuesday, August 18th, 2020
Objective:
Promote the business network of the Dominican Republic, the strategy of the ARISE network and to encourage new memberships and raise awareness of risk-based investment and business resilience.