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Displaying 120 of about 201 resultsThe overarching theme of the conference is "Disaster Risk Reduction for Climate Change Adaptation", with a particular focus on 1) the convergence of DRR and climate change adaptation and 2) available information technology and green technology.
Objectives
The objectives of the 4th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction will be:
a) To…
The Arab region joins the rest of the world in facing an increase in natural hazards. The region is characterized by its harsh environment and has limited resilience to natural hazards events, which results in an increase in the number of natural disasters in the region. These disasters result from a group of factors including the increase in population…
ISDR, in partnership with UNDP, OCHA, SADC, UNAIDS, WFP, UNICEF and USAID, is in preparation for the Southern Africa regional flooding and cyclone training workshop scheduled for 13-15 October. Agenda and invitation letters jointly signed by Scholastica Kimaryo, Deputy Chair of the UN RDT together with Kelly David, Chair of RIACSO have…
Climate Change, Disaster Risks and Poverty Reduction:
Moving towards a common approach to reducing vulnerability
A conference exploring the inter-linkages between climate change, disaster risk and poverty reduction
Disasters caused by natural hazards continue to impact an ever increasing number of people throughout the world. Recent studies indicate th…
Fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals is an ambitious but necessary challenge that requires the leverage of private investment through policies and innovative financial instruments. The COVID-19 pandemic…
Disaster Risk Reduction Online Dialogue Series
Online Dialogue 2
Challenges for Disaster Risk and Territorial Governance in the Post-COVID-19 Era. Inputs for improving cooperation
Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2021
(International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction)
Registration: https://undrr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7L7wFheMRYy6IIb4q1nTtA
Dur…
ASEAN Region Consultation on the Zero Draft of the Asia-Pacific Action Plan 2021-2024
Background
The current regional Action Plan (2018-2021) of the Asia Regional Plan for Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 is coming to a close and work is underway to develop a new action plan, the Asia-Pacific Action Pla…
Date and Time
8 – 29 June 2021 (Tuesdays, 4 weeks)
7:30 am (New York) and 8:30 pm (Incheon)
4 online sessions (90 min), 1 end-of-course assessment, and 1 post-course survey.
Workshop Language
English, with simultaneous interpretation in Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese and Spanish.
Course Background
Cities and their…
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(Deadline for registration:
13 Nov 2020)
About the course
Over the past 20 years disasters have affected 4.4 billion people, caused USD 2 trillion of damage and killed 1.3 million people. Disasters have affected people living in developing countries and, in particular, the most vulnerable communities within these coun…
General Objective
To increase capacity for national and local DRR strategy, plan development, monitoring and implementation by obtaining knowledge on policy frameworks, institutional and stakeholder collaborations and implementation approaches, including learning from COVID-19
To strengthen the institutional capacity of the national disaster…
UNDRR ROAMC & Arise Colombia Webinar - Business Disaster Management Plan Self-Assessment Tool
Date: Tuesday, August 4th, 2020
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon (Panama time)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Regional - Office for the Americas and the Caribbean ARISE Colombia Network, formed by the National Unit for Disaster Risk…
The series of eight (8) articles on “The COVID-19 pandemic and the systemic nature of risk” is intended not as a conclusive set of answers or solutions, but rather as a preliminary exploration and exposing of the challenges and questions that we are faced with in better understanding the systemic nature of risks and the possibilities afforded by new app…
Session 1 (6 April 2021)
Localizing Global Frameworks in Coherence
Session 2 (8 April 2021)
Urban Resilience Tools and Digital Government Solution for DRR
Session 3 (13 April 2021)
Towards Developing Local DRR Strategies
Workshop Date & Time
Date: 6 April…
This is event is by invitation only. If you/your organizations is interested to contribute please e-mail: undrr-bonn@un.org. If interested to listen in the discussions, the workshop plenary sessions will be broadcasted in UNDRR YouTube channel. Please use this link from the date of the workshop. BackgroundUnderstanding the extent and magnitude of d…
Background and Introduction
Cities are hubs for ideas, commerce, culture, science, productivity, social development and much more. At their best, cities have enabled people to advance socially and economically. Yet now that half of the world’s population live in cities, making sustainable and resilient cities - amidst a changing climate, rapidly deplet…