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This workshop aims to build the capacity and understanding of Yangcheon-gu officials and local social welfare volunteers about disaster risk reduction, the Making Cities Resilient global campaign, its ‘Ten Essentials for Resilient Cities’, the sign-up process and best practices towards becoming a role model city. It further aims to capture good pra…
Within the context of the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) and the European Committee of the Regions "Open Days for Regions and Cities", the event will include a panel discussion featuring EU Committee of the Regions President Markku Markkula; the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Disaster Risk Reduction Robert Gl…
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This workshop aims to build the capacity and understanding of Gwangju city officials about the Making Cities Resilient global campaign, its ‘Ten Essentials for Resilient Cities’, the sign-up process and best practices towards becoming a role model city. It further aims to capture good practice and enhance disaster risk sensitive planning in the cit…
Ulsan City aspires to become a role model city in Making Cities Resilient and leading by example.
This event targeted 300 Ulsan City officials and their civil society partners to make Ulsan City disaster resilient though presentations on the Sendai Framework for Disater Risk Reduction and Ten Essentials for Disaster Resilient Cities.
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The regional workshop to be held on 11 November 2015 brings together the experience 8 cities have captured in the process of conducting risk assessments and developing resilient city action plans.
The workshop will consolidate the project outcomes, agree on follow up actions, including a ‘Road map for making cities resilient in the CASC region’ founded…
Considering that “disasters are inevitable in countries with high vulnerability index” such as Bangladesh, more options to further reduce the impacts of disaster are important. “Building back better” after a disaster is one of those options – seizing the opportunity to correct the limitations and failures of previous practices, policies, and programs du…
A Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU) e do Estado de Defesa Civil (CEDEC / SP) realizar o treinamento de funcionários municipais em 12 de novembro no estado de São Paulo. Este evento faz parte das ações que estão sendo feitas na campanha "Construindo Cidades Resilientes: Minha Cidade está se preparando", promovido pelo Organização das Nações Unidas para…
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“The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction with its seven targets for the prevention of disasters and reducing disaster losses is essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The poor and most vulnerable, including women and girls, suffer disproportionately in disasters. Let’s put more effort into tackling disaster risk…
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Launched in May 2010, the Making Cities Resilient: 'My City is getting ready!' Campaign1, has been successful in raising awareness and political profile for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience among cities. Upon the recommendation of partners and cities at the High-Level Forum on Implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk…
Attaining the Sendai Framework Target ‘E’ on National and Local DRR Strategies
Nationally developed and adopted DRR strategies should provide a clear vision, guide the development of action plans, enable participation of all concerned stakeholders and enhance coordination within and across sectors.
The consultative workshop, being organized following…
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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 depleting resources, an…
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Strengthening Capacities for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilient Cities in Ningbo is co-organized by the ICLEI – Local Government for Sustainability and UNDRR ONEA-GETI, to introduce the cutting-edge knowledge, theory, tools, cases and international platforms of disaster risk reduction and resilient cities to relevant department…
More people live in urban areas than in rural areas today, and the proportion is expected to be over two-third by 2050. Urbanisation mirrors economic growth, but rapid and unplanned urbanisation and environmental degradation act as key risk drivers leading to a growing spate of disasters in cities. Climate change will further amplify risk and exacerbate…
Every year on October 13th, countries around the world commemorate the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR). The date has been designated by the United Nations General Assembly to raise awareness, commitment and actions to reduce the loss of human lives and property due to disasters. The IDDR is part of the biennial World Disaster Reduction…
The Mayors' Summit on Disaster Risk Reduction will take place back-to-back to the 2011 World Cities Scientific Development Forum (WCSDF). The Mayors’ Summit will build on the commitments expressed in the Mayors Statement on Resilient Cities which was presented at the 3rd Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in May 2011. Participant…