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Displaying 45 of about 304 resultsA one day workshop on to reactivate the Egyptian participation in the international campaign for disaster risk reduction: Making Cities Resilient will be jointly organized by The Cabinet Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC), the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbe…
The city of Gazientep, Turkey, in collaboration with the UNISDR Regional Office for Europe is organizing an expert meeting with local and national authorities involved in disaster risk reduction.
Gazientep intends to celebrate its participation in the UNISDR "Making Cities Resilient" Campaign and increase the awareness of its citizens on the actions th…
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt, the South Sinai Governorate and the League of Arab States (LAS) are organizing the 2nd Arab Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction which will take place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, from 14-16 September 2014.
Adhering to the outcomes of the first…
UNISDR facilitated a regional consultation with UCLG (United Cities and Local Governments) in Colombo Sri Lanka, on 27th November 2013 to discussion issues related to the development of the successor arrangement to the Hyogo Framework of Action for DRR The consultation saw the participation of some 80-100 Mayors and Local Government representatives fro…
Also known as 'Resilient Cities 2014,' this Forum is organized by ICLEI– Local Governments for Sustainability and the World Mayors Council on Climate Change, and co-sponsored by UN-HABITAT, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. The…
The Arab Cities Disaster Resilience Project is aiming to integrate disaster risk reduction in regular development planning of selected high risk Arab cities, thus increasing their resilience against natural and industrial hazards.
Based upon consultations with city authorities and national stakeholders, the project is organizing a three day regional wo…
Developing a roadmap for the roll-out of the campaign in Asia.
REGISTER HERE Time09:30 Panama LanguageSpanish with simultaneous interpretation into Portuguese, English, and International Sign Language.DescriptionThe MCR2030 Labs aim to exchange knowledge and experience on disaster resilience between cities in the Americas and the Caribbean. Their main objective is to address priority issues for the implem…
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The session Digital Resilience: Technology and tools for local disaster risk reduction is co-organized by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (U…
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The Making Cities Resilient 2030 dashboard is an online platform accessible by registered users that have signed up to MCR2030. It helps to connect and foster exchanges and collaborations among cities and organizations to make their cities resilient. Cities participating in MCR2030 have access to the dashboard to track thei…
WATCH MORE RECORDINGS HEREDate and time Wednesday 19 April 2023, 07:00am EDT (Washington DC) AboutThe first webinar, led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the United Nations Office of Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), will focus on risk-informed urban development and planning processes in cities/municipaliti…
On Wednesday, May 29 at 8:30 the National Launch of the Global Campaign "Making Cities Resilient, My City is Getting Ready!", which brings together more than 200 cities in the Americas (San Francisco, USA , North Vancouver, Canada, and Mexico City among others) and more than 1300 in the world, will take place in Panama City, Panama.
The campaign focuse…
Jamaica is susceptible to a number of natural hazards. Coupled with factors of vulnerability and exposure, the importance of reducing disaster risk is of paramount importance. In this regard, the National Launch of the Global Campaign "Making Cities Resilient: 'My City is getting ready!'" seeks to address the needs of local governments in Jamaica…
UNDP, UNISDR and the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) are organizing the First Regional Conference on DRR Challenges and Progress in the Arab Region – including HFA implementation and post 2015 Agenda – with a thematic focus on Urban Disaster Risk Management. The conference will be held on 19-21 March 2013 in Aqaba, Jordan. The Conference will be hos…
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One of the key gaps of local governments in accessing financial resources for implementation of disaster and climate resilience actions is the lack of capacity in preparing bankable projects. This one-hour training aims to provide foundational knowledge on project preparation. It wil…