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Displaying 75 of about 304 resultsThe cities of the Americas and the Caribbean facing COVID-19: Safe Cities
Conversation series: considerations on response, systemic risk and future challenges.
Context:
The multidimensional impact of COVID-19 threatens the development progress achieved under Agenda 2030. The scenario of a major economic contraction could plunge nearly 28 mil…
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) was globally launched in October 2020 to strengthen support to cities on their journey to reduce risks and build resilience. It calls on cities to enhance knowledge on urban risk, strategically plan and take actions to address the underlying drivers of risk. Cities must take a holistic and systemic approa…
Date and Time
10 - 12 November 2020
7-8:30 AM New York City, Panama | 12-1:30 PM London | 1-2:30 PM Geneva | 2-3:30 PM Cairo, Cape Town | 9-10:30 PM Incheon
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Background and Introduction
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 and the Sustainable Development…
Webinar Recording
Background
COVID-19 has been a massive challenge for cities that are being tested with extremes of COVID-19 spread, with simultaneous health, social and economic crises. Cities and local authorities who are at the forefront of combatting COVID-19, with continuous management of a wide range of public health o…
Context and Justification
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 affected people living in developing countries and the most vulnerable communities within those countries. Over 95 percent of people killed by disasters are from developing countri…
Contexto y Introducción
Todas las comunidades están expuestas a emergencias y desastres relacionados con cualquier tipo de amenazas naturales, brotes epidémicos y aquellas producidas por el hombre, biológicas, químicas, radiológicas, tecnológicas, conflictos y otros. En un contexto de urbanización creciente y cambio climático, la frecuenci…
Webinar Recording
Event Description
The building and construction sector globally represents a huge contribution to climate change and environmental issues. The sector is responsible for close to 40% of energy-related carbon emissions, plus 40% of virgin raw material use. Decarbonising, restoring our natural environment and enhancing…
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Date & Time
Date: 15 June 2021 (Tuesday)
Time: 8:00 Rio de Janeiro | 13:00 Barcelona/Brussels | 14:00 Nairobi | 20:00 Incheon
Duration: 45 minutes
Language: English, with simultaneous interpretation into French
Event Description
The project lab is part of the Eur…
Webinar Recording
Event Description
C40 Cities is one of the Core Partners of the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030). This webinar aims to provide an introduction to C40 and the service offered by its Adaptation Programme and Climate Finance Facility which can support cities to progress along the resilience roadmap.…
Event Date & Venue
Date: 16 February 2023
Venue: UNDRR Global Education and Training Institute (GETI). Incheon, Republic of Korea
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Organizers
UNDRR Office for Northeast Asia (ONEA) and Global Education and Training Institute (GETI)
Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS)
Course Background
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Event Date & Venue
Date: 22-24 March 2023
Venue: UNDRR Global Education and Training Institute (GETI). Incheon, Republic of Korea
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Organizers
UNDRR Office for Northeast Asia (ONEA) and Global Education and Training Institute (GETI)
UNDRR Regional Office for Asia-Pacific (ROAP)
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR20…
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…
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…
Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction
Associated with the Shanghai Expo 2010 'Better Cities, Better Life'
Shanghai, 28-30 July 2010
Announcement
Background
The theme of the Shanghai Expo 2010 is "Better City, Better Life," - the wish for a better living in present and future urban environments. This theme represents a central concern of the internation…
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…