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The use of science and technology in disaster risk reduction is one of the main themes on the agenda of the VIII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP23), which will be held in Punta del Este, Uruguay, from February 28 to March 2, 2023.  The agenda, available for consultation HERE, features 37 sessions…
The government of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, are pleased to announce that the VIII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP23) will be held from February 28 to March 2 in Punta del Este, Uruguay…
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PANAMA CITY, 22 December 2016 – A network of hundreds of cities across South America has pledged to step up regional efforts to reduce disaster risk and boost sustainable development. The 21st edition of the Mercocities Summit, held in Santa Fe, Argentina, put the focus squarely on the links between climate change, poverty and damaging development. “W…
The 11 municipalities participating in the pilot of the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative in Uruguay have completed Stage A of the Roadmap to Resilience.  During 2022, Local Emergency Coordination Centres (Cecoel) were consolidated in each municipality to carry out risk awareness activities in municipal schools, training of public o…
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Registration for the VIII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP23) opened yesterday during the official launch of the event, which will take place from 28 February to 2 March in Punta del Este, Uruguay. During the launch, held at the National Emergency System (Sinae) in the Executive Tower in Uruguay, Raul…
UNDRR is providing support to the National Emergency System (SINAE) throughout the month of June 2023 to develop capacities for resilience action planning of the 11 cities that are part of the pilot of the MCR2030 initiative in Uruguay.  On 13 June, officials and technicians from the 11 cities were trained through a virtual workshop on the inclusio…

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