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Displaying 15 of about 123 results… the roof to avoid wind damage. UNHCR’s focal point for disaster risk reduction, Marina Drazba highlights the … while supporting an “integrated neighbourhood approach” to disaster risk management. The importance of these works is … the roof to avoid wind damage. UNHCR’s focal point for disaster risk reduction, Marina Drazba highlights the …
… has earned praise from private companies keen to reduce disaster risk. “Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to … says $1.3 trillion should be spent in 10 areas to improve economic efficiency and create a buffer against disasters – … says $1.3 trillion should be spent in 10 areas to improve economic efficiency and create a buffer against disasters – …
… numerous services and functions that are critical for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. For … 1.6 billion by floods. In the last 50 years, floods led to economic losses of US$ 115 billion, while droughts led to the … 1.6 billion by floods. In the last 50 years, floods led to economic losses of US$ 115 billion, while droughts led to the …
… marking this year’s World Wetlands Day. “Disasters and disaster risk are rising,” said Ms. Jane Madgwick, Chief … are degraded.” The 2017 theme of World Wetlands Day is disaster risk reduction, and Ms. Madgwick told a conference … critical factor. “It’s actually in our hands how much of a disaster it is,” she said. Ms. Martha Rojas-Urrego, Secretary …
… of the need for a radical overhaul of its approach to disaster management and risk reduction. Speaking on … a blue print for measures which will reduce mortality and economic losses from disasters. In April this year Myanmar … a blue print for measures which will reduce mortality and economic losses from disasters. In April this year Myanmar …
… patterns are integral to Africa's efforts to reduce disaster risk and we would like this reflected adequately in the discussions at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in a few months time as well as in the new post-2015 framework agreement on disaster risk reduction when the Hyogo Framework for Action …
… 1 December 2011 - Feng Min Kan, a Senior Advisor at the UN disaster risk reduction office (UNISDR) admits that not a lot … with HIV can either lose or run out of treatment during a disaster. And we should all be quite aware what interruptions … vulnerable populations they must be protected,” urges UN Disaster Risk Reduction Chief, Margareta Wahlström. “Today we …
… stoked by climate change, the head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction said today. Speaking on World … and reducing both numbers of people affected and economic losses, by encouraging investment in measures which … in disaster deaths, the number of affected people and economic losses, plus damage to critical infrastructure and …
… 13-15 February for the Fourth Africa Regional Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction (ARP) to address the challenges of … world. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is projecting economic growth of 5.25% for sub-Saharan Africa in 2013, a … world. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is projecting economic growth of 5.25% for sub-Saharan Africa in 2013, a …
… implementation of the international blueprint for disaster risk reduction agreed by all UN member States seven … deaths, 4.4 billion people affected and $2 trillion in economic losses from disasters since the 1992 Rio Earth … deaths, 4.4 billion people affected and $2 trillion in economic losses from disasters since the 1992 Rio Earth …
… Geneva in May to discuss a new global framework to reduce disaster risk. Some 3,000 people are expected to attend this … the lives of 2.7 billion and caused over $1.3 trillion in economic losses. UNISDR Chief Margareta Wahlström, who is … in concrete efforts to turn back the tide of rising economic losses and fewer lives are being lost in major …
… 2011 – The new Government of Myanmar intends to adopt the disaster risk reduction plan that was drawn up after Cyclone … with the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström. Wahlström who heads UNISDR, the UN office responsible for disaster reduction, said today on her return from a four-day …
… cannot be sustainable if it does not incorporate disaster risk reduction was a key message by Member States … yesterday as the UN General Assembly's Second Committee (Economic and Financial Committee) began its two-day meeting … be faced holistically across multiple spheres -- social, economic and environmental. The representative of Thailand, a …
… could have been prevented. Prevention is at the core of disaster risk reduction, which aims to help communities and … developing tools that will help guide the integration of disaster risk reduction in humanitarian contexts. A global … in Geneva on 27 February 2020. The benign nature of disaster risk reduction can also offer an entry point for …
… and UNISDR move one step closer to a plan of action on disaster risk reduction for the Arab region. The action plan … in Cairo, brought together representatives from the UN Economic Commission for Western Africa, UN Office for the … in Cairo, brought together representatives from the UN Economic Commission for Western Africa, UN Office for the …