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Displaying 114 of about 114 resultsThis paper describes and analyses three innovative approaches, performed and tested in practice, regarding flood risk education and didactics at different scales: 1) local level in Karlstad, Sweden (appointed resilient city by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction), 2) subnational level in the large-lake districts in central Sweden an…
This document reviews ongoing good practices for disaster risk reduction (DRR), and explores how these can be scaled and used as inspiration so that instead of being just exceptions to the norm, they can be converted into standard practice.
The publication presents several case studies with details about the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Ac…
This declaration of children and youth for the resilience of Latin America and the Caribbean was submitted at the fourth thematic session of the regional platform for disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the Americas (RP14). The children, adolescents and young built the declaration based on six thematic areas that emerged or were identified during the consu…
These contributions from consultations at the Fourth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction build on the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) and provide substance for a successor framework beyond 2015, also known as HFA2. This document provides a synopsis of the discussions held during the Global Platform and the documents submitted in…
A declaration endorsed by Heads of Government, Ministers, and Heads of Delegation of countries in Asia and the Pacific, as an outcome of the Fifth Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR), calling on disaster risk reduction (DRR) stakeholders to: (i) participate fully in the consultations leading to the post-2015 Development Agen…
This publication focuses on the importance of education in disaster prevention and makes recommendations on how to support and build on local and national initiatives to reduce the risk of disasters through education. It provides a brief overview of major hazards and disaster risks in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States…
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Children and youth under age 30 currently make up more than half the world’s population. They are the ones who will benefit most from reducing disaster risk and impacts, curtailing climate chaos and achieving the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As this Words into Action (WiA) guide illustrates, their contribu…
To inform and insure the future of our communities, the UN/ISDR secretariat and its partners have made disaster risk education and safer school facilities the two key themes of the 2006-2007 World Disaster Reduction Campaign. The campaign, entitled “Disaster risk reduction begins at school”, aims to inform and mobilize Governments, communities and indiv…
This collection of good practices shows how building the capacity of local institutions is key to sustaining disaster risk reduction, and demonstrates the immediate impact of local and national political commitments that institutionalise disaster risk reduction. It also showcases collaboration between local and national governments, civil society organi…