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Displaying 9 of about 9 resultsThe training is intended to help Resident Coordinator Offices and UN Country Teams integrate disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation into the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework. Millions of people are falling back into poverty each year due to shocks ranging from both localized severe weather to major disaster events includin…
These educational videos are meant to summarize the key actions governments and stakeholders can take to reduce disaster displacement. The videos, available in English (Timor-Leste), Tagalog (the Philippines), and Bahasa Indonesia, are based on the Checklist on Disaster Displacement and are meant to complement the Words into Action Guidelines on Disaste…
Deepen your understanding of one of the most common impacts of disasters: disaster displacement. This interactive and dynamic eLearning course distils the guidance of the Words into Action Guideline Disaster Displacement: How to Reduce Risk, Address Impacts and Strengthen Resilience and its accompanying Checklist. By helping characters make decisio…
Access hereThe eLearning Course seeks to build capacities to spearhead innovation and utilize information and communications technologies (ICTs) and key frontier technologies to drive disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience. Special emphasis is given to public service innovations that serve the needs of countries in special situations, including me…
RegisterIn this thought leadership module, you will explore the fundamental aspects of harnessing Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) synergies and the lessons learnt by those who are at the forefront of comprehensive disaster and climate risk management. IntroductionDisaster risk reduction and climate change adaptatio…
DescriptionConducting risk analysis during strategic planning exercises:expands humanitarian focus from acute and urgent needs to chronic vulnerabilities and exposure to future risks, stress, and shocks, andhelps integrate reduction of extreme vulnerability into planning to facilitate recovery, and therefore aims at preventing new and reducing existing…
BackgroundAll communities are at risk of emergencies and disasters, including those associated with natural hazards, infectious disease outbreaks, conflicts, technological and other hazards. Particularly in the context of increased urbanization and climate change, frequency, severity and impact of those events are cr…
Access hereThis training serves as an introductory training for urban leaders, planners and practitioners, aiming to (1) Increase the understanding and capacities to manage complex and systematic disaster risks, enhance public health emergency response preparedness, and South-South cooperation, (2) Better prepare city stakeholders for transitioning to l…
Access resourceBackgroundOver the past 20 years, disasters have affected billions of people, caused USD$ trillions of damage, and killed millions of people. Disasters have affected people living in developing countries and, in particular, the most vulnerable communities within these countries.Particularly in the context of increased urbanization, urban…