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GENEVA, 9 August 2012 - Following 12 days of rains brought on by seasonal southwest monsoons, there are signs that the chronic floods which have submerged 50 percent of Manila as well as nearby areas are abating. The crisis is the worst in the Philippines since 2009 when hundreds died in flash floods. It came as over half a month's rain fell on Manila…
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The city of Zhuji has been recognized as the first Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) Resilience Hub in China, heralding a major milestone for the global partnership. The city, which is renowned for its rich history and as a centre for the pearl industry, has transformed its approach to disaster management in the face of increasing flood risks.…
  INTRO   Strengthening Capacities for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilient Cities in Ningbo is co-organized by the ICLEI – Local Government for Sustainability and UNDRR ONEA-GETI, to introduce the cutting-edge knowledge, theory, tools, cases and international platforms of disaster risk reduction and resilient cities to relevant department…
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11 December 2017 - 12 December 2017
Beijing
Summary As climate change gets more obvious, extreme weather conditions and disasters also become more often, like heat surge, floods, droughts, urban heats and hurricanes, all of which pose a big threat on citizens’ well beings and national stability. To better respond, cities are in urgent need to improve their ability in reacting, preventing, prepar…
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…
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28 July 2010 - 30 July 2010
Shanghai
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 policy brief informs local policymakers about the current trends and activities taking place in selected cities that have signed up to the Making Cities Resilient Campaign since 2010. The Summary draws largely on the findings of the Making Cities Resilient Report 2012, as well as interviews and information local governments have self-reported to the…
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NAPLES, 5 September 2012 - One of China's fastest growing cities, Guangzhou, announced yesterday at the World Urban Forum that it is joining UNISDR's Making Cities Resilient Campaign and also invited applications for the new Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation. Liu Baochun, Director General, Guangzhou Municipal People's Government, descr…
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Five Chinese cities – with a combined population of more than 25 million – have committed to prioritize efforts to reduce disaster risk. Chengdu, Guangyuan, Lishui, Shanghai Changning District, and Tianjin Eco-City have joined Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030), providing a big boost to the global partnership, which is focused on scaling up amb…
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11 August 2011 - 13 August 2011
Chengdu
The main theme of the 2011 World Cities Scientific Development Forum (WCSDF) will be to highlight development and cooperation among world cities, in promoting sustainable socio-economic development and livable human habitation, with a focus on the following thematic topics: - Urban Planning and Design for Disaster Resilient Cities - Disaster and Emerge…
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28 July 2010 - 30 July 2010
Shanghai
Associated with Shanghai World Expo 2010's theme 'Better Cities, Better Life': Conference/workshop on Unity in Aid (A DEVNET forum on humanitarian emergencies, together with UNISDR and ICLEI), aims at providing for good practice and local inputs.
This paper overviews the Chinese urbanization process, especially in light of the national new-urbanization plan released by the Chinese government in 2014. Over the past three decades, the economic opportunities in urban centers of China have accelerated the urbanization process, mainly as a consequence of rural to urban migrations. The new urbanizatio…
This thematic review report on urban risk reduction in Asia was prepared by the Asia Regional Task Force on Urban Risk Reduction (RTF-URR) in the context of progress review in the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action. It reviews the status of urban risk in Asia and also compiled an inventory of initiatives on urban risk reduction and analyse…
GENEVA, 26 July 2012 - The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and the World Cities Scientific Development Alliance (WCSDA) today announced the launch of the Resilient Cities Award to recognize excellence in land use planning and design and other activities that help protect communities from the impacts of natural hazards. The aw…
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BANGKOK, 10 April 2012 - Threatened by increasing and lethal seasonal floods, the 500-year old Malaysian port city of Melaka is making considerable efforts to reduce the disaster risks that it currently faces from such climate related catastrophic events. Located along the Straits of Malacca, one of the world's busiest shipping routes, the city of Mela…

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