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Displaying 30 of about 56 resultsThis document presents a project which aims at improving the knowledge of the distribution of building type for 18 countries where more detailed information, than that previously gathered, became available. Secondly, the project attempts to solve the enumerating problem of population living and working int he different types of buildings identified in t…
External evaluation of the implementation of UNISDR's regional project DIPECHO South America 2011-2012.
Evaluación externa de la implementación del proyecto regional UNISDR para DIPECHO América del Sur 2011-2012.
Proyecto:
Fortaleciendo la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres en América del Sur a través de la promoción de la implementación de las priori…
This publication provides 35 good practices and lessons learned as concrete examples of how to make children safer in their classrooms and educate them about disasters.
CARTEGENA, 20 June, 2018 – Colombia, one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to natural hazards, has made great progress in implementing disaster risk reduction policies, although much remains to be done, President Juan Manuel Santos said today.
Addressing the official opening of the three-day Vl Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduc…
CARTAGENA, 20 June, 2018 - Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos urged the Americas to work closely together to manage the risks the region’s countries face from disasters such as hurricanes, floods and earthquakes, and to build resilience in local communities most exposed to them.
Opening the three-day Vl Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reductio…
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…
GENEVA, 4 April, 2017- As the reported death toll from Saturday’s mudslide disaster rose to 273, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mr. Robert Glasser, extended his condolences to the people of Colombia and the affected communities of Mocoa on the loss of life caused by the heavy rains and mudslides exacerbate…
The general objective of this regional seminar is as follows:
Generate a space for integration and exchange of public-private experiences in managing disaster risks in the context of continuity of government and continuity of business operations.
Specific objectives:
Promote an exchange of experiences between governments and the private sector for…
Los objetivos generales de este seminario regional son:
Generar un espacio de integración e intercambio de experiencias público – privadas en la gestión del riesgo de desastre en el marco de la continuidad de gobierno y continuidad de negocios y operaciones.
Objetivos específicos:
Generar un intercambio entre gobiernos y el sector privado referente…
The inclusion of people with disabilities in disaster risk reduction strategies and plans took center stage at an event held in Pereira, Colombia. This event was jointly organized by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD), the Secretary of Social and Political Development of…
El propósito de este estudio es el de identificar algunos elementos clave que puedan servir como insumos para la formulación de una Estrategia Suramericana para la reducción del riesgo de desastres liderada por el Grupo de Trabajo de Alto Nivel para la Gestión Integral del Riesgo de Desastres de la Unión de Naciones Suramericanas, UNASUR, cuyos Estados…
TORONTO, Canada, 29 March 2016 – Ensuring that companies understand and act on the risks posed by natural and man-made hazards is a vital step towards reducing disaster impacts. Business education offers a tool to achieve this.
A dozen universities from Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru and the United States have…
CARTAGENA, 25 June 2018 – An Americas and Caribbean conference on disaster risk reduction closed with ministers reiterating support for a regional plan to accelerate action against natural and man-made hazards that take a heavy toll each year.
The Vl Regional Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas – now officially Americas and the Caribbea…
GRANADA, 1 June 2012 - UNISDR's "Making Cities Resilient" campaign received a significant boost today with the announcement that the Ibero-American Union of Municipalities (Unión Iberoamericana de Municipalistas (UIM) is now an official campaign partner.
UIM which comprises a vast network of 3,000 members from over 20 countries in Latin America and Spa…
Grassroots women have mobilized to create and mainstream innovative practices to mitigate climate and disaster risks and institutionalize a holistic and integrated approach to resilience. In order to bring this change to their communities, they have built long-term partnerships with local, national and regional authorities, as well as other stakeholders…