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3 November 2016, GENEVA - Singapore and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) have renewed their partnership to strengthen the disaster risk management capacity of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and other developing countries that are vulnerable to natural disasters and are on the front line of climate change.  A jo…
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It is widely acknowledged that the frequency and intensity of natural hazards, particularly weather-related events, is being driven by climate change. The impacts of global warming and rising sea-levels are being felt increasingly in countries with low-lying coastal belts. Guayaquil, Ecuador’s biggest city, is one city that is taking measures to adapt…
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…
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…
Good practices and lessons learned, a publication of the “Global network of NGOs” for disaster risk reduction. This publication is a joint effort of the Global Network of NGOs for Disaster Risk Reduction, an emerging network of national and international NGOs aiming to reduce disaster risk worldwide. The idea of publishing a compilation of good practic…
Agenda integrada de las actividades en Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia, Paraguay y Uruguay, relacionadas con el Día Internacional para la Reducción de Desastres 2013. Se incluyen actividades que se realizarán en las siguientes semanas o meses con la finalidad que no se concentren las actividades de forma puntual en un fecha sino que se sens…
The Fourth Session of the Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas was held in Guayaquil, Ecuador on 27-29 May 2014. The Regional Platform gathered key stakeholders and actors in disaster risk reduction and resilience to consolidate substantive and political contributions from the Americas coming from the previous Regional Platforms…
Job Opening number : 15-United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Secretariat-42885-Consultant Extended - previous closing date: 10 May 2015 United Nations Core Values: Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversity In Spanish: Propósito de la consultoría: Servicios profesionales de consultoría como Asesor(a) Regional (Améric…
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…
This report describes major activities and events related to the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) in the Americas, and discusses experiences, achievements and challenges in disaster risk reduction (DRR) of all the countries in the region. The report provides summaries of the assessment of achievements during IDNDR, highlighti…
MONTREAL, Canada, 7 March 2017 – The concerns and capacities of indigenous peoples need to be taken into account at all times when it comes to curbing disaster risk, leading members of communities from across the Americas said today at a high-level conference. Underlining the message, the three-day 5th Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in t…
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KUALA LUMPUR, 12 February, 2018 - Quito listo means Quito is ready. The host city of Habitat III where the New Urban Agenda was adopted, has to be ready for a broad range of natural hazards, according to Mayor Mauricio Rodas, speaking today at the World Urban Forum. Last winter the Ecuadorian capital experienced the worst floods in 30 years and this wi…
The 2009 laureate for the Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction is geologist Dr Eko Teguh Paripurno. He receives the award - valued at US$ 50,000 - for his lifetime contribution and his outstanding commitment to reduce disaster risk and building capacity at the community level in Indonesia, one of the countries most vulnerable to multiple hazards. Addi…
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GUAYAQUIL, 29 May 2014 - A new global framework for disaster risk reduction (DRR) must seek to strengthen the role of local government because the impact of all disasters is local, the 4th Session of the Americas Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction heard on Wednesday. With urban populations set to continue rising, it is vital that local governments ca…
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GUAYAQUIL, 28 May 2014 - Nearly 60 children and young people from across Latin America and the Caribbean made a strong and colourful claim on Tuesday for their voices to be heard in campaigns to reduce risks of natural disasters and other pressing environmental and social issues. On the opening day of the 4th Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reducti…

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