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A three-day workshop took place in Libreville from 25-27 July to officially launch the activities of Gabon’s National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction. There was a clear vision from the participants of the workshop that humanitarian response could not solve the problem of disasters. "This workshop is an opportunity to develop a national strategy to…
This inventory is an attempt to pull together the threads and to identify what does and what does not work in relation to legal, institutional and planning frameworks for disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Africa. It aims to further support the strengthening or establishment of national platforms, definition of DRR policies and national action plans by id…
This online dialogue is the second round of consultations with the private sector, business and industry. The three week period of online dialogues will give the opportunity to share your views on the future direction of the renewed Hyogo Framework for Action. Consultations with the private sector will continue during the Regional Platforms in May and J…
The Government of Gabon will organize a consultation among government agencies, NGOs and other stakeholders to provide inputs to the HFA 2.
In 2018, as part of the “Building Disaster Resilience to Natural Hazards in Sub-Saharan African Regions, Countries and Communities” programme, UNDRR, with the help of CIMA Research Foundation, VU Amsterdam, and Wageningen University and Research developed country risk profiles based on a probabilistic risk assessment methodology for floods and droughts…
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Closing date:
22 January 2012
Assignment start date: 1 February 2012 United Nations Core Values: Integrity,  Professionalism, Respect for diversity Background The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) is a multi-disciplinary and multistakeholder platform to enable societies to increase their resilience to natural, technological and environmental disasters and…
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This study examines areas in Africa, South America and the Arab region subject to different levels of both land degradation (LD) and agricultural drought hazard (ADH). The authors estimate crop losses related to the impacts of drought and land degradation combined. The conclusions warn that drought and land degradation could impact…
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ABUJA, 15 May 2014 - From school to university education, from early warning to data collection, and from national development plans to community-based participation, Ethiopia has made solid gains in implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action, the global agreement on disaster risk reduction adopted in 2005. Yesterday was a day for sharing HFA experien…
As part of Africa Climate Week 2022, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction held a side event titled “Road to COP27: Scaling up Joint Action for Comprehensive Disaster and Climate Risk Management.” The event, hosted in partnership with Global Network of Civil Society Organizations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR) and The Deutsche Gesellscha…
Poste vacant: ISDR/C/10/13 Valeurs fondamentales des N.U. : Respect • Professionnalisme • Respect de la diversité Contexte : La Stratégie Internationale de Prévention des Catastrophes (SIPC) est une plateforme Multidisciplinaire et multipartite qui permet aux communautés d'accroitre leur résilience face aux risques naturels, technologiques et environ…
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This country risk profile for Gabon, provides a comprehensive view of hazard, risk and uncertainties for floods and droughts in a changing climate, with projections for the period 2050-2100. The risk assessment considers a large number of possible scenarios, their likelihood, and associated impacts. A significant amount of scientific information on haza…
L’Afrique Centrale s’est dotée depuis juin 2012 d’une Stratégie Régionale et d’un Cadre d’Action de mise en œuvre, avec l’appui du Bureau de Coordination des Affaires Humanitaires des Nations Unies (UNOCHA) et du Bureau des Nations Unies pour la Réduction des Risques de Catastrophes (UNISDR). Au plan national, la plupart des Etats ont mis en place des…
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Closing date:
04 April 2010
Vacancy number: ISDR/C/09/2010 Background The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) is a multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder platform to enable societies to increase their resilience to natural, technological and environmental disasters and to reduce associated environmental, human and economic and social risk and losses. A range o…
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Closing date:
23 November 2008
Vacancy Notice number: ISDR/C/12/2008 Background and Context The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) is a multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder platform to enable societies to increase their resilience to natural, technological and environmental disasters and to reduce associated environmental, human and economic and social losse…
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YAOUNDE, 13 February 2017 – Collective action by regional organisations is a key means to help countries reduce their risk of disasters, and the Economic Community of Central African States is stepping up its efforts to rein in the impact of hazards amid rising pressure from climate change. The ECCAS secretariat, plus its 11 member states and partners…

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