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Meetings and conferences
In person
30 July 2019
Nairobi

Peer learning exchange on policy coherence for disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and sustainable development

Policy coherence is instrumental to address vulnerability and resilience holistically. Bearing in mind the complexities inherent to these processes, systems thinking have been recognized as an approach to enhance the exchange of knowledge and tools and optimize resources for sustainable development (UNESCAP, 2018).To this end, UNDRR is organising a mult…
Publication

Disaster reduction in Africa: ISDR Informs 2010-mid 2011 issue

This issue of Africa Informs covers disaster risk reduction (DRR) activities in Sub Saharan Africa at regional, sub regional and national level. It is intended to provide an advocacy platform, targeting regional and sub-regional fora, in order to increase the understanding and knowledge of DRR. This issue includes: Disaster risk reduction at regional…
News

African universities reach out to local disaster managers

RABAT, 4 October 2013 - A leading academic has called on universities to engage more with vulnerable communities and to empower local disaster managers in their efforts to address various daunting challenges. Dr. Mateugue Diack, of the University of Gaston Berger, in Saint-Louis, Senegal, highlighted a new Master's programme aimed at "training vulnera…

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