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Background Busan Metropolitan City, South Korea's second largest city after Seoul, with a population of approximately 3.9 million is located on the Southeastern tip of the Korean Peninsula and is administratively divided into 16 local governments. It is located on the coast and borders low mountains on the north and west, and the seas on the south and…
Background: The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (SFDRR) was adopted at the Third UN World Conference on DRR (March 2015, Sendai, Japan), and will serve as an international guideline for DRR for the next 15 years. At the 4th Trilateral Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Management held in October 2015, the three Parties decided to s…
Over the past 20 years disasters have affected 4.4 billion people, caused USD 2 trillion of damage and killed 1.3 million people. Natural disasters affected people living in developing countries and the most vulnerable communities within those countries. Over 95 percent of people killed by natural disasters are from developing countries. Asia and the P…
In person
19 September 2012 - 21 September 2012
Incheon
UNISDR will convene a 3-day Stock Taking Forum for Mayors, Making Cities Resilient (MCR) Champions, Partner Organizations, Training Institutions and Centers of Excellence to shape a resilient cities capacity development (RCCD) Programme.
Risks must be prevented in the recovery process to avoid repeating the disaster. In this context, essential capacities to integrate disaster risk reduction - climate change adaptation (DRR-CCA) in recovery must be developed before a disaster occurs. Some countries have seized the opportunity to 'build back better' while others have unknowingly repeated…
The overarching theme of the conference is "Disaster Risk Reduction for Climate Change Adaptation", with a particular focus on 1) the convergence of DRR and climate change adaptation and 2) available information technology and green technology. Objectives The objectives of the 4th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction will be: a) To…
GENEVA, 04 September 2023 – The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Reduction, Mami Mizutori, and the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea, Seong deok Yun , today signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding, in which the Republic of Korea committed to supporting UNDRR. This multi-year unearmarked agreement is…
MCR2030 Resilience Hubs, namely Incheon, Makati and Mexico City, held the webinar, “Learning from Our MCR Hubs” to share experiences, best practices and recommendations on strengthening disaster resilience in their respective cities on 8 November 2022. City leaders from the Asia-Pacific, Americas and Caribbean covered a range of topics with a focus on…
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COP27 host Sharm El-Sheikh has set its sights on being recognized as a global leader in urban disaster resilience. The Egyptian city is committed to becoming a Making Cities Resilient 2030 Resilience Hub by the time tens of thousands of delegates from around the world convene at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula for the annual UN Climate Change C…
  Webinar Recording       Event Description   The MCR2030 dashboard is a closed online platform accessible only by users who joined Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030). It is a space that brings in participating entities or organizations with specific knowledge, tools and expertise that can support cities t…
Register Here!   Date & Time   Date: 22 October 2021 (Fri) Time: 09:00 - 14:25 (South Korea) Language: English and Korean, simultaneous interpretation provided   Overview   In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Republic of Korea’s membership to the United Nations, UN organizations, funds and programmes operatin…
BANGKOK - Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is presenting Thailand, the Republic of Korea and other countries in Asia-Pacific with opportunities to ‘build back better’ and to chart greener and more digitally connected economies, as long as public health vigilance is maintained. This was the overarching message from a webinar that brought together of…
Vacancy
Closing date:
21 June 2013
13-PGM-UNISDR-27845-R-INCHEON CITY (X) United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity Organization setting and reporting Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) is the designated focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of disaster reduction and to en…
Vacancy
Closing date:
09 June 2012
Org. Setting And Reporting This post reports to the Head of Office in Incheon. Responsibilities • Ensures a robust communication and information management presence for the UNISDR Office for Northeast Asia and the Global Education and Training Institute (GETI) by ensuring the implementation of information programs to publicize priority issues and/or…
Vacancy
Closing date:
27 March 2012
Job opening number: 12-07-UNISDR-G-4-INCHEON (Recirculation) Responsibilities The position is located in the UNISDR Global Training Institute in Incheon. The incumbent will report to the Chief of UNISDR Office for Northeast Asia at Incheon and under the direct supervision of the Programme Officer, is required to perform the following functions: Proces…

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