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Displaying 15 of about 19 resultsMore than 300 people from Latin America and the Caribbean came together virtually to address the progress in disaster preparation in the region. The meeting took place within the framework of the workshop entitled “Enhanced Disaster preparedness for systemic risk in complex scenarios: challenges and opportunities”, between April 13th and 16th of 2021.…
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 emphasizes the need to establish public-private partnerships for disaster risk reduction to better address the socioeconomic impacts of disasters. The private sector can support disaster risk reduction by developing contingency plans, ensuring business continuity and improving disaster preparedn…
Some 95% of COVID-19 cases have come from urban areas. Pandemic preparedness in cities and towns is more urgent than ever for reducing disaster risk, particularly in challenging situations where disease outbreaks could coincide with an extreme weather event.
The eastern Indian city of Kolkata has been devastated by Cyclone Amphan, which caused many dea…
Almost three months after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Americas and the Caribbean, data is showing how deeply the private sector has been affected, as some businesses are being forced to close while others are struggling to continue operating due to limitations in markets and supply chains.
Whilst the economic impact of the crisis is still…
"The COVID-19 crisis is going to change how we work forever," stressed Rodney Martínez, World Meteorological Organization representative for North America, Central America and the Caribbean. “We cannot keep reflecting on the problems that continue to drag on for decades. One of the main challenges in the region is the dispersion and fragmentation…
GENEVA, 9 February 2012 - The dynamic new Vice-President of the National Assembly of Panama, Rony Araúz, is emerging as a leading advocate of disaster risk reduction in Central America following a career monitoring the passage of hazardous materials through the Panama Canal.
He spent ten years working for the Emergency and Contingency Management Divisi…
The workshop is a national level training course that lasts for three days. The training will empower participants to draw upon global best practices for recovery and reconstruction. Each workshop can engage up to 40 participants.
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030) and the International Health Regulations (WHO, 2005) include biological hazards, such as the SARS-CoV-2 virus, among the major sources of risks for the 21st century. While COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by this most recent coronavirus, was declared by the World Health Organizati…
Under the guidance and supervision of the Head of Regional Office-The Americas of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), the COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION MANAGER provides support to the regional Team and counterparts in designing and improving the mechanisms for sharing of technical and other information produced by UNISDR on Disa…
Background
The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) is a multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder platform to enable countries, communities and individuals increase their resilience to natural, technological and environmental disasters and to reduce associated environmental, human, economic and social losses. A range of United Nations o…
The race is on for Caribbean countries to lock down comprehensive strategies designed to boost disaster risk reduction in the region where emergencies are likely to become increasingly deadly and complex as climate change starts to take its toll, say experts.
Despite logistical hurdles t…
Recording of the session (in spanish): HERE
The COVID-19 pandemic, its impact and causality, has provided an opportunity to reflect on risk management and its importance in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. It is undoubtedly a historic juncture that forces us to look in the mirror and examine old problems from new perspectives.
The le…
ISDR/C/01/14
Valores Fundamentales de las Naciones Unidas Integridad ● Profesionalismo ● Respeto a la diversidad
Antecedentes:
Creada en diciembre de 1999, la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres y secretaría de la Estrategia Internacional para la Reducción de Desastres (UNISDR por sus siglas en inglés) es el punto…
GENEVA, 8 June 2012 - The magnitude 4.0 earthquake recorded off the coast of Antigua on 11 May is "a warning that the Caribbean should prepare for a much more severe earthquake to come," says a leading expert.
Seismologist Joan Latchman of the Seismic Research Unit in Trinidad and Tobago said: "Caribbean islands lie in an area of relatively high earthq…
CARTAGENA, 21 June, 2018 – Hurricane Mitch, which in 1998 cut a swathe of destruction across Central America, marked a “before and after” for the region’s approach to disaster risk reduction, an international conference heard.
The Category 5 storm, the highest on the international rating, caused over 11,000 deaths, more than 7,000 of them in…