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On Wednesday, May 29 at 8:30 the National Launch of the Global Campaign "Making Cities Resilient, My City is Getting Ready!", which brings together more than 200 cities in the Americas (San Francisco, USA , North Vancouver, Canada, and Mexico City among others) and more than 1300 in the world, will take place in Panama City, Panama. The campaign focuse…
Disaster Risk Reduction Online Dialogue Series Online Dialogue 1 Urbanization and Disaster Risk in LAC  Date: Monday, September 20, 2021 (International Day of Peace) Duration: 90 mins.   Core Topics Urban growth, unsustainable development, and informality Infrastructure, services, and associated disasters in the region Socio-envi…
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…
Valores Fundamentales de las Naciones Unidas: Integridad ● Profesionalismo ● Respeto a la diversidad Antecedentes:  Oficina de las Naciones Unidas para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres (UNISDR) Creada en diciembre de 1999, la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres (UNISDR por sus siglas en inglés) es el pun…
In Spanish: 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 focal designado en el sistema de las Naciones Unidas para la coordinación de la reducción del riesgo d…
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United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity Job opening number: 52028 This profile is for the sole purpose of the Internship Programme of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) in Panama City. There should be no expectation of employment within the UN after an internship. Interns sha…
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 spread of COVID-19 around the world has placed cities at center stage in the response to the virus and its unprecedented cascading effects, which have affected all sectors at all levels. As such, understanding the new reality must include collaborative, intersectoral and comprehensive aspects that incorporate risk governance and its underlying facto…
La Meta E del Marco de Sendai para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres hace un llamado a incrementar considerablemente el número de países que cuentan con estrategias de reducción del riesgo de desastres a nivel nacional y local para 2020. La población urbana en la región de las Américas y el Caribe aumenta; ocho de cada diez habitantes de la región v…
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…
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When drought shrank the Panama Canal's water levels earlier this year, measures kicked in to limit the amount of cargo allowed through the 80- km-long waterway, maintaining trade flows while helping protecting fresh water supplies for nearby communities. Increasingly extreme weather makes it harder to predict water levels for the canal which is convers…
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…
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the fragility of our global networks. A health crisis has shocked economies, policies, governance, trade, infrastructure. In short, it has changed today’s society and may well leave a significant mark on the shaping of tomorrow’s society. The clearest lesson from the pandemic has been the necessity to be prepared for dis…
The spread of COVID-19 around the world has placed cities at center stage in the response to the virus and its unprecedented cascading effects, which have affected all sectors at all levels. As such, understanding the new reality must include collaborative, intersectoral and comprehensive aspects that incorporate risk governance and its underlying facto…
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…

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