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Displaying 49 of about 49 resultsThe Africa Union Commission will convene a regional workshop for the East Africa region in collaboration with the East African Community (EAC) and the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) in Arusha. The Workshop aims to accelerate action in the implementation of the Africa Regional Strategy on disaster risk reduction (DRR) and its P…
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) stands in solidarity with the people of Morocco in the wake of the earthquake that struck the country on Friday. “I am heartbroken to learn of the growing number of victims from this terrible disaster. My condolences to the families that lost loved ones and I wish those who have been inj…
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The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) is a multidisciplinary and multi stakeholder platform to enable societies to increase their resilience to natural, technological and environmental disasters and to reduce associated environmental, human, e…
Stamford (USA), Puerto Montt (Chile) and Luanda (Angola) cities held workshops with multiple stakeholders to complete the United Nations City Disaster Resilience Scorecard. The workshops were notable in identifying both technical requirements, and also gaps in understanding and communications between different agencies.
These gaps, if left unaddressed,…