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Displaying 75 of about 352 resultsSome 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…
Duración: 16 meses.
Responsabilidades:
Dentro del alcance de la autoridad delegada, el consultora deberá ser responsabe de la implementación del proyecto de preparación ante los desastres ECHO (DIPECHO) “Implementando el Marco de Sendai para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres a través de evidencias que hacen la diferencia”.
El consulto…
Job Opening number : 15-United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Secretariat-42905-Consultant
United Nations Core Values: Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversity
Duties And Responsibilities
Promote activities and processes, in coordination with personnel of UNISDR Americas and the regional liaison officer, for the di…
14-PGM-UNISDR-38501-R-NEW YORK (E)
United Nations Core Values:
Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversity
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Org .Setting And Reporting
Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and Secretariat of the…
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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 punto focal designado en el sistema de las Naciones Unidas para la coordinación de la reducción del riesgo de desa…
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Referencia Numérica: ISDR/C/05/14
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 (UNISDR por sus siglas en inglés) es el punto focal designado en el sistema de las Na…
UNISDR-ROAM/MNR/NIC/005/2013
1. Nombre del proyecto
Formación de capacidades para la planificación de la recuperación de desastres en la región Centroamericana con apoyo de la International Recovery Platform (IRP), UNISDR y en coordinación con CEPREDENAC.
2. Lugar de Trabajo y Duración de la consultoría
La consultoría se realizará en el país, por l…
ISDR/T/02/2013
United Nations Core Values: Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversity
Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) is the designated focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of disaster reductio…
United Nations Core Values: Integrity - Professionalism - Respect for diversity
Background:
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…
Climate change has had serious consequences at global and local levels and has required more effective scientific studies and management measures for disaster risk reduction strategies. In this sense, public managers should consider strategies that involve the integration of stakeholders, in relation to understanding the disaster risks to be faced. The…
As Costa Rica forms part of Central America, it is highly vulnerable to disasters. These tend to have a bigger impact in rural areas, where they cause considerable damage and losses to agricultural production systems. Animal production is strategically important for the country, a dominant activity in rural areas and an important source of employment. I…
The present study proposes the analysis of DRM strategies that had been implemented into sub-national development plans and public policy instruments in the States of Chiapas and Tabasco, located in Southeast Mexico. It describes the methodological phases for the implementation of those strategies and the participatory process, with a multi-level…
This paper examines how to maximise the benefits arising from, and overcome the barriers to, the implementation of a multihazard and multi-risk assessment approach within current risk management regimes. Working at two test sites, one in Naples and one in Guadeloupe, the research team engaged in a continuous dialogue with local autho…