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Webinar on the Comprehensive Climate and Disaster Risk Management and introduction to the training that follows in 2022. Date: Friday December 17th Time:  10:00-11:30 Caribbean Time (AST)   This webinar aims to provide an overview of the comprehensive climate and disaster risk management (CRM) and to introduce a course to capacitate pa…
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Jamaica – In a show of determination and optimism in face of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Americas and the Caribbean region opened a conference aimed at strengthening the resilience of communities and the environment to resist and recover from disasters of all types. “In hosting what is now a virtual gathering we are already demonstrating the indispensab…
The second Panel of the International Forum “Connect RN” on “Paving the way to Resilient and Sustainable Cities” explored how Latin American and European cities are innovating to become more resilient and sustainable in face of the global challenges posed by climate change and world pandemics. Moderated by MCR2030 Technical Advisors, the Panel that to…
Key Messages Drought early warning and information systems must be flexible and receptive toward the integration of new indicators and impacts as they become available and validated Systematic collection of impacts must be treated in the same light as that of other drought indicators such as precipitation, temperature, soil moisture, evapotranspirat…
On October 22 and 23, the workshop "Disaster Risk Reduction and Making Cities Resilient: Towards the Development and Implementation of a Local Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy" was held in Kingston, Jamaica to help local authorities achieve the objectives of the Global Campaign "Making Resilient Cities: My City is Getting Ready!" for the implementation…
Press release 2012/02 302 human impact disasters claimed 29,782 lives; affected 206 million and inflicted record economic damages of $366 billion in 2011 Geneva – For two consecutive years the long-term disasters trend has been bucked by major earthquakes which claimed thousands of lives and affected millions in both 2010 and 2011, according to new st…
The Government of Jamaica, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) - Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) are pleased to announce that the VII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP21) will take place virtually…
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) released today the report entitled The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic: an opportunity for a systemic approach to disaster risk for the Caribbean, which outlines the systemic nature of disaster risk and how it gen…
About the consultancy Result of Service The 2016 Regional Workshop The two main objectives of this workshop are: Determine the impact of ECHO and its partners in the region during recent years in terms of disaster risk reduction, and Define the added value expected from ECHO’s cooperation in disaster risk reduction for the future as well as its c…
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Closing date:
05 January 2016
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…
Job Opening number : 15-United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Secretariat-42904-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…
Vacancy
Closing date:
27 November 2014
14-PGM-UNISDR-37592-R-PANAMA CITY (X) United Nations Core Values: Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversity Special Notice This is an Extra Budgetary post. Extension of the appointment is subject to the availability of funds. Org. Setting And Reporting Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and Se…
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…
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Closing date:
24 August 2010
Vacancy Notice number: ISDR/IC/23/2010 United Nations Core Values: Integrity • Professionalism • Respect for diversity Background: The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) is a multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder platform to enable societies to increase their resilience to natural, technological and environmental disasters and to…
The state of Paraná in the south of Brazil has recorded a significant increase in the number of disasters over the years, as well as the other Brazilian states. Since 2012, with the implementation of the National Protection and Civil Defense Policy (PNPDC), Brazil has had a national DRM and DRR strategy that includes the integration of institutiona…

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