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Displaying 90 of about 176 resultsMAR DEL PLATA, Argentina, 9 July 2015 – Argentina has rolled out a new plan to ensure that the interests of people with disabilities are part of its efforts to tackle disaster risk, an inclusive approach that reflects the goals of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
The “Inclusive Plan for Emergency and/or Disaster Situations” (PISEC), wh…
NEW YORK, 3 MARCH 2015 - The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction has designated the City of Hoboken, New Jersey, USA, as a Role Model City of the Making Cities Resilient campaign for its flood risk management practices. These include plans to retain over a million gallons of stormwater runoff through green infrastructure.
Hoboken becomes…
This monthly newsletter highlights UNISDR activities around the world. This issue reports on: (i) UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström's message in the build up to Rio+20; (ii) San Francisco being the first major US city to join UNISDR’s ‘Making Cities Resilient’ Campaign; (iii) a passionate ple…
GENEVA, 23 May 2013 - City mayors today urged national and international leaders to trust and invest more at the local level to transform rapidly expanding urban areas into safe and resilient 21st century cities.
The 50-plus mayors from around the world who attended this week's 4th Global Platform were united in their message: the future of this planet…
Campinas, BRAZIL – The UN office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) today recognized the dynamic and vibrant economic and technological centre of Campinas for its commitment to reduce its disaster risk.
The Head of UNISDR, Margareta Wahlström, officially acknowledged Campinas as Brazil’s first Role Model City of UNISDR's Making Cities Resilient campa…
The city of Campinas, MCR2030's Resilience Hub in Brazil, finalised the completion of the Scorecard´s Addendum for the Inclusion of Persons with Disability (self-assessment tool at local level) on 13 November 2023, during a workshop promoted by the Civil Defense, the Campinas Disaster Resilience Centre (CRDC) and Unicamp's Disaster Studies and Research…
Mexico City, 18 April 2017 - Five years after the devastating 1985 quake, which killed more than 10,000 people, Mexico equipped itself with one of the world’s most effective early warning systems for earthquakes.
SASMEX: the Seismic Alert System of Mexico comprises more than 8200 seismic sensors located in the most active earthquake zone that runs betw…
6 March 2017 – There was a call today for urgent support to improve disaster risk management in Haiti following a damning investigation of the country’s losses from Hurricane Matthew six months ago.
The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mr. Robert Glasser said: “Hurricane Matthew revealed disturbing truths about…
PARIS, 24 February 2017 – Deploying the power of technology worldwide and ensuring that communities know how to act in an emergency are the keys to curbing the risks posed by tsunamis, experts said this week.
Senior officials from the world’s regional tsunami alert centres have spent the past four days taking stock of progress in the development and im…
LIMA, 8 December 2016 – Peru is harnessing the power of business to reduce the impacts of natural and human-induced hazards, thanks to the creation of a national chapter of the UNISDR Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies.
The alliance, known for short as ARISE, was set up last year by UNISDR and its partners to help companies play t…
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Transforming cities into cities of the future involves deploying new technologies that drive smart city innovation. The development of smart cities across the globe is spurred by governments’ increased infrastructure and ICT spending in the implementation of technologies for a wide range of city services such as healthcare, t…
Public and multi-stakeholders event which is part of a broader process to debate a "new paradigm" for civil defence and DRR in Brazil, from the local to the national level.
The event was also part of UNISDR's 'Making cities resilient: My city is getting ready!' world disaster reduction campaign.
El curso Taller Resiliencia, Reducción de Riesgos y Desarrollo Territorial Sostenible forma parte del Programa de Formación Aplicada: Reducción de Riesgos De Desastres, Generación de Resiliencia Urbana y Planificación Participativa Local, del Programa de Naciones Unidas para los Asentamientos Humanos (ONU-Hábitat) y de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas…
Rio+20 Side Event: One of the themes of this Rio +20 side event will be Disaster Risk Reduction.
This second biennial session of the Regional Platform for DRR in the Americas will focus on tendencies, achievements and ways forward surrounding DRR as an integral part of development processes at the regional, national and local levels.
Based on the findings of the 2009 sessions of the Regional Platform and subsequent Global Platform, the strategic ob…