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“Making cities sustainable and resilient: implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 at the local level” is a three-year initiative by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), supported by the European Commission…
Bangladesh ranks as one of the top ten countries most vulnerable to climate change, as well as being one of the most disaster prone. Almost 80% of the countries’ population is regularly exposed to tropical storms, floods, drought and landslides.
Bangladesh is also vulnerable to earthquakes. The capital Dhaka sits on the Madhupur…
GANDHINAGAR, 12 July 2019 – Countries in South Asia have made remarkable progress in social and economic development. As the world’s fastest growing region, most countries are now classified middle-income countries and enjoy improving social indicators. Between 1990-2017, the average human development index in the region increased by 45.3 percent, mak…