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Displaying 15 of about 35 results… for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters regarding disaster mortality and vulnerability around the world. Of … paid the highest price in terms of the numbers killed per disaster and per 100,000 population. The first target of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction is to save lives. The report points …
… data regarding past impacts and projections for tsunami disaster risk. Tsunamis are rare, powerful and unpredictable … hazards, and they are the deadliest type of major natural disaster on the planet in terms of the proportion of victims … the following recommendations: Regional and international disaster preparedness policies should prioritise areas where …
… The Pacific Platform for Disaster Risk Management is an annual conference jointly organised by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and the Pacific Community … to the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. The Platform also serves as a forum …
… multiple stakeholders to complete the United Nations City Disaster Resilience Scorecard. The workshops were notable in … left unaddressed, could easily have led to a compromised disaster response, or to development and other activity that … members of ARISE, the UNISDR Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies. … Stamford (USA), Puerto Montt …
… that can be considered in the post 2015 framework for disaster risk reduction, drawing lessons from the … crises by bridging gaps in the government plan for disaster relief as well as the lack of capacity to do so, … in addressing both the response and recovery phases of a disaster. This document is an input paper for the …
… resilience, reduce vulnerabilities and risk and integrate disaster risk reduction into urban development plans. The … deaths, the number of people affected and the scale of economic losses. As population magnets and economic drivers, cities are particularly vulnerable to …
… to outline the key innovations in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, an international agreement which was … reductions in mortality, numbers of people affected, economic losses and damage to critical infrastructure. The … reductions in mortality, numbers of people affected, economic losses and damage to critical infrastructure. The …
… by the Japan arm of the UNISDR Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies showcased the diversity of … disrupted supply chains can cause global havoc. Global economic losses in disasters are expected to increase from … disrupted supply chains can cause global havoc. Global economic losses in disasters are expected to increase from …
… the potential to cause enormous loss of life and large economic losses including damage to critical infrastructure … lives, the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, noted that the disaster “helped shape the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk … the potential to cause enormous loss of life and large economic losses including damage to critical infrastructure …
… in one of the largest tsunami simulations ever staged. Disaster management officials from Australia, Bangladesh, … disaster mortality, the numbers of people affected, economic losses and damage to critical infrastructure. It … disaster mortality, the numbers of people affected, economic losses and damage to critical infrastructure. It …
… lessons of Japan’s 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, the world’s deadliest catastrophe in a decade, and … down the number of people affected and to curb growing economic losses, and also calls for the widest-possible … down the number of people affected and to curb growing economic losses, and also calls for the widest-possible …
… leading the exercise on behalf of the Division of Risk and Disaster Management (DRDM). DRDM is trying to convince … was among the countries most affected in terms of economic losses which came to over US$10 billion across the … was among the countries most affected in terms of economic losses which came to over US$10 billion across the …
… its debut on the international calendar this November, and disaster experts from around the Indian Ocean have been given … be felt across the globe in terms of both loss of life and economic losses. Focus on tsunami risk will help to spur … be felt across the globe in terms of both loss of life and economic losses. Focus on tsunami risk will help to spur …
… from dozens of other nations, making it the worst single disaster affecting such a swathe of the globe. Some 125,000 … 1.7 million fled the disaster area. The tsunami was a huge economic blow, with damage estimated US$9.9 billion. “Lives … 1.7 million fled the disaster area. The tsunami was a huge economic blow, with damage estimated US$9.9 billion. “Lives …
… 11 March 2016, TOKYO – The head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), Mr. Robert Glasser, today … of the UN Secretary-General and those of the worldwide disaster risk reduction community to the bereaved and those … combination of man-made and natural hazards. This disaster has profoundly shaped our understanding of disaster …