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Displaying 5 of about 5 results2009 Sasakawa award call for nominations now open
Nominations are now open for the 2009 Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction. Nominees should be individuals and institutions from around the world who have contributed to building the resilience of nations and communities to natural hazards through innovative practices and outstanding initiatives. Nomin…
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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 reduce associated environmental, human, economic and social losses. A range of United Nations organizations and internati…
The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) is coordinating a region-wide photography contest on the theme of “Hospitals Safe from Disasters” together with a meeting with university students and a national public awareness campaign on "Safe Hospitals."
An International Conference on Disaster risk management organized by EC…
This event will be hosted by the UK Health Protection Agency in collaboration with WHO and UNISDR. The event will include keynote speeches from influential figures involved in international and national efforts to reduce local and national disaster risks and other emergencies. Several key initiatives will be launched, including the announcement of a The…
The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), together with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), will hold an awards ceremony and exhibition for a regional drawing competition entitled "Safe Hospitals – Hospitals i…