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Displaying 8 of about 8 resultsGENEVA, 18 August 2015 – UNISDR has added new momentum to the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, a 15-year international plan to curb deaths and economic damage caused by natural and man-made hazards.
The 'Words into Action' process, launched today, will gather experts from around the globe to shape by the end of 2016 a…
MAR 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…
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 outlines seven clear targets and four priorities for action to prevent new and reduce existing disaster risks: (i) Understanding disaster risk; (ii) Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk; (iii) Investing in disaster reduction for resilience and; (iv) Enhancing disaster p…
BANGKOK, 12 June 2015 – India’s deadly heatwave shows that countries need to switch from disaster management to managing the risks, in line with the new Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, according to one of the country’s leading experts on development.
“The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction cannot be implemented in Asia without a…
These easy look-up charts outline the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.
The full chart outlines its scope and purpose, expected outcomes, goal, 7 targets, 4 priorities for action with supporting rationale, and 13 guiding principles.
The simplified chart outlines its scope and purpose, expected outcomes, goal, 7 targets, and lis…
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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 outlines seven clear targets and four priorities for action to prevent new and reduce existing disaster risks: (i) Understanding disaster risk; (ii) Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk; (iii) Investing in disaster reduction…
SENDAI, 16 March 2015 – Granting property rights to slum dwellers is a key tool for reducing the risk of disasters striking such communities, Egypt’s Minister of State for Urban Renewal and Informal Settlements Laila Rashed Iskandar said today.
“About half of the population of Egypt lives in informal settlements. Some of them are in habitable situation…
NEW YORK, 29 September2015 - Plans to bring early warning systems to some of the world’s poorest countries and thereby curb the risk of disasters have cleared a new milestone, thanks to a French-spurred initiative unveiled at the United Nations today.
“The goal is that by 2020, all of the most vulnerable countries are equipped with such a system,” said…