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This report documents the proceedings from a three-day global meeting on the topic 'Rethinking Capacity Development for Disaster Risk Reduction: Action 2005-2015'. The report effectively chronicles the Future Search methodology and process that was utilised to structure the meeting's discussions. The report effectively captures the rich dialogue that pr…
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This issue includes: Editorial - Voices & Ideas: - Chosica: Prevention Bears Fruit - Crisis or Mitigation?: The role of relationships between institutions and communities in disaster recovery assistance - Contingency plans for coping with disasters: A need that cannot be postponed - Agents of Change: The Role of Children and Youth in Disaster -…
This study aims to review the progress made and challenges faced in the process of establishing National Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Asia Pacific region, and draws conclusions and recommendations for future action. The achievements, challenges and alternatives that emerge from the study point to the viability of National Platforms, eit…
This review aims at developing a common action plan that would facilitate public-private partnerships (PPP) for disaster risk reduction (DRR) in East Asia, based on an evaluation of PPP case studies and consultations with stakeholders. Its outputs include: (i) a report of the current state of PPPs for DRR in East Asia including a list of companies and…
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, Second Session, Geneva, Switzerland, 16-19 June 2009: This document gathers the proceedings of the second session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, which provided an opportunity to share disaster risk reduction experiences and lessons learned, to review progress and challenges as well as t…
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This brochure seeks to promote disaster resilience in schools and through schools as part of the World Campaign focusing on promoting the safety of school buildings and the mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction (DRR) into school curricula or at least school activities, which is in its second year. The International Day for Disaster Reduction aims to…
This summary provides the Chair’s assessment of the main thrusts of the deliberations at the second session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, which was attended by 152 Governments, 137 organizations, and 1688 participants in total. A draft of the summary was discussed in the final informal plenary and thereafter a revised draft was mad…
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UNISDR Africa educational series, vol. 2, issue 4 This booklet seeks to raise awareness among decision makers and community leaders in Africa on the importance of good governance in disaster risk reduction.
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UNISDR Africa educational series, vol. 2, issue 5 The booklet is intended for community leaders in Africa. It describes the causes and consequences of poverty in Africa and the links between poverty alleviation and disaster risk reduction.
Global facility for disaster reduction and recovery annual report 2008: This report addresses the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)'s activities in mainstreaming disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in development for 2008. It features how GFDRR increased its strategic partnerships with organizations in Africa…
Delnet special supplement This issue includes: - Editorial - Global ISDR - Disasters in the Region - Contributions - Partners in Action - Education - Legislation - Delnet supplement - Multimedia
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DHAKA, 16 December 2019 - A new record for evacuations was set in Bangladesh a month ago when the government Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP) evacuated 2.1 million people before Cyclone Bulbul made landfall on the Sundarbans coast. The storm highlights why the CPP is planning to expand its geographical coverage and grow from 56,000 volunteers…
26 November 2019, Incheon – Ten officials from Kampala Capital City Authority’s (KCCA) various departments recently visited Incheon Metropolitan City to learn more from the city’s experience on disaster risk reduction and climate change policies and good practices. Consolate Nakyagaba said, “Kampala joined the Making Cities Resilient Campaign in 2011 k…
ISTANBUL, Turkey, 28 March 2017 – A European conference today set out the continent’s stance for the looming 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, underscoring the need to rein in the impacts of natural and human-induced hazards. The European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction issued its 17-point Istanbul Outcomes at the end of its meeting i…
ASUNCIÓN, 20 January 2017 – More than 34 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean still suffer from hunger, but the region is boosting its ability to make agriculture sustainable and ensure food security by curbing disaster risk. The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have worked…

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