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Displaying 8 of about 8 resultsGENEVA, 28 April 2016 - One of the world’s most ambitious low-cost housing reconstruction programmes ever to be undertaken in a seismic zone is due to get underway this week following first anniversary of the 25 April Nepal earthquake.
Nepal’s new Reconstruction Authority and its partners are embarking on a programme to provide over 500,000 low-c…
UNDP, UNISDR and the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) are organizing the First Regional Conference on DRR Challenges and Progress in the Arab Region – including HFA implementation and post 2015 Agenda – with a thematic focus on Urban Disaster Risk Management. The conference will be held on 19-21 March 2013 in Aqaba, Jordan. The Conference will be hos…
The Government of Jamaica, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) - Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) are pleased to announce that the VII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean will be held next year in 2021.…
NEW YORK, 27 May 2016 – Indigenous peoples have spotlighted the need to take their concerns into account when it comes to reducing disaster risk, notably for members of their communities with disabilities.
The devastating wildfires in Canada and the earthquakes that have shaken Ecuador are just the latest reminders of how hazards affect indigenous peop…
GENEVA, 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…
A declaration by the Mayors and Local Government representatives together with National Government Officials emphasizing the importance of reducing disaster risk in Arab cities, in which the participants of the First Arab conference for disaster risk reduction recognize the vulnerability Arab cities and towns to disasters such as earthquakes, volcanoes,…
Date: February 24, 2021
Time: 11:00 am (EST)
Plataform: Zoom. Registration link: https://undrr.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcsduGppzsjE9BmlsQJiD1PGX9xTvp69UmE
Event available in English and Spanish
In the Americas and the Caribbean, sustainable development is linked to the development of their cities. In an urban region, cities are the scena…
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…