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5 April 2023, The United Cities and Local Governments Middle East and West Asia Section (UCLG-MEWA) organized a webinar on the critical role of local governments in disaster management. The webinar was conducted in English, Turkish, and Arabic and featured prominent speakers, who shared their valuable insights and experiences on disaster management, mit…
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31 October 2022 - 01 November 2022
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Event Date, Time & Venue   Date: 31 October - 01 November 2022 Time: 14:00-18:00 hrs.  Venue: Hybrid - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and Zoom.   Organizers   National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mongolia  UNDRR Office for Northeast Asia (ONEA) and Global Education and Training Institute (GETI) Making Cities Resil…
Webinar Recording     Course Description   One of the key gaps of local governments in accessing financial resources for implementation of disaster and climate resilience actions is the lack of capacity in preparing bankable projects.  This one-hour training aims to provide foundational knowledge on project preparation. It wil…
ReGISTer HERE  Time November 24 - 9:00 a.m. (Panama Time) November 25 - 9:00 a.m. (Panama Time) Recordings Day 1 Day 2 About The Directorate General for Civil Protection and European Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) has been supporting the Latin American and Caribbean region since 1994 in fulfilment of its humanitarian mandate to pres…
Register Here Time 15:30 - 17:00 CEST About On the occasion of the International Day of Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR), the UNDRR Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism (SEM) is hosting a virtual webinar to showcase different stakeholders’ perspectives, exchange knowledge and best practices, as well as hone into key policy messages relating to the Sendai…
Webinar Recording Day 1 Day 2   Event Objective This three days virtual/online training workshop is to assist city and local governments in building greater resilience to climate and disaster risks through integrating climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction into wider city development plans and strategies.   Event Desc…
Check against delivery Remarks by Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments 27 April 2022 Ladies and Gentlemen, Local and regional governments are the UN’s valued partners. In this partnership, global norms and agenda-setting meet local challenges…
This contributing paper takes a look at a new risk prevention and mitigation approach in Funchal, Madeira Island, allowing residents and school community from susceptible areas to build a collective response to emergency situations in matters of prevention and intervention. The Civil Protection Units project offers training sessions throu…
From the onset of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic to its global spread, the crisis has had negative impacts on individuals, communities, and societies, particularly on the most vulnerable people in the Global South. As a result, subnational governments in provinces, cities, districts, and communities find themselves on the front line of copi…
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean (UNDRR-ROAMC) invite MCR2030 Local governments and participating entities to share good practices and lessons learned on local governments engagement and Collaboration with their local communities for disaster risk red…
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During the 'VII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean’ that took place between November 1st to 4th, 2021, MCR2030 led the session "Making cities resilient: the urban challenge". The session addressed risk from a comprehensive and systemic approach, emphasizing one the one hand the need to integrate knowledge and…
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When Aboua Chantal looks down upon the homes built on her ancestral lands in the suburb of Melen, her main concern is how she can safeguard the local residents when the next rains come. Situated in the lowlands of Yaoundé, the capital city of Cameroon, Melen is an informal settlement where hundreds of families are living illegally.…
Webinar Recording   Overview Tsunamis pose a massive threat to lives, livelihoods, homes, businesses and a community’s overall economic, social, and environmental wellbeing and resilience. While rare, when they do occur, tsunamis are the deadliest of all hazards. Over the past 100 years, 58 tsunamis have claimed more than 260,000 lives. This…
  Register HERE! Date & Time   Date: 8 September 2021 (Wed) Time: 11:00 New Delhi | 12:30 Bangkok/Jakarta | 13:30 Manila/Beijing | 14:30 Incheon Duration: 90 minutes Language: English   Background   Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) is a unique cross-stakeholder initiative offering a 3-stage re…
Event Description   Urban safety is a fundamental value that supports citizens’ lives and urban competitiveness. During recent natural and social disasters, including the COVID-19 pandemic, strengthening urban resilience has emerged as a critical policy task. Global environmental transitions such as climate change and various economic and social…

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