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Displaying 105 of about 292 resultsGENEVA, 3 March 2016 – Australia could see its annual disaster bill rise nearly fourfold by 2050, with the cost of social impacts such as stress-related illness playing a significant role, two reports commissioned by the Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience and Safer Communities warn.
Issued just two weeks before the first anniversary…
TBILISI, 11 November 2015 – Officials from Central Asia and the South Caucasus have come together to craft a roadmap to make the region’s cities more resilient by implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Drawing delegates from host country Georgia and Caucasus neighbour Armenia, as well as Central Asian states Kazakhstan and Kyrgy…
More people live in urban areas than in rural areas today, and the proportion is expected to be over two-third by 2050. Urbanisation mirrors economic growth, but rapid and unplanned urbanisation and environmental degradation act as key risk drivers leading to a growing spate of disasters in cities. Climate change will further amplify risk and exacerbate…
Brazil is gearing up to take center stage as the next president of the G20, starting on 1 December. In a context of complex global challenges, Brazil has announced its commitment to prioritizing during its presidency, the fight against inequality and poverty, key drivers of disaster risk. This vision is driven by the profound understanding that addressi…
The report finds that the Sendai Framework has fostered a more systematic approach to resilient infrastructure and a stronger focus on long-term collaboration. Recognizing the countless efforts to build resilient infrastructure in the past and at present, this report captures high-level trends in making Pacific Island countries’ infrastructure resilient…
Chennai, 24 July, 2023: Resilient infrastructure is essential for sustainable development, climate change adaptation, and economic growth in all countries. Only by ensuring that infrastructure systems are resilient to current and emerging disaster and climate change risks can countries ensure the safety of communities and the continuation of the vital s…
As Caribbean countries brace for the potential impact of the ongoing Atlantic Hurricane Season, key institutions involved in securing Trinidad and Tobago’s disaster preparedness and infrastructure resilience have begun the process of implementing the UNDRR’s Principles for Resilient Infrastructure.The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (U…
Result of ServiceInception report with detailed workplan and methodology proposed for the deliverables.Stress testing of critical infrastructure in Ghana is conducted with relevant national stakeholders.Implementation plan for the Principles for Resilient Infrastructure in Ghana provided.Policy and investment recommendations are developed and communicat…
28 November 2022, The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) introduced the Real Estate Resilience Tool, which provides guidance to owners, investors, and developers to facilitate the shift from disaster risk management to disaster risk reduction.
UNDRR and FIABCI signed a global…
“Failing to plan is planning to fail.”
Popular American adage
As the switches clicked off one by one, transformers went down, and power went out. At 1:25 am on 15 February 2021, Texas’ independent energy grid, the envy of many, was shutting down in rolling blackouts to prevent total system collapse. The consequences from Winter Storms Shirley and Uri…
GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (MECYS) will be hosting the Third Caribbean Safe School Initiative (CSSI) Ministerial Forum from June 28 – 30, 2022.
This event was originally planned for 2021, but due to developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic, it had to be postponed, but in its place, a virtu…
This contributing paper discusses the relevance of the methods and case studies in informing global, national and local policymakers and decision-makers who are involved in understanding climate risks and adaptation needs for infrastructures. Investments into infrastructures of energy, transport, water, telecoms, and waste are key to meeting severa…
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The Critical Asset Management System (CAMS) is a collaborative, open-source, and data-centric tool that helps cities to identify their critical assets and the cascading failure chains should one of them fail.
Climate change is increasing the risk of extreme weather events a…
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As the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 approaches its midpoint, the United Nations General Assembly has mandated a midterm review of its implementation, with specific reference made to assessing progress toward its core provision to “build back better”. The global pandemic, climate change, and s…
Opening Remarks
SDG Summit Side-Event
Resilient Infrastructure:
Key to the Success of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
25 September 2019, 13.15 - 14.30
Conference Room A, United Nations, New York
Delivered By:
Mami Mizutori
Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk
Reduction and…