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Displaying 15 of about 86 results… the hypothesis that a successful post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction (DRR) needs to better address … it considers three challenges: (i) tackling exposure, economic losses and future risks through land use, urban and … it considers three challenges: (i) tackling exposure, economic losses and future risks through land use, urban and …
… to mark the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), a United Nations initiative to … the IDNDR initiative, bringing issues concerning natural disaster management to a wider audience. … This book was … to mark the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), a United Nations initiative to …
… 1999, the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) is the designated focal point in … Nations and regional organizations and activities in socio-economic and humanitarian fields. Led by the United Nations … substantial reduction of losses, in lives and socio-economic assets of communities and countries. Governance of …
… directional path for mainstreaming indigenous knowledge in disaster risk reduction by national authorities and ministries of disaster management and education, institutions of higher education in disaster management, and international and national NGOs in …
… 1 December 2011 - Feng Min Kan, a Senior Advisor at the UN disaster risk reduction office (UNISDR) admits that not a lot … with HIV can either lose or run out of treatment during a disaster. And we should all be quite aware what interruptions … vulnerable populations they must be protected,” urges UN Disaster Risk Reduction Chief, Margareta Wahlström. “Today we …
… stoked by climate change, the head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction said today. Speaking on World … and reducing both numbers of people affected and economic losses, by encouraging investment in measures which … in disaster deaths, the number of affected people and economic losses, plus damage to critical infrastructure and …
… 13-15 February for the Fourth Africa Regional Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction (ARP) to address the challenges of … world. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is projecting economic growth of 5.25% for sub-Saharan Africa in 2013, a … world. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is projecting economic growth of 5.25% for sub-Saharan Africa in 2013, a …
… implementation of the international blueprint for disaster risk reduction agreed by all UN member States seven … deaths, 4.4 billion people affected and $2 trillion in economic losses from disasters since the 1992 Rio Earth … deaths, 4.4 billion people affected and $2 trillion in economic losses from disasters since the 1992 Rio Earth …
… The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 outlines seven clear … and losses in lives, livelihoods and health and in the economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental assets … the loss of life or injury, property damage, social and economic disruption or environmental degradation. Hazards can …
… Officials emphasizing the importance of reducing disaster risk in Arab cities, in which the participants of … including infrastructure, environment, energy and socio-economic development, in order to to increase resilience to … including infrastructure, environment, energy and socio-economic development, in order to to increase resilience to …
… : The Report is the first biennial global assessment of disaster risk reduction prepared in the context of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR). The ISDR, launched in 2000, … provides a framework to coordinate actions to address disaster risks at the local, national, regional and …
… Geneva in May to discuss a new global framework to reduce disaster risk. Some 3,000 people are expected to attend this … the lives of 2.7 billion and caused over $1.3 trillion in economic losses. UNISDR Chief Margareta Wahlström, who is … in concrete efforts to turn back the tide of rising economic losses and fewer lives are being lost in major …
… cannot be sustainable if it does not incorporate disaster risk reduction was a key message by Member States … yesterday as the UN General Assembly's Second Committee (Economic and Financial Committee) began its two-day meeting … be faced holistically across multiple spheres -- social, economic and environmental. The representative of Thailand, a …
… (IFRC) and the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) will host a side event at the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness titled “Building Disaster Resilience for Aid Effectiveness” on 30 November … model and some of the key initiatives such as OpenDRI and Disaster Aid Tracking (DAT) in the World Bank’s atrium. About …
… and continued occurrence of disasters, the culture of disaster response is dominant for reducing risks in the Arab region. Although there is great interest in disaster response, it is not the systematic approach to deal … 1. That cooperation with the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) and the follow-up on the …