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Displaying 15 of about 21 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 2011 – The new Government of Myanmar intends to adopt the disaster risk reduction plan that was drawn up after Cyclone … with the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström. Wahlström who heads UNISDR, the UN office responsible for disaster reduction, said today on her return from a four-day …
… intended for people who have an interest in and practice disaster risk management and sustainable development. Natural … People are threatened by hazards because of their social, economic and environmental vulnerability, which must be taken … People are threatened by hazards because of their social, economic and environmental vulnerability, which must be taken …
… programme of the third session of the Global Platform on disaster risk reduction, which main theme, 'Invest today for … topics: (A) reconstruction and recovery; (B) economics of disaster risk reduction; and (C) alliances with climate … for Action; (iii) the 2011 Global Assessment Report on disaster risk reduction; and (iv) the 2010 publication …
… GENEVA, 5 March 2012 - The UN Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, and HE Yoichi … have seen a significant improvement in the political and economic commitment to reducing risk and increasing … have seen a significant improvement in the political and economic commitment to reducing risk and increasing …
… A/CONF.172/9: The report of the World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction, held in Yokohama, Japan 23-27 May 1994 … Strategy for a Safer World: Guidelines for Natural Disaster Prevention, Preparedness and Mitigation, the … The report of the World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction, held in Yokohama, Japan 23-27 May 1994 …
… with the aim of promoting a better understanding of disaster risk reduction (DRR), and the development of an … (IMU) of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) secretariat that has been … with the aim of promoting a better understanding of disaster risk reduction (DRR), and the development of an …
… 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 …
… 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 … that will substantially reduce disaster mortality and economic losses," said UNISDR’s head Margareta Wahlström, …
… 5 October 2012 - On 13 October, the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) will be an occasion to pay tribute … annually by disasters. The majority are women and girls. Economic losses which affect women and girls … disproportionately are also on the rise. A new record for economic losses was set last year of $380 billion. UNISDR's …
… CEBU, 26 November 2013 – Disaster risk reduction is emerging as central to the … as all the roofs of the buildings have been blown away. Economic losses are huge and we are still assessing the … as all the roofs of the buildings have been blown away. Economic losses are huge and we are still assessing the …