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Displaying 15 of about 22 results… 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 …
… 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 …
… Disaster risks are growing more intense, complex, and … extreme events, in the midst of increasingly complex socio-economic dynamics fuelled by growing inequalities, call for a … and losses in lives, livelihoods, and, health and in the economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental assets …
… BANGKOK, 19 November 2019 - In the face of growing disaster losses and risk in the Asia-Pacific region, government disaster risk management agencies, international … of disasters. On 12 and 13 November, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the Government of …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… activities that follow the 'Ten Essentials' of the World Disaster Reduction Campaign 'Making Cities Resilient: My City … for government officials and school children on urban disaster risk reduction. The action plan will be implemented in coordination with the Ministry of Disaster Management and the Ministry of Local Government & …
… 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 …
… in which the participants of the Regional platform for disaster risk reduction in the Americas acknowledge the work … context of policies surrounding sustainable development, economic incentives and financial instruments; and (iii) … context of policies surrounding sustainable development, economic incentives and financial instruments; and (iii) …
… NADI, FIJI, 11 July 2013 - The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) today praised the Pacific … with wide ranging impacts that compound existing critical economic, environmental and social issues are huge … with wide ranging impacts that compound existing critical economic, environmental and social issues are huge …
… of innovative approaches to integrated climate change and disaster risk reduction action across the region. Ministers … In the Cook Islands, the Ministry for Finance and Economic Management, led by the Hon. Mr Mark Brown, is … In the Cook Islands, the Ministry for Finance and Economic Management, led by the Hon. Mr Mark Brown, is …
… Philippines as a global leader in enacting legislation on disaster risk reduction but finds this is undermined by poor … codes and poor land use planning at the local level. "Disaster-induced internal displacement in the Philippines" … (IDMC) of the Norwegian Refugee Council states that the disaster which claimed over 1,500 lives and displaced 430,000 …