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Displaying 30 of about 169 results… In 2016 the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) commissioned the development … indirect impacts of disaster – such as physical, social, economic, environmental and institutional. They would also … and losses of life, livelihoods and health, and losses of economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental assets …
… 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 …
… Arab region to adopt an overarching National Strategy for Disaster Risk Management that balances corrective, … significant ongoing challenges. The head of Lebanon’s Disaster Risk Management Unit, Ms Nathalie Zaarour, said the … progress has been made towards a National Strategy for Disaster Risk Management that seeks to strengthen risk …
… 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 …
… of a study UNDRR conducted on disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction (DiDRR) policies and practices in … practices in including persons with disabilities in disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the region. It drew on data … Sudan. Issue Brief Including Persons with Disabilities in Disaster Risk Reduction in Africa Overview Persons with …
… The Women's International Network on Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR) is a professional network to support women working in disaster risk reduction, in all their diversity. The overall … leadership and enhance their role in decision-making in disaster risk reduction in Asia-Pacific. This booklet aims to …
… The 2011 Pacific Regional International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) event was celebrated in Suva, Fiji, … stakeholders and partners who are working in the fields of disaster risk reduction, climate change, children and youth … from Fiji received their Certificates of Commitment to Disaster Resilience by the UNISDR Sub-Regional Office for …
… The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for Asia and … in DRR 21 Global SEM Advisory Group Member 22 UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific … despite these remarkable achievements, challenges remain. Economic losses continue to rise, exacerbated by an …
… GENEVA, 7 October - UN Disaster Risk Reduction Chief, Margareta Wahlström, met today … to be safe, resilient and able to respond to any type of disaster. We want to take ownership of disaster risk reduction and to empower our people to be able …
… for invigorating their country’s national platform for disaster risk reduction (DRR) or participating in it. It is … for invigorating their country’s national platform for disaster risk reduction (DRR) or participating in it. It is …
… The 2013 International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) recognizes the critical role of … for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), with support from the … Thomas Gass, Assistant Secretary-General, UN Department of Economic & Social Affairs Moderator Margareta Wahlström, …
… 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 …
… the participants of the 4th Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), including governments, … build the resilience of African communities and nations to disaster risk and adapt to a changing climate, in agreement … in implementing the Africa Regional Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction and its Extended Programme of Action …