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Displaying 45 of about 109 results… 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 …
… Strategic National Action Plan (SNAP) that integrates Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA). The Disaster Management Centre Maldives has welcomed what is … Maldives and the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR). SNAP is guided by both the Hyogo …
… at the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction held in Geneva, Switzerland from 8-13 … at the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction held in Geneva, Switzerland from 8-13 …
… relevant national and local departments to enact a law on disaster risk prevention and reduction, clearly defining the … Risk Reduction (GAR11) highlights the political and economic imperative to reduce disaster risks, and the … Risk Reduction (GAR11) highlights the political and economic imperative to reduce disaster risks, and the …
… This report analyses disaster risks for South Eastern Europe at both the country and sub-regional levels, emphasizing transboundary disaster risks and their effects. Risk assessments for all … The report was developed by the South Eastern Europe Disaster Risk Mitigation and Adaptation Initiative …
… event that caught the world off guard. The World Economic Forum’s 2020 Global Risks Report, for example, did … such disasters. Key among them is the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 , which includes biological … prevention of COVID-19 and the mitigation of its social-economic impacts, according to Ms. Bazarragchaa Duudgai, a …
… 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 …
… Session III The Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction of the Americas is the ultimate … academic institutions, private sector, donors and media on Disaster Risk Reduction. It is a participative space for … y nacionales. … Session III The Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction of the Americas is the ultimate …
… among population dynamics, urbanization processes and disaster risk reduction. Amongst the main findings are that … climate change adaptation strategies and considering disaster risk management. This report responds to growing … of Population Dynamics, Climate Change, Urbanization and Disaster Risk Reduction who provided feedback for this …
… - Margareta Wahlström, the UN Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, today said that the economic losses inflicted on the US and Caribbean island … it will contribute significantly to the upward trend in economic losses from disasters which requires political …
… 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, …
… example in the lead-up to the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, in 2015. The Head of the UN Office … management,” she said. Ms Wahlström said that reducing economic losses from disasters remains a significant … challenge: “The world is getting richer and the economic impact of disasters is getting more severe in terms …
… 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 …
… change responses, better known as the Climate Green Fund, disaster risk reduction and the sustainability of livelihoods … for sustainable development of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), which were echoed by … Catastrophes wipe out years of long and hard earned socio-economic as well as environmental dividends,” he said …
… the second year in a row. According to Keo Vy, a Cambodian disaster official, "The damage is very serious this year. It … and Myanmar next month, is concerned about the increasing economic impacts of floods in the Asia region and their long … are finding it difficult to make both political and economic decisions to prioritize investment in disaster risk …