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Displaying 90 of about 109 results… to a local leader who has been a long-time champion for disaster risk reduction. The former Mayor of San Francisco, … of work to strengthen community preparedness and reduce disaster risk prevented a catastrophe for the residents of … officially recognized as a role model by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) in a highly hazard-prone …
… a new “Safe Schools” campaign with the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) even as the country … awareness and build social demand for safety checks, disaster preparedness, and school education on disaster risk reduction. Ms. Wahlström said: “The Philippines …
… disasters. This is pointed out in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015- 2030), which explicitly calls … can help restore trust in the state and reaffirm crucial economic and social rights. The crisis is set to generate a … and displaced who need to be included in both response and economic mitigation measures being put in place across Asia …
… Philippines is the first step of what the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) intends will be formalized … as a global initiative at the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, in Japan, in March 2015. At the … the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction Ms Margareta Wahlström agreed that …
… and elderly people were among the most affected during a disaster," observes Jerry Velasquez, who heads the UNISDR … specific vulnerabilities of these two groups into all the disaster management processes if we are going to … elderly people remain a priority for all the experts and disaster managers who are working on reducing the impact of …
… CRED (2016) reports that in terms of loss of lives per disaster, low-income countries experienced the highest rate of mortality, where on average, 327 people died per disaster in the past 20 years. This is approximately five … disasters, having been considered the fourth most disaster-prone country by UNDRR's Mortality Risk Index in …
… Cuba and we are working very closely with communities and disaster managers to help vulnerable people to better … are, where they live and [how] to assist them if a disaster is happening. “We have done many drills and managed … Colombia, attending the sixth Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction and he is very proud to share and …
… "the limited investment in building resilience and disaster risk reduction (DRR), despite rhetoric to the … . Central American Presidents approved an Integrated Disaster Risk Management Policy thanks to the work of the … government invited NGOs to help draft the National Disaster Management Law. The Bangladesh Disaster Management …
… 2013 - Community voices from around the world today urged disaster management and climate change adaptation … and scientific advances in climate change adaptation and disaster management, participants in this Global Platform … Alex Byarugaba, said that climate change adaptation and disaster risk practitioners should build on the ancestral …
… upgraded they will collapse in any repetition of the 1934 disaster. Other major progress is that 82 sites have been … sites with water. The country may still lack a National Disaster Management Agency but 71 of Nepal's 75 districts have now finalized disaster preparedness and response plans. Robert Piper, the …
… Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA), the global agreement on disaster risk reduction. The 4th European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction (EFDRR) heard that Finland is aiming … of advances in governance and accountability of disaster management. They agreed to consolidate Europe’s …
… GENEVA, 23 May 2013 - The three-day 4th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, attended by a record 3,500 people … to develop a successor to the existing global agreement on disaster risk reduction, the Hyogo Framework for Action or … that it would be hosting the 2015 World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. Parliamentary Secretary, Mr. …
… GENEVA, 7 November 2013 – The Philippines’ comprehensive disaster risk management strategy has swung into action as … casualty goal, which lies at the heart of the country’s disaster planning. A series of risk management and … and Mimaropa are all on ‘blue alert’, with half of disaster management and civil defence personnel already at …
… for launch at the third Session of Global Platform for Disaster Reduction (GPDR) and it is the latest in a series of … book presents a selection of examples and experiences of disaster reduction that responds to the need for identifying … it contributes to the comprehensive range of literature on disaster risk reduction. … This book was published for launch …
… Nations last week. The answer, simply put, is because disaster prevention measures are designed and implemented in … is much higher than any other group in the event of a disaster,’’ said the Chief of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), Ms Margareta Wahlström, …