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Displaying 60 of about 103 results… region’s highest forum for reviewing progress on reducing disaster losses in Latin America and the Caribbean in July … damage to critical infrastructure and significant economic losses especially for small island developing … and the Caribbean accounts for 53% of reported global economic losses in the last 20 years as a result of …
… 22 February 2016, GENEVA – The head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mr. Robert Glasser, today extended … in this trend. Fiji will have suffered significant economic losses and will need international support to build … in this trend. Fiji will have suffered significant economic losses and will need international support to build …
… 2019 – The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mami Mizutori, today called for … poverty in low- and middle-income countries by reducing economic losses. “Already this year, we have seen huge loss … poverty in low- and middle-income countries by reducing economic losses. “Already this year, we have seen huge loss …
… risk, created by a complex interaction of political, economic, socio-cultural, and physical or technical factors. … fires are still relatively invisible and neglected in disaster management policy and practice. This neglect is due … risk, created by a complex interaction of political, economic, socio-cultural, and physical or technical factors. …
… people with disabilities are part of its efforts to tackle disaster risk, an inclusive approach that reflects the goals … world tries to rein in the number of lives lost and the economic damage inflicted by both natural and man-made … world tries to rein in the number of lives lost and the economic damage inflicted by both natural and man-made …
… Children are the most vulnerable to injury and death in disaster-prone areas. UNISDR Chief, Margareta Wahlström, … creative individuals, it loses the social, cultural and economic contributions they could have made." The report … creative individuals, it loses the social, cultural and economic contributions they could have made." The report …
… change experts have warned of a massive increase in human, economic and material losses in these countries if risk … was issued by representatives from some of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, including Cuba, Haiti, … change experts have warned of a massive increase in human, economic and material losses in these countries if risk …
… of an increasingly urban population, including from the disaster risk reduction perspective. The Summit, which … Risk Reduction (UNISDR), will be speaking about the new economic, social and environmental challenges, such as … Risk Reduction (UNISDR), will be speaking about the new economic, social and environmental challenges, such as …
… the potential to cause enormous loss of life and large economic losses including damage to critical infrastructure … lives, the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, noted that the disaster “helped shape the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk … the potential to cause enormous loss of life and large economic losses including damage to critical infrastructure …
… by France in March at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Japanese city of Sendai. … World Conference and which aims to rein in mortality and economic losses caused by natural and man-made hazards. … World Conference and which aims to rein in mortality and economic losses caused by natural and man-made hazards. …
… two weeks’ time in Mexico for the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction. The 50-year-old Reppi dump in the … 2030. Disasters continue to erode developmental gains from economic growth in Africa, especially in urban settings. An … 2030. Disasters continue to erode developmental gains from economic growth in Africa, especially in urban settings. An …
… cost more than 260,000 lives. The average toll, 4,600 per disaster, surpasses any other natural hazard. “Tsunamis are … reducing lives lost, numbers of people affected, and economic damage from natural and human-induced hazards. The … reducing lives lost, numbers of people affected, and economic damage from natural and human-induced hazards. The …
… and technology was made clear in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. The 15-year blueprint was adopted by … reducing lives lost, numbers of people affected, and economic damage from natural and human-induced hazards. The … reducing lives lost, numbers of people affected, and economic damage from natural and human-induced hazards. The …
… affected the entire eastern seaboard, causing an alarming economic bill of up to $50 billion. New York City was one of … said Elina Palm from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) in New York. “We are seeing … affected the entire eastern seaboard, causing an alarming economic bill of up to $50 billion. New York City was one of …
… regularly produce the largest loss of life and largest economic losses of any natural hazard.” Since the primary … Mario Monti to return early from a NATO summit in Chicago. Economic losses included the destruction of a ceramics … regularly produce the largest loss of life and largest economic losses of any natural hazard.” Since the primary …