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Displaying 15 of about 103 results… city of Makati is striving for a comprehensive disaster risk management plan that strengthens the resilience … linked with the national and international frameworks for disaster risk reduction,” said Ms Liza Velle Ramos, the Acting Head of Research and Planning of Makati’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office. The challenge, …
… 30 September 2013, GENEVA – Based on current disaster trends and economic values, the world is looking at a minimum cost in … nor acceptable. “Increasing exposure of people and economic assets has been the major cause of the sharp rise in …
… to mark the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), a United Nations initiative to … the IDNDR initiative, bringing issues concerning natural disaster management to a wider audience. … This book was … to mark the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), a United Nations initiative to …
… recommendations for a new UN global agreement on reducing disaster risk, recognizing that most disasters in Africa are … by the Federal Republic of Nigeria with support from the Economic Community for West African States and the UN Office … by the Federal Republic of Nigeria with support from the Economic Community for West African States and the UN Office …
… around the world commemorate the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR). The date has been designated by … due to disasters. The IDDR is part of the biennial World Disaster Reduction Campaign. Since 2006, the IDDR has been observed jointly with the ASEAN Day for Disaster Management (ADDM) through partnership between the …
… directional path for mainstreaming indigenous knowledge in disaster risk reduction by national authorities and ministries of disaster management and education, institutions of higher education in disaster management, and international and national NGOs in …
… the 375 bunkhouses which are expected to be built in the disaster zone between now and Christmas. In short, it’s a familiar scenario identified by schoolchildren from disaster zones around the world who drew up the Children’s Charter for Disaster Risk Reduction two years ago. On the other side of …
… more with vulnerable communities and to empower local disaster managers in their efforts to address various … the risk that their communities face, including from economic, geographic, anthropological, and climate change … the risk that their communities face, including from economic, geographic, anthropological, and climate change …
… 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 …
… The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 outlines seven clear … and losses in lives, livelihoods and health and in the economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental assets … the loss of life or injury, property damage, social and economic disruption or environmental degradation. Hazards can …
… Following the adoption of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 last March 2015, and … to overcome disaster, health, food, environmental and economic insecurities, and thus enhance human security of the … to overcome disaster, health, food, environmental and economic insecurities, and thus enhance human security of the …
… The 13th of October is the International Day for Disaster Reduction. To mark the Day which also coincides with … the Tenth anniversary of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), the UNISDR secretariat will call … role of all partners in advancing efforts towards reducing disaster risk through implementation of the Hyogo Framework …
… 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 …
… 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 …