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Webinar Recording Day 1 Day 2   Event Objective This three days virtual/online training workshop is to assist city and local governments in building greater resilience to climate and disaster risks through integrating climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction into wider city development plans and strategies.   Event Desc…
This contributing paper aims to ascertain whether two designated sustainable pathways for economic development enable or constrain effective response to climate-related disaster risks. The study identifies the processes and outcomes of economic development that have changed the capacity of local community for managing the increasing risks of typhoon and…
This contributing paper presents a mapping tool that connects the seven World Meteorological Organization (WMO) state of the climate indicators to climate change impacts and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Although there is emerging scientific literature on climate change, risk and policy action, the interdisciplinary nature of…
From the onset of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic to its global spread, the crisis has had negative impacts on individuals, communities, and societies, particularly on the most vulnerable people in the Global South. As a result, subnational governments in provinces, cities, districts, and communities find themselves on the front line of copi…
Predictive models have great potential for forecasting population displacements from climatic and other disasters. But disaster displacement risk assessment approaches often use probabilistic models and big data analysis to make global-level predictions, which have limited utility for planning and delivering local interventions that address vulnera…
Young people from across the Americas and the Caribbean have asked for a greater role in preparing and implementing policies to reduce disaster risk in one of the most hazard-prone regions of the world. The Youth Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction - The Americas and the Caribbean was an opportunity for some of the region’s 106 million young people to sh…
  Register HERE! Date & Time   Date: 8 September 2021 (Wed) Time: 11:00 New Delhi | 12:30 Bangkok/Jakarta | 13:30 Manila/Beijing | 14:30 Incheon Duration: 90 minutes Language: English   Background   Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) is a unique cross-stakeholder initiative offering a 3-stage re…
Event Description   Urban safety is a fundamental value that supports citizens’ lives and urban competitiveness. During recent natural and social disasters, including the COVID-19 pandemic, strengthening urban resilience has emerged as a critical policy task. Global environmental transitions such as climate change and various economic and social…
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Inspiring individuals who reduce disaster risk Do you know an inspiring individual who has helped build community resilience and reduced the risk of disasters? If yes, we’d like to hear from you. The stories will be used in a new campaign called Faces of Resilience by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and GNDR. We would like to tell…
Webinar Recording   Event Description   The building and construction sector globally represents a huge contribution to climate change and environmental issues. The sector is responsible for close to 40% of energy-related carbon emissions, plus 40% of virgin raw material use. Decarbonising, restoring our natural environment and enhancing…
With over 2400 participants from about 149 countries and territories, the first session of a new joint certification programme was held in June, focusing on an overall course introduction and key topics. Under the theme of “Build back better: Harnessing South-South cooperation and risk reduction planning for resilient and healthy cities in the post COVI…
Click HERE for registration and more information: Date & Time   Date: 15 June 2021 (Tuesday) Time: 8:00 Rio de Janeiro | 13:00 Barcelona/Brussels | 14:00 Nairobi | 20:00 Incheon Duration: 45 minutes Language: English, with simultaneous interpretation into French   Event Description   The project lab is part of the Eur…
Webinar Recording     Event Description   C40 Cities is one of the Core Partners of the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030). This webinar aims to provide an introduction to C40 and the service offered by its Adaptation Programme and Climate Finance Facility which can support cities to progress along the resilience roadmap.…
HOST Government of Indonesia   From Risk to Resilience: Towards Sustainable Development for All in a COVID-19 Transformed World The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction is the main global forum to assess and discuss progress on the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. The seventh session of the Global Platf…
  Webinar Recording   Background   COVID-19 has been a massive challenge for cities that are being tested with extremes of COVID-19 spread, with simultaneous health, social and economic crises. Cities and local authorities who are at the forefront of combatting COVID-19, with continuous management of a wide range of public health o…

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