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United States of America
US: Hoboken, NJ Mayor heading to UN meeting on disaster risk reduction
16 May 2013, NJ.com
Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer will be sharing her experience dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction conference that runs from May 19 to 23 in Geneva, Switzerland. She will be participating in a panel on 'Building Resilience into Urban Planning and Investments'...
National Platform
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- United States of America: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2011-2013) - interim2012, SDR, United States of America - gov
- United States of America: 42 U.S.C.A. § 5132 Disaster warnings1994, United States of America - gov
- Official Statements & Presentations
- USA: Ministerial meeting on mobilizing climate finance2013, U.S. Dept of State, United States of America - gov
- Communique of ministers of finance and Central Bank governors of the G202012, G20
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | 2008 | 11,000,148 |  |
| Storm | 2004 | 5,000,000 | |
| Storm | 1999 | 3,000,010 | |
| Storm | 2008 | 2,100,000 | |
| Storm | 1985 | 1,000,000 | |
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Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database Data version: v11.08 *: Including tsunami Data displayed does not imply national endorsement. |
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- World environmental and water resources congress 2013: 'Showcasing the future'19-22 May 2013, United States of America (Cincinnati, OH)
- Emergency public health and disasters19-22 May 2013, United States of America (California)
- Seventh national seismic conference on bridges and highways20-22 May 2013, United States of America (Oakland)
- Disaster management and humanitarian assistance summer instituteUH Mānoa, United States of America (Manoa, Hawaii)
- Center for Disaster and Risk AnalysisCSU, United States of America (Fort Collins, Colorado)
- Geospatial technology capacity building program (GTCB)GSAREH
Tropical cyclones: a preparedness guide2011, ARC; FEMA, United States of America - gov; NOAA, United States of America - gov
Ready New York: preparing for emergencies in New York City2010, OEM, United States of America - gov
- Thematic debate on disaster risk reduction2012, UNGA; UNISDR NY
- Congratulating Indonesia on its successful early-warning reaction2012, UNGA
- ARkStorm scenario2011, USGS, United States of America - gov
- Oficial Nacional de Enlace Perú – Proyecto DIPECHO América del Sur 2013-2014 (UNISDR)Peru (Lima), UNISDR - AM
- Oficial de Enlace Regional (América del Sur) y Nacional (Ecuador) – proyecto DIPECHO América del Sur 2013-2014 (UNISDR)Ecuador (Ecuador), UNISDR - AM
- Oficial Nacional de Enlace Colombia – proyecto DIPECHO América del Sur 2013-2014 (UNISDR)Colombia (Bogotá), UNISDR - AM
External Online Resources
- Adaptation Database and Planning Tool (ADAPT)
- CDC: Emergency preparedness and response (USA)
- Desinventar: Inventory system of the effects of disasters
- Institute for Business and Home Safety: disaster safety portal
- Only you can prevent forest fires: SmokeyBear.com
- SWIdget
- UN-Water
- UNFCCC: National communications Annex I
- UNISDR Las Américas: HFA-pedia - Estados Unidos de América (in Spanish)
- UNISDR The Americas: HFA-pedia - United States of America
- US Environmental Protection Agency: Climate change impacts and adapting to change (by sector)
- USGS volcano fact sheets
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