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Asia
Lebanon partakes in Geneva's Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
20 May 2013, NNA
'Despite Lebanon's crucial circumstances forming a new government, and seeking an election law, as well as the massive influx of Syrian refugees into Lebanon, the Lebanese did not fail to attend this landmark event in Geneva to display its efforts within the frame of DRR,' said the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Lebanon while visiting Lebanon's booth at the global platform's marketplace...
- Building resilient communities: Community-managed disaster risk reduction (Nepal)21-30 May 2013, Nepal (Kathmandu)
- Second East Asia regional workshop on flood risk management and urban resilience28-29 May 2013, Korea, Rep of (Seoul)
- 4th regional training on mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into national development process10-14 Jun 2013, Thailand (Bangkok)
- Regional Policy & Plans
- Aqaba declaration on disaster risk reduction in cities2013, ASEZA, Jordan - gov; Jordan - gov; LAS; SDC, Switzerland - gov; UNDP Jordan; UNISDR ROAS
- Inter-State Council of the CIS countries basic activities plan on natural and industrial disaster reduction for 19941994, CIS
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- Population: 3,938 million (2005)
- Density: 124 per sq km
- Total Area: 31,870 sq km (X 1,000)
Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
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Munich Re: Worldwide distribution of natural catastrophes in 2012Jan 2013, Munich Re
The coming flood: Explore the future's rising seasFeb 2013, PIK
- Public health specialistSaudi Arabia (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), ADPC
- Project officer - DRR/CCA-mainstreaming specialistThailand (Bangkok), ADPC
- Disaster risk management specialistPhilippines (Manila), ADB
External Online Resources
- Adaptation Partnership: Review of existing and planned adaptation actions (by region and country)
- Aviation-weather disaster risk reduction
- DARA: Climate vulnerability monitor
- Desinventar: Inventory system of the effects of disasters
- Disaster risk reduction (DRR) project portal for Asia and the Pacific
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- FAO: Climate impact on agriculture (CLIMPAG)
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- HelpDesk for Integrated Flood Management (IFM HelpDesk)
- India Environmental Portal: Climate change and natural disasters
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- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Japan: disaster reduction - Japan's action
- UNFCCC: local coping strategies database
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- WMO: severe weather information centre
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- WMO: severe weather information centre: thunderstorms
See also
- Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organisations (AGFUND)
- Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
- Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD)
- Asian Seismic Risk Reduction Center (ASRRC)
- Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
- Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)
- Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI- CFF)
- Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
- International Drought Initiative, Regional Centre on Urban Water Management (IDI, RCUWM)
- Mekong River Commission for Sustainable Development (MRC)
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
- Poorvanchal Gramin Vikas Sansthan (PGVS)
- Regional Consultative Committee on Disaster Management (RCC)
- Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia, the (RIMES)
- Regional support office for East and South-East Asia (ECHO E & SE Asia)
- SAARC Disaster Management Centre (SDMC)
- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
- Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO)
- The Colombo Plan