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Millennium Development Goals and Disaster Risk Reduction
Changing climate puts development goals at risk
7 December 2011
'Developing countries will bear three quarters of the negative impact of changing weather patterns, water shortages, and rising sea levels, and they are the least equipped to deal with them. Hard won gains in poverty reduction are at serious risk'...
With disaster risk increasing globally due to increasing vulnerability to natural hazards, it has become obvious that the MDGs will require a risk-sensitive approach to ensure their accelerated achievement and sustainability.
- Millennium Development Goals (MDG) review exhibition and summitVRS Media - 03-04 May 2012, Cape Town (South Africa)
- International conference on environmental disaster and national development (CEMACON 2011)Univ of Nigeria - 26-28 Sep 2011, Enugu (Nigeria)
- DRR workshop for establishment and strengthening of regional and national platforms in East African regionUNISDR AF, EAC, AU - 13-15 Jul 2011, Arusha (Tanzania, United Rep of)
- One day workshop for the national assembly members on disaster risk reduction advocacyNDMA - 09 Jun 2011, (Gambia)
- Two day workshop for the none state actors on disaster risk reduction advocacyNDMA - 06-07 Jun 2011, (Gambia)
- Two day workshop for the media and security services including the private security on disaster risk reduction advocacyNDMA - 10-11 Feb 2011, (Gambia)
- Asian Parliamentarian Network consultative meeting: DRR - an instrument for achieving the Millennium Development GoalsUNISDR, AFPPD - 25-27 Nov 2010, Manila (Philippines)
- Berlin Conference 2010: Social dimensions of environmental change and governanceFFU - 08-09 Oct 2010, Berlin (Germany)
- High-level international conference on the mid-term comprehensive review of the implementation of the International Decade for Action 'Water for life' 2005-2015UN-Water - 08-10 Jun 2010, Dushanbe (Tajikistan)
- 2nd International conference of Eau-Afrique (Africa Water): water and sustainable development in AfricaAfrica Water - 24-26 May 2010, Libreville (Gabon)
- CSD 17 - 3rd implementation cycle: policy sessionECOSOC - 04-15 May 2009, New York (United States of America)
- Policy dialogue on 'Disaster risk reduction: an essential contribution to inclusive education': side event of the 48th session of the international conference on educationUNISDR, UNESCO, UNICEF - 26 Nov 2008, Geneva (Switzerland)
- COHAB 2: second international conference on health and biodiversity 2008COHAB Initiative - 25-28 Feb 2008, Galway (Ireland)
UN Resolutions & Reports
- Report of the Secretary-General A/64/665: Keeping the promise - a forward-looking review to promote an agreed action agenda to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015UN - 2010
- UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/64/200: International Strategy for Disaster ReductionUN - 2010
- Report of the Secretary-General A/59/2005: in larger freedom - towards development, security and human rights for allUN - 2005
- Report of the Secretary-General A/56/326: Road map towards the implementation of the United Nations Millennium DeclarationUN - 2001
- UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/55/2: United Nations Millennium DeclarationUN - 2000
The Report provides hard-hitting evidence to demonstrate how, where and why disaster risk is increasing globally and presents key findings from a global analysis of disaster risk patterns and trends, including where high mortality and economic loss is concentrated.
Disaster risk reduction is an integral part of sustainable development and therefore an important element for the achievement of the MDGs.