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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Organization type:UN & International Organization
General contact information
- URL: http://www.unesco.org
- Address: 7, Place de Fontenoy
- Postal Code: 75352
- City: Paris 07 SP
- Country: France
- Telephone: +33 1 45 68 10 00
- Email: bpi@unesco.org
- Head of the organization: Irina Bokova
Mission & Disaster Reduction Profile
UNESCO is the United Nations’ specialized agency for education, science and culture.
- UNESCO: Women and girls - the [in]visible force of resilience
8 Oct 2012 - UNESCO publishes guidelines for disaster risk reduction through education
9 Aug 2012 - At Rio+20, green + blue = Inclusive, equitable & sustainable societies
18 Jun 2012 - Let's be prepared for tsunami threat in Caribbean, Gulf
15 May 2012 - UN World water development report: 'Increasing demand and climate change threatening world water resources' - UNESCO
12 Mar 2012 - UNESCO: ASPnet project for Japan solidarity and disaster risk reduction in education
8 Feb 2012 - UNESCO: Experts identify 10 key actions for reducing disaster risk in Nepal’s education sector
1 Feb 2012 - UNESCO: Combating drought in the Horn of Africa
23 Jan 2012 - UNESCO: Indian Ocean tsunami exercise billed a success
13 Oct 2011 - UNESCO - Día internacional para la reducción de los desastres naturales
13 Oct 2011 - UNESCO: Full-scale test of Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System to take place on 12 October
6 Oct 2011 - First test of the Mediterranean Tsunami Warning System
2 Aug 2011 - 'Teacher training in climate change education is in its infancy' - UNESCO
20 Jul 2011 - New UNESCO project aims to improve early warning for floods in Pakistan
11 Jul 2011 - Migration and climate change, one of the greatest challenges facing our time - UNESCO
5 Jul 2011 - UNESCO and GRF Davos strengthen cooperation on disaster risk reduction
23 Jun 2011 - UNESCO: Full-scale simulated tsunami alert in Caribbean
17 Mar 2011 - Saint Kitts and Nevis to host meeting on climate change adaptation in the Caribbean
28 Feb 2011 - Strengthening cooperation in disaster risk reduction between UNESCO and Japan
24 Nov 2010 - UNESCO: Indonesian tsunami shows more work needed to prepare vulnerable populations
28 Oct 2010 - 'Be prepared!' a call from UNESCO on international day of disaster reduction
11 Oct 2010 - UNESCO: Establishment of multi-parametric earthquake monitoring stations in Nepal
10 Oct 2010 - UNESCO: Scientists gather to discuss the future of oceans
3 May 2010 - UNESCO urges further strengthening of DRR
1 Mar 2010 - UNESCO: Beijing appeal for disaster risk reduction and climate change at World Heritage properties in the Asia and the Pacific region
22 Dec 2009 - Training course on disaster risk management of cultural heritage
29 Jun 2009 - EPFL and UNESCO call for papers for science and technology for disaster risk reduction conference
23 Jun 2009 - Sustainable floodplain management: declaration changes perspective
26 May 2009 - Disaster risk reduction on ICE's agenda
20 Nov 2008 - 'All glaciers are already affected by climate change'
14 Nov 2008 - Storm surges: how to get better prepared
22 May 2008 - Urgent support needed for storm-surge warning
21 May 2008
Statements & Presentations
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- UN General Assembly 67th session: Education cannot wait - Protecting children and youth’s right to a quality education in humanitarian emergencies and conflict situations2012, GPE; INEE; Plan Intl; SCI; UNICEF; UNESCO; UNGA; OCHA; WB
- UNESCO: Statement on the occasion of the Seminar on Climate Change and Education at the UNU 'Responding to Climate Change Starts with Education'2010, UNESCO
- UNESCO: Statement on the international day for disaster reduction 20102010, UNESCO
- UNESCO: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)2009, UNESCO
- UN system task team on the post-2015 UN development agenda: building resilience to disasters through partnerships
2013 - Weathering uncertainty: traditional knowledge for climate change assessment and adaptation
2012 - Disaster risk reduction in school curricula: case studies from thirty countries
2012 - Climate change education for sustainable development in Small Island Developing States: report and recommendations
2012 - Managing water under uncertainty and risk: from the United Nations World Water Development Report 4 (WWDR4) - facts and figures
2012 - Facing the challenges: World water development report 4 (WWDR4) - Volume 3
2012 - Knowledge base: World water development report 4 (WWDR4) - Volume 2
2012 - Managing water under uncertainty and risk: World water development report 4 (WWDR4) - Volume 1
2012 - Informe de Uruguay: diagnóstico del estado de la reducción de desastres
2011 - Reducing and managing the risk of tsunamis
2011 - A blueprint for ocean and coastal sustainability: interagency paper towards the preparation of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20)
2011 - Integrating conflict and disaster risk reduction into education sector planning
2011 - Groundwater for emergency situations: A methodological guide
2011 - Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas: first Enlarged Communication Test Exercise (ECTE1) - Exercise manual and evaluation report
2011 - International coordination group for the tsunami early warning and mitigation system in the north-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas (ICG/NEAMTWS-VII)
2011 - Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG), Inter-ICG task team 3 on tsunami watch operations
2011 - Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG), Inter-ICG task team 2 on disaster management and preparedness
2011 - Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG), Inter-ICG task team 1 on sea level monitoring for tsunami
2011 - Working group on tsunamis and other hazards related to sea-level warning and mitigation systems (TOWS-WS)
2011 - Water policy and law in the Mediterranean: an evolving nexus
2011 - UNESCO JFIT STRESCOM regional workshop on hydro-meteorological disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation for coastal and small island communities - Final report
2011 - The Impact of global change on water resources: the response of UNESCO's International Hydrological Programme
2011 - Monitoring framework for water
2011 - Migration and climate change
2011 - Reducing earthquake losses in the extended Mediterranean region
2011 - For life, for the future: biosphere reserves and climate change, a collection of good practice case studies
2011 - The impact of global change on water resource: the response of UNESCO's International Hydrological Programme
2011 - Haiti making culture a motor for reconstruction
2011 - UNESCO’s activities in the field of migration in 2010-2011
2011 - Progress report on flood hazard mapping in Asian countries
2010 - Planning and design of tsunami-mitigative coastal vegetation belts
2010 - Report on the international workshop on sustainable tsunami disaster management: developing awareness, hazard mapping and coastal forest implementation
2010 - Tsunami hazard mapping in developing countries: an effective way of raising awareness for tsunami disaster risk reduction
2010 - First plenary session of the International Coordination Committee for the Safeguarding of Haitian Cultural Heritage: final report
2010 - UNESCO mapping of actors and initiatives relevant for disaster risk reduction in education in Nepal
2010 - Climate change education for sustainable development: the UNESCO climate change initiative
2010 - Why monitor the Arctic Ocean? Services to society from a sustained ocean observing system
2010 - Tomorrow today
2010 - Report by the Director-General on the follow-up to decisions and resolutions adopted by the Executive Board and the General Conference at their previous sessions
2010 - Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas (ICG/NEAMTWS)
2010 - Rebirth for Haiti
2010 - UNESCO's contribution to the Mauritius Strategy for the further implementation of the programme of action for the sustainable development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
2010 - Sandwatch: adapting to climate change and educating for sustainable development
2010 - Sea-level rise and variability: a summary for policy makers
2010 - Towards an ethical framework for climate change policies: interim report
2010 - Water in a changing world: World water development report 3 (WWDR3)
2010 - IWRM guidelines at river basin level: part 2-4, the guidelines for managing environmental sustainability
2010 - Water for sustainable urban human settlements
2010 - Managing disaster risks for world heritage
2010 - Evaluation of UNESCO's contribution to Strategic Programme Objective 5: disaster preparedness and mitigation
2010 - DIPECHO project: learning and adapting to tsunamis in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile
2010 - Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Ocean Hazards Related to Sea Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG)
2010 - 12 January 2010 Haiti earthquake and tsunami event: post-event assessment of CARIBE EWS performance
2010 - Progress report on the implementation of the Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction in World Heritage Properties
2010 - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO: annual report 2009
2010 - International workshop on earthquake risk reduction in the northeast Asia region: workshop report
2010 - Facts for life
2010 - UNESCO's contribution to the Mauritius Strategy for the implementation of the programme of action for the sustainable development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 2008-2009
2010 - Report by the Director-General on UNESCO's post-earthquake response in Haiti
2010 - Implementation of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014)
2010 - Rebuilding the social, cultural and intellectual fabric of Haiti: concept note
2010 - Reduction of earthquake losses in the extended Mediterranean region (RELEMR): seismicity and earthquake engineering in the extended Mediterranean region
2010 - Report on 2007-2008 'Water-related risk management course of disaster management policy program'
2009 - Global trends in water-related disasters: an insight for policymakers
2009 - Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Connected Seas (ICG/NEAMTWS)
2009 - Climate change and Arctic sustainable development
2009 - Climate frontlines: an online forum to strengthen the voices of vulnerable communities in global climate change debates
2009 - Regional collection of good practices in achieving Millennium Development Goals through Education for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific Region
2009 - Five years after the tsunami in the Indian Ocean: from strategy to implementation
2009 - International conference of island and coastal biosphere reserves: climate change and island and coastal ecosystems
2009 - Tsunami risk assessment and mitigation for the Indian Ocean: knowing your tsunami risk - and what to do about it
2009 - Declaration on sustainable floodplain management: change of perspective (Floodplain declaration)
2009 - Education for sustainable development and climate change
2009 - UNESCO's strategy for action on climate change
2008 - Tsunami preparedness: information guide for disaster planners
2008 - WMO and IOC/UNESCO press conference background on storm surge warning systems
2008 - Guía para el manejo de simulacros de evacuación para una preparación y planeamiento en centros educativos
2007 - Disaster preparedness and mitigation: UNESCO's role
2007 - A handbook for measuring the progress and outcomes of integrated coastal and ocean management
2007 - International flood initiative
2007 - Preparing for flood disaster: mapping and assessing hazard in the Ratu watershed, Nepal
2007 - Facing up to fate: global natural hazards and education for sustainable development
2007 - Science, technology and innovation policy for Lebanon
2006 - Evaluation of the capacity building programme for natural disaster reduction (CBNDR) in Central America and the Caribbean
2006 - Water, a shared responsibility: the United Nations world water development report 2
2006 - Disaster reduction and human security
2005 - Water programme for Africa, arid and water scarce zones, 2004-2006
2005 - Combating desertification, traditional knowledge and modern technology for the sustainable management of dryland ecosystems
2005 - Embarking on Mauritius Strategy implementation
2005 - The United Nations World Water Assessment Programme: for development, capacity-building and the environment
2005 - Tsunami glossary
2005 - APELL for schools and educational buildings: a community-based approach for school safety and education for disaster reduction
2004 - APELL and floods: a community-based approach for disaster reduction
2004 - APELL for earthquake risk: a community-based approach for disaster reduction
2004 - Northern European FRIEND and AMHY FRIEND Joint Low Flow Meeting: summary report
2004 - Water for people, water for life: the United Nations world water development report, a joint report by the twenty-three UN agencies concerned with freshwater
2003 - Integrated drought management: lessons for Sub-Saharan Africa
2002 - Proceedings of the WMO/UNESCO sub-forum on science and technology in support of natural disaster reduction, 6-8 July 1999, Geneva, Switzerland
1999
- Second International Drought Initiative (IDI) meeting
14-16 May 2013 - Expert consultation on guidelines on climate change education in the context of education for sustainable development
08-09 Apr 2013 - UNESCO workshop on disaster risk reduction and management for school safety
24-26 Mar 2013 - IAC meeting on disaster risk reduction and education
13-14 Dec 2012 - Senior management group on disaster risk reduction and resilience retreat
19-20 Nov 2012 - UNESCO International training course on disaster risk management of cultural heritage 2012
08-22 Sep 2012 - Educating for a sustainable future-at Rio +20
21 Jun 2012 - Séminaire de clôture sur la gestion intégrée des zones côtières et les changements climatiques en Afrique de l’Ouest
12-13 Jun 2012 - 2012 Tech4Dev international conference
29-31 May 2012 - Oceanographers and meteorologists discuss climate change, maritime and coastal safety
23-31 May 2012 - Strengthening our cities' resilience: Protecting our cultural heritage
20 Mar 2012 - 32nd International workshop on seismicity and earthquake engineering in the extended Mediterranean region (RELEMR)
13-16 Feb 2012 - Colloque: Evénements extrêmes en hydrologie fluviale et en hydraulique maritime
01-02 Feb 2012 - GEO-UNESCO Joint workshop on Earth observations and capacity development for integrated water resources management at river basins in Africa
12-16 Jan 2012 - Colloque: 'Vivre avec les crues, au croisement de la prévention des risques et de la protection des rivières'
13-14 Dec 2011 - Joint meeting of UNESCO/French association for natural disaster reduction special group on extreme natural events
12 Dec 2011 - COP17 side event - Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS): Climate information for sustainable development
01 Dec 2011 - 54th Short course on climate change adaptation (SC 54)
13 Oct - 10 Nov 2011 - Second world landslide forum
03-09 Oct 2011 - Satellites and world heritage sites, partners to understand climate change
26 Sep - 11 Nov 2011 - Experts meeting on climate change education for sustainable development and adaptation in small island developing states (SIDS)
21-23 Sep 2011 - CoastGIS 2011
05-08 Sep 2011 - Submarine cables for ocean/climate monitoring and disaster warning: science, engineering, business and law
05-09 Sep 2011 - Indigenous peoples, marginalized populations and climate change workshop
19-21 Jul 2011 - For life, for the future: Biosphere reserves and climate change
27-28 Jun 2011 - Climate change adaptation in the Caribbean: Science, ethics and policies
08-09 Mar 2011 - Natural disaster youth summit (NDYS) 2011
29 Jan 2011 - COP16 side event : Water and climate: broadening approaches for adaptation strategies
01 Dec 2010 - COP16 side event: Climate services for all
01 Dec 2010 - Conference 'Groundwater as a key for adaptation to changing climate and society'
14-16 Nov 2010 - WCRP-UNESCO (GEWEX/CLIVAR/IHP) Workshop on metrics and methodologies of estimation of extreme climate events
27-29 Sep 2010 - International conference on oceans, climate change & sustainable development: Challenges to oceans & coastal cities
02-04 Sep 2010 - Community model interface for tsunami training workshop
23-27 Aug 2010 - Surveys and activities of post earthquake disaster and training of trainers on building back better
06-08 Jul 2010 - Planning and preparedness for education in emergencies
21-25 Jun 2010 - Workshop on seismicity and earthquake engineering in the extended mediterranean region
21-25 Jun 2010 - Planning and preparedness for education in emergencies
14-18 Jun 2010 - Fifth global forum on oceans, coasts and islands GOC5 2010
03-07 May 2010 - Global launch of the 'one million safe schools and hospitals initiative'
08 Apr 2010 - Fifth meeting on regional tsunami warning system architecture
17-18 Mar 2010 - Fifth session of the intergovernmental coordination group for the tsunami and other coastal hazards warning system for the Caribbean and adjacent regions
10-12 Mar 2010 - GEOSS Support for decision-making in the coastal zone: Managing and mitigating the impacts of human activities and natural hazards in the coastal zone
15-19 Feb 2010 - Road map towards a flood resilient urban environment
26-27 Nov 2009 - Disaster management of urban water systems under climate change course
23-28 Nov 2009 - Euro-Mediterranean workshop
09-10 Nov 2009 - International training course on disaster risk management of cultural heritage
30 Aug - 12 Sep 2009 - 2009 Global assessment report on disaster risk reduction launch event: UNESCO, Paris
08 Jun 2009 - World conference on education for sustainable development
31 Mar - 02 Apr 2009 - Policy dialogue on 'Disaster risk reduction: an essential contribution to inclusive education': side event of the 48th session of the international conference on education
26 Nov 2008 - 48th session of the international conference on education
25-28 Nov 2008 - First world landslide forum
18-21 Nov 2008 - Meeting of European national platforms and HFA focal points for disaster risk reduction
24-25 Apr 2008
- Comprehensive school safety
2012 - Disaster risk reduction in school curricula: case studies from thirty countries
2012 - Risk management training: handbook
2010 - UNESCO Strategy for the second half of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
2010 - Explain to me... the Earth
2006 - From commitments to action: advancements in developing an Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation system
2006 - Tsunami glossary - 2006
2006 - Learning saves - Education to risk prevention
2006 - Using traditional knowledge systems for post disaster reconstruction
2006 - Educational planning and management in the earthquake affected areas - Introduction to education project planning and management - Training of teachers
2006 - Tsunami teacher
2006 - Tsunami: the great waves
2006 - Tsunami teacher resource kit
2006 - Education for sustainable development: Towards effective disaster reduction and enhancing human security
2005 - Disaster reduction and human security - Case studies and Best Practices
2005 - Training trainees
2005 - Tsunami of 26 December 2004
2005 - Disaster reduction and human security
2005 - Primer on natural disaster preparedness and coping mechanisms
2005 - Tsunami warning!
2005 - APELL for earthquake risk: a community-based approach for disaster reduction
2004 - Prévision et prévention des catastrophes naturelles et environnementales
2004 - APELL and floods - a community-based approach for disaster reduction
2004 - APELL for schools and educational buildings - A community-based approach for school safety and education for disaster reduction
2004 - UNESCO open training website
2004 - Community emergency plan - A comprehensive guide to disaster preparedness in the Caribbean
2004 - Family emergency plan - A comprehensive guide to disaster preparedness
2004 - Planning education in and after emergencies
2003 - Education kit on combating desertification
2003 - Air & water
2003 - Roofing systems in sudan
2002 - Guidelines for Educ in Emerg and Crisis
2002 - Guidelines for education in situations of emergency and crisis
2002 - School where a magical tree grows, The
2001 - Compressed stabilised earth block manufacture in sudan
2001 - UNESCO desertification kit
2001 - The Dakar Framework for Action
2000 - IRAQ - The pipeline to learning
2000 - Natural phenomena
1999 - A new lease of life for Palestinian schools
1999 - Strategy for an efficient school building. Case study: Venezuela. Foundation for Educational Series
1997 - There is no such big carpet that cannot hide the desert
1997 - Guidelines for the design on centres for street children
1997 - Learning to combat desertification: education kit on desertification, a teacher's guide
1997 - The A.B.C. of cyclone rehabilitation
1996 - Constructions scolaires et catastrophes naturelles
1984 - Educational planning and management in the earthquake affected areas - Introduction to education project planning and management - Trainers' guide
- International Geoscience Programme - An IUGs/ UNEsCO Programme for Geoscience in the service of society
- Disaster protection for school buildings
- Internships and volunteers: UNESCO, Climate change adaptation
16 Dec 2012 - Consultor - a para la evaluación externa del proyecto DIPECHO de la UNESCO
10 Aug 2012 - Curriculum and disaster risk reduction consultant
24 Feb 2012 - Director, ED-522 (D-1) - division for education strategies and capacity building
5 Sep 2008
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