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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
- Organization type:UN & International Organization
General contact information
- URL: http://www.unescap.org
- Address: The United Nations Building, Rajadamnern Nok Avenue
- Postal Code: 10200
- City: Bangkok
- Country: Thailand
- Telephone: +66 22881234
- Fax: +66 22881000
- Email: unescap@unescap.org
- Head of the organization: Noeleen Heyzer
Mission & Disaster Reduction Profile
ESCAP is the regional development arm of the United Nations for the Asia-Pacific region. With a membership of 62 Governments, 58 of which are in the region, and a geographical scope that stretches from Turkey in the west to the Pacific island nation of Kiribati in the east, and from the Russian Federation in the north to New Zealand in the south, ESCAP is the most comprehensive of the United Nations five regional commissions.
- Asia-Pacific governments adopt development agenda for inclusive and resilient growth
2 May 2013 - Typhoon Committee considers impact of climate change
6 Feb 2013 - Asia-Pacific adopts five year plan of action for the application of space technology for disaster risk reduction and sustainable development
24 Dec 2012 - Asia-Pacific region launches initiative to strengthen space technology use to reduce disaster risks
4 Oct 2012 - Asia: Twenty-one countries pledge to strengthen regional disaster early warning system
22 Jun 2012 - Call for action on sustainable development
29 May 2012 - South-East Asian nations call for greater investment in disaster risk reduction to protect economic growth
20 Feb 2012 - UN ESCAP: Aftermath of Japanese tsunami offers learning opportunities for disaster preparedness
19 Dec 2011 - ESCAP trust fund for tsunami, disaster and climate preparedness, 7th call for proposals
14 Dec 2011 - ESCAP expresses solidarity with flood victims in Thailand and South-East Asia
18 Oct 2011 - ESCAP: Children and disaster experts discuss disaster prevention
13 Oct 2011 - Asia-Pacific countries agree on ways to step up cooperation on disaster risk reduction
1 Jul 2011 - 'Unprecedented disasters are threatening economic recovery' UNESCAP
29 Jun 2011 - Asia-Pacific governments endorse agenda for sustainable and inclusive development
25 May 2011 - Asia-Pacific countries set out course of action for disaster management
27 Mar 2011 - UN-managed Asian tsunami trust fund broadened to cover disaster preparedness
7 Mar 2011 - APCICT holds regional workshop on disaster risk management and climate change abatement
23 Feb 2011 - UN and Government of Pakistan working together to protect against future flood damage
11 Nov 2010 - Asia-Pacific most prone to natural disasters but lacks preparedness
26 Oct 2010 - UN, ASEAN and Thailand focus on making cities resilient to disasters
8 Oct 2010 - ESCAP launches Asia-Pacific mechanism on drought monitoring and early warning
16 Sep 2010 - UN-ESCAP Tsunami Regional Trust Fund: Last call for proposals, 6th round
26 Jul 2010 - UN-ESCAP Tsunami Regional Trust Fund: 6th round of funding launched
6 Apr 2010 - 'Natural' disasters in Asia and the Pacific underscore the urgency for a meaningful climate change agreement
1 Oct 2009 - UN highlights the use of technology to reduce impact of disasters in Asia-Pacific
11 Aug 2009 - Asia-Pacific countries see the need to cooperate to reduce risk of disasters
25 Mar 2009 - ESCAP and JAXA: Collaborating on disaster risk reduction issues
23 Jan 2009 - Asia-Pacific: Space-based information to help reduce the risk of disasters
13 Dec 2008 - Myanmar’s post-cyclone recovery efforts focus of UN-backed expert meeting
28 Oct 2008 - ESCAP partners with China to help Asia and the Pacific to reduce disaster risk
23 Sep 2008 - Education focus for international day for disaster reduction
9 Oct 2007
Statements & Presentations
- Theme study on building resilience to natural disasters and major economic crises
2013 - Reducing vulnerability and exposure to disasters: Asia-Pacific disaster report 2012
2012 - The state of Asian cities 2010/2011
2011 - The promise of protection: social protection and development in Asia and the Pacific
2011 - Economic and social survey of Asia and the Pacific 2011: Sustaining dynamism and inclusive development, connectivity in the region and productive capacity in least developed countries
2011 - Typhoon Committee strategic plan 2011-2015
2011 - Role of information and communications technology in the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action
2010 - Protecting development gains: reducing disaster vulnerability and building resilience in Asia and the Pacific
2010 - Regional progress and strategies towards building the information society in Asia and the Pacific
2010 - Statistical yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2009
2010 - Cities and resilience: climate policy brief
2009 - Using telecentres for disaster risk management at the community level
2009 - Building community resilience to natural disasters through partnership: sharing experience and expertise in the region
2009 - The United Nations Regional Commissions and the climate change challenges
2009 - Information and communications technology for disaster risk reduction
2009 - Tsunami early warning systems in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia: report on regional unmet needs
2009 - Implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action in Asia and the Pacific: follow-up to the outcome of the third Asian Ministerial Conference on disaster risk reduction - from the regional to the global platform
2009 - Enhancing community resilience to natural disasters: lives of children and youth in Aceh
2008 - Framework for regional cooperation on space technology supported disaster reduction strategies in Asia and the Pacific: study report prepared for the meeting of experts on space applications for disaster management, Chiang Mai, 25-28 July 2005
2007 - Enhancing regional cooperation in infrastructure development including that related to disaster management
2006 - Community-based disaster risk management for local government authorities: participants' workbook
2006 - ESCAP/WMO typhoon committee, thirty-ninth session, 2006, Manila, Philippines
2006 - Framework for regional cooperation on space technology supported disaster reduction strategies in Asia and the Pacific
2005 - Regional master plan for the prevention and control of dust and sandstorms in Northeast Asia
2005 - Climate change and Africa
2005 - WMO/ESCAP panel on tropical cyclones: annual review 2002
2004 - Integrating environmental considerations into the economic decision making process: Bangladesh
1998
- 69th commission session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
25 Apr - 01 May 2013 - National consultation on HFA implementation and post-2015 DRR framework in Afghanistan
16-17 Mar 2013 - Post-HFA consultation at the 23rd DRR forum, Cambodia
21 Feb 2013 - Improving disaster risk preparedness in the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) region
20-22 Feb 2013 - ESCAP/ADB/UNDP Sub-regional workshop on MDGs and post-2015 development agenda for South Asia
08-10 Jan 2013 - Asia-Pacific regional meeting on the implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action
17-19 Dec 2012 - ESCAP/ADB/UNDP sub-regional workshop on MDGs and post-2015 development agenda for South East Asia
21-23 Nov 2012 - Building e-resilience through ICTs and space technology
20-21 Nov 2012 - Corporate sustainability forum on a changing world: business as unusual- at Rio +20
17 Jun 2012 - Expert group meeting on geo-reference disaster risk management information system in Asia-Pacific region
15-17 Feb 2012 - International seminar on climate change and the role of local governments
27-28 Nov 2011 - Committee on disaster risk reduction, second session
29 Jun - 01 Jul 2011 - Second session of Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction
27-29 Jun 2011 - Fifth Asia-Pacific urban forum APUF-5 - ‘cities of opportunity: partnerships for an inclusive and sustainable future’
22-24 Jun 2011 - The Pacific regional training on economic impact assessment
22-25 Mar 2011 - Workshop on developing capacity resilience to water-related disasters in Pakistan through space applications and flood risk management
01-04 Mar 2011 - Fourth regional training of trainers workshop
21-26 Feb 2011 - The regional launch of the 'Natural Hazards, UnNatural disasters: the Economics of Effective Prevention' report
08 Dec 2010 - Regional high-level expert group meeting to reduce flood disaster risks in Pakistan
09-10 Nov 2010 - The 2010 ASEAN day for disaster management and international day for disaster reduction 2010
13 Oct 2010 - Ministerial conference on environment and development in Asia and the Pacific (MCED)
27 Sep - 02 Oct 2010 - International forum on tornado disaster risk reduction for Bangladesh
13-14 Dec 2009 - International Day for Disaster Reduction - Bangkok, Thailand
14 Oct 2009 - Technical workshop on advancing the integration of approaches to adaptation planning - climate change
12-14 Oct 2009 - ISDR-ESCAP Consultation meeting on "Coastal and climate hazards: Priorities for the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia".
17-18 Sep 2009 - The first ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee TRCG technical forum on EPS, probabilistic forecast and TIPS
12-15 May 2009 - Committee on disaster risk reduction
25-27 Mar 2009 - Bangkok climate change talks 2008
31 Mar - 04 Apr 2008
- Economic affairs officer, P4
28 May 2013 - Regional advisor
2 Apr 2013 - Intern - Information management
7 Jan 2013 - Chief, disaster risk reduction, P5
20 Nov 2012 - Programme officer (trust fund for tsunami, disaster and climate preparedness), P4
25 Jul 2012 - Economic affairs officer, P-3
29 Mar 2012 - Chief, information and communications technology and disaster risk reduction division, D1
20 Dec 2011 - Intern (UNISDR office for Northeast Asia and the Global Education and Training Institute for DRR at Incheon)
14 Nov 2011 - Expert in disaster risk reduction
1 Nov 2011 - Internship UNESCAP
8 Sep 2011 - Head of office, D1, Incheon City
22 Apr 2011 - Staff assistant, information and communications technology and disaster risk reduction division, G-5
31 Mar 2011 - Geographic information systems (GIS) officer
11 Mar 2011 - Associate economic affairs officer (temporary) - Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD)
8 Feb 2011 - Economic affairs officer, P-3
28 Sep 2010 - Team assistant, GS-4 (two posts)
23 Mar 2010 - Information technology officer, P-4
26 Dec 2008 - Chief - policy analysis and capacity development for disaster risk reduction section, P-5
20 Dec 2008 - Economic affairs officer
31 Aug 2008
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