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Analysis of economic initiatives taken at any level and/or by any sector in order to improve disaster risk reduction strategies, including the direct and indirect economic impacts of disasters.
The making of the Hyogo2 disaster prevention treaty
17 May 2013, IRIN
Countries have begun discussing what a follow-up action plan, the Hyogo Framework for Action 2 (HFA2), should look like. The results of these talks, a sketch of the HFA2, will be presented at the Fourth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, which begins in Geneva on 19 May...
Extracts of progress reports by progress indicator on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action
- Indicator 1.2 [PDF, 110Kb]Dedicated and adequate resources are available to implement disaster risk reduction plans and activities at all administrative levels
- Indicator 4.3 [PDF, 93Kb]Economic and productive sectorial policies and plans have been implemented to reduce the vulnerability of economic activities
- Indicator 5.3 [PDF, 86Kb]Financial reserves and contingency mechanisms are in place to support effective response and recovery when required.
- Global platform for disaster risk reduction 2013: Fourth session19-23 May 2013, Switzerland (Geneva)
- Professional certificate in strategic climate change adaption20-23 May 2013, United Kingdom (London)
- Climate literacy: Navigating climate change conversations20 May - 19 Jul 2013, Online
- Postgraduate courses on building resilience to climate changeUNU-ISP, Japan (Tokyo)
- Center for Disaster and Risk AnalysisCSU, United States of America (Fort Collins, Colorado)
- Resilient Organisations PhD research programmeResOrgs, New Zealand (Christchurch)
Flood disaster risk management: Gorakhpur case study - training module2013, GIZ, Germany - gov; GEAG; NIDM, India - gov
Chemical (industrial) disaster management training module2012, NIDM, India - gov
Socio-economic resilience index 2013Mar 2013, Maplecroft
Global Risks Atlas 2012Feb 2012, Maplecroft
Asia Natural hazards economic exposure risk map 2012Aug 2012, Maplecroft
- Disaster risk management specialistPhilippines (Manila), ADB
- Chief of branch, D1Switzerland (Geneva), UNISDR
- Chief of unit, resource mobilization, P5Switzerland (Geneva), UNISDR
External Online Resources
- Business Link: Climate Resilience Toolkit
- Business partnerships with the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
- Climate and Disaster Governance (CDG)
- Climate change adaptation: topic guide - Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC)
- Climatefundsupdate.org
- DARA: Climate vulnerability monitor
- Disaster risk reduction (DRR) project portal for Asia and the Pacific
- Economics of disaster risk reduction: online library
- FAO and emergencies, from prevention to building back better
- FAO: Climate impact on agriculture (CLIMPAG)
- FAO: DRR-TECA (technology for agriculture) practices and technologies
- GFDRR: Economics of DRR (World Bank)
- Institute for Business and Home Safety: disaster safety portal
- World AgroMeteorological Information Service
- World Bank: Urban development in Latin America and the Caribbean - DRM resources
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