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Governance
The institutional structures and systems which support disaster risk reduction processes and programmes at national and regional levels. A National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction is a nationally owned multi-stakeholder governance mechanism for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.
Gambia: Agencies oriented on DRR component of PAGE
3 Feb 2012, NDMA, Gambia - gov
The gov launches the Programme for Accelerated Growth and Employment as the development blue print and strategy for the Gambia, 2012-2015, fully incorporating cross cutting issues of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation as development imperative and priority...
Extracts of progress reports by progress indicator on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action
- Indicator 1.1 [PDF, 136Kb]National policy and legal framework for disaster risk reduction exists with decentralised responsibilities and capacities at all levels
- Indicator 4.4 [PDF, 101Kb]Planning and management of human settlements incorporate disaster risk reduction elements, including enforcement of building codes
- Indicator 4.6 [PDF, 85Kb]Procedures are in place to assess the disaster risk impacts of major development projects, especially infrastructure
- Indicator 5.2 [PDF, 99Kb]Disaster preparedness plans and contingency plans are in place at all administrative levels, and regular training drills and rehearsals are held to test and develop disaster response programmes.
- Indicator 5.4 [PDF, 88Kb]Procedures are in place to exchange relevant information during hazard events and disasters, and to undertake post-event reviews
- 41st Regional training course on disaster management23 Jan - 10 Feb 2012, Thailand (Bangkok)
- Community-based disaster risk management01-05 Feb 2012, Nepal (Kathmandu)
- 2nd Asia-Pacific water summit APWS05-06 Feb 2012, Thailand (Bangkok)
- Disaster reduction and recovery specialist, P3Niger (Niamey), BCPR-UNDP
- Head of national society support and knowledge developmentHaiti (Port-au-Prince (Base Camp)), IFRC
- Natural resources management and climate change advisorEthiopia (Addis Ababa), Save the Children U.S.
External Online Resources
- Adaptation Database and Planning Tool (ADAPT)
- Adaptation Partnership: Review of existing and planned adaptation actions (by region and country)
- America Latina Genera
- Climate and Disaster Governance (CDG)
- Climate change adaptation: topic guide - Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC)
- Con los pies en la tierra: a DPAE educational resource on earthquake in Bogotá (in Spanish)
- Dialogue on climate change adaptation for land and water managment
- Disaster risk reduction (DRR) project portal for Asia and the Pacific
- DKKV: Database of documentation on EU disaster preparedeness
- HelpDesk for Integrated Flood Management (IFM HelpDesk)
- Integrated Risk Governance Project
- Martinique: risques et nuisances (in French)
- NZAID: The Pacific strategy 2007-2015: reducing vulnerability
- Special report: managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaptation (IPCC)
- Tearfund international learning zone (TILZ): disaster risk reduction
- The Cancun Agreements: Adapting to the impacts of climate change (UNFCCC)
- The Global Task Force on Building Codes (GTFBC)
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Japan: disaster reduction - Japan's action
- UNFCCC: adaptation to climate change
- UNFCCC: National communications Annex I
- UNFCCC: Non-Annex I national communications
- UNISDR The Americas: HFA-pedia - Anguilla
- Water management in Taiwan
- WHO and UNEP: Health and Environment Linkages Initiative (HELI), climate change risk for policymakers
Find or contribute curricular, extra-curricular and public awareness materials on disaster prevention and school safety for primary, secondary, vocational, community-based education and public awareness.
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.