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The role of civil society and/or non-governmental organizations in advocating disaster risk reduction, particularly to the international community, local and national government, and in strengthening capacities to reduce community risk and vulnerability from natural hazards.
UN convenes major conference on economic losses from disasters
23 Apr 2013, UNISDR
'This year's Global Platform is an opportunity to turn up the volume in the discussion on the importance of the private sector in reducing disaster risk. The timing could not be better as we have seen unprecedented levels of economic losses over the last three years even though we know the full extent of disaster-related losses is seriously underestimated and unaccounted for,' said UNISDR Chief, Ms Wahlström...
- Indicator 1.3 [PDF, 114Kb]Community Participation and decentralisation is ensured through the delegation of authority and resources to local levels
- Indicator 3.2 [PDF, 116Kb]School curricula , education material and relevant trainings include disaster risk reduction and recovery concepts and practices
- Indicator 3.4 [PDF, 102Kb]Countrywide public awareness strategy exists to stimulate a culture of disaster resilience, with outreach to urban and rural communities
- Global platform for disaster risk reduction 2013: Fourth session19-23 May 2013, Switzerland (Geneva)
- Building resilient communities: Community-managed disaster risk reduction (Nepal)21-30 May 2013, Nepal (Kathmandu)
- AID and International Development Forum21-22 May 2013, United States of America (Washington DC)
- Diplomado internacional de especialización en derechos humanos, gestión del riesgo y políticas públicas de prevención de desastres en América Latina y el CaribeHenry Dunant Fndn Lat Am, Chile (Santiago del Chile)
- Masters of climate changeUW, Canada (Waterloo)
- Post graduate diploma and certificate programme in disaster managementIDMVS; DU, Bangladesh (Dhaka)
Views from the frontline: beyond 20152013, GNDR
The disaster risk management handbook: a learning experience of DRM model Mansehra2013, GIZ, Germany - gov
- Disaster risk reduction adviserUnited Kingdom (London, with up to 90 days overseas travel per year), British Red Cross
External Online Resources
- China Risk Net - 中国风险网
- Disaster risk reduction (DRR) project portal for Asia and the Pacific
- National Disaster Management Authority of India guidelines: multiple hazards, capacity development, information and risk management
- Rede social Arca de Noé (in Portuguese)
- UNFCCC: Adaptation Private Sector Initiative (PSI)
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