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- About the Hyogo Framework for Action
- HFA Progress Reports
- HFA Monitoring & Review
- Post-2015 Framework
- Global Assessment Report
- Millennium Development Goals
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- Vulnerable Populations
- Water
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- Drought
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Public-private Partnerships
Fostering relationships between governments and companies to strengthen cooperation, funding, compliance with regulatory and safety standards, and contribute to building the capacity and resilience of communities to disasters.
Australia: Canterbury’s strength in recovery highlighted at United Nations forum
22 May 2013, CERA, Australia - gov
'Cranes and bulldozers and diggers can be hired - they are really just commodities. Institutions and good governance can’t be bought. And when things are really turning to custard, you need strong institutions,' said Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority chief executive Roger Sutton in a speech to the 4th Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Geneva, Switzerland, last night...
Extracts of progress reports by progress indicator on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action
- Indicator 4.2 [PDF, 102Kb]Social development policies and plans are being implemented to reduce the vulnerability of populations most at risk
- Indicator 4.3 [PDF, 93Kb]Economic and productive sectorial policies and plans have been implemented to reduce the vulnerability of economic activities
- Global platform for disaster risk reduction 2013: Fourth session19-23 May 2013, Switzerland (Geneva)
- Forging knowledge foundations: Framing resilient futures - Focus on higher education and disaster risk reducation24 May 2013, Switzerland (Geneva)
- B4E climate summit 201328-29 May 2013, United Kingdom (London)
- Masters of climate changeUW, Canada (Waterloo)
- Specialization certificate in geological and climate related riskUNIGE, Switzerland (Geneva)
- Disaster management and humanitarian assistance certificateUH Mānoa, United States of America (Manoa, Hawaii)
External Online Resources
- Aqueduct’s water risk framework
- Business Link: Climate Resilience Toolkit
- Business partnerships with the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
- China Risk Net - 中国风险网
- Disaster risk reduction (DRR) project portal for Asia and the Pacific
- ProVention Consortium: risk transfer & private sector investment
- UNFCCC: Adaptation Private Sector Initiative (PSI)
A global partnership between UNISDR and members of the private sector seeking to mobilize action to reduce the risk of disaster.
UNISDR and Public-Private Partners aim to reduce disaster risk and promote solutions for managing risk