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Measurement and management of urban hazards and vulnerability in order to improve awareness and local capacity to effectively reduce disaster risk.
Developer unveils vision of cities as havens during disasters
17 Jun 2013, UNISDR Hyogo
An innovative urban developer in one of the world's most hazard-prone countries has urged public and private sector leaders to embrace his company's vision of building cities that 'people escape to rather than run away from' during disasters...
Extracts of progress reports by progress indicator on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action
- Indicator 1.3 [PDF, 114Kb]Community Participation and decentralisation is ensured through the delegation of authority and resources to local levels
- Indicator 3.4 [PDF, 102Kb]Countrywide public awareness strategy exists to stimulate a culture of disaster resilience, with outreach to urban and rural communities
- 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
- Indicator 4.4 [PDF, 101Kb]Planning and management of human settlements incorporate disaster risk reduction elements, including enforcement of building codes
- La evaluación de riesgos y el plan de emergencias en la escala local. Proyecto de actualización y revisión del Plan de Emergencias Municipal de Santa Cruz de Tenerife07 Jun - 08 Nov 2013, Spain (Santa Cruz deTenerife, Islas Canarias)
- Training course in disaster risk reduction and sustainable local development 2013 / Curso de reducción del riesgo de desastres y desarrollo local sostenible 201310-21 Jun 2013, Italy (Turin)
- 'Safe cities' online course17 Jun - 17 Jul 2013
- Master of disaster management and risk governanceUni Bonn, Germany (Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler)
- 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)
- Geospatial technology capacity building program (GTCB)GSAREH
Guía para análisis de amenazas, vulnerabilidades y capacidades 'AVC' con la participación de niñas, niños y adolescentes para el contexto urbano2013, CRIC; Plan Intl; UNDP Ecuador
Manual de ingenieria naturalistica2012, Plan Intl; SNGR, Ecuador - gov; UNDP Ecuador
Contours des zones inondables en France liées aux fleuves et cours d’eauJan 2010, MEDDTL, France - gov
Estimation du nombre de logements situés en zone inondable an FranceJan 2010, MEDDTL, France - gov
Aléa sismique en FranceOct 2010, MEDDTL, France - gov
- Urban Dreams, urban realities; 10 Recommendations for a safer Agra, India2013, CURE; Cities Alliance
- Making Cities Resilient: Getting construction professionals involved - Webinars2012, CIB; UNISDR
- Thematic debate on disaster risk reduction2012, UNGA; UNISDR NY
External Online Resources
- Biblioteca virtual portátil sobre riesgo urbano
- Business partnerships with the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
- China Risk Net - 中国风险网
- Con los pies en la tierra: a DPAE educational resource on earthquake in Bogotá (in Spanish)
- Confined Masonry Network
- CRID: Urban risk documentation collection (in English and Spanish)
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- GFDRR: Safer homes, safer communities website
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- Megacities Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Base (MDRM-KB)
- National Disaster Management Authority of India guidelines: multiple hazards, capacity development, information and risk management
- ProCivibus: A crowdsourcing system for collaborative emergency planning
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