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Global Platform Highlights - Thursday, May 23
posted: 23/5/2013
The private sector, a key driver of innovation and investment, should be at the heart of disaster risk reduction efforts, said speakers at a meeting organized by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR). The fourth session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, which met from 19-23 May, helped lay the groundwork for the post-2015 development agenda, which highlights resilience to disaster and climate change.
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High-Level Dialogue Communiqué
posted: 22/5/2013
A High-Level Dialogue was held on Tuesday 21 May 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland, at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction with the participation of Government Ministers, business executives and senior experts to reflect on the future of disaster risk and a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction.
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Global Platform Highlights - Wednesday, May 22
posted: 22/5/2013
Disasters struck especially hard in Africa, where communities lacked the resources to cope. The new global agreement on disaster risk reduction ‑ the second Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA2), to be adopted in 2015 ‑ should establish mechanisms to reflect that reality, and more should be done to help communities at risk, as they were not only those most affected by disasters but also those who drove resilience.
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Global Platform Highlights - Tuesday, May 21
posted: 21/5/2013
The global consequences of disasters, and the need for strengthening resilience through partnerships and investment, were stressed at the opening ceremony of the fourth session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, held in Geneva this morning.
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Global Platform Highlights - Monday, May 20
posted: 20/5/2013
The 4th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction opens today following two days of intense consultations among stakeholder groups on a whole range of topics from Demystifying Grassroots Partnerships through Improved Earthquake Risk Management for Governments to over 40 consultations on the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
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Social networking at the Global Platform
posted: 6/5/2013
Are you coming to the Global Platform in Geneva, Switzerland from 19-23 May 2013? Want to connect with other disaster risk reduction professionals with the same areas of work? We can help!
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19 Days to Go
posted: 29/4/2013
With only 19 days to go, this is an update on the Fourth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction taking place in Geneva, Switzerland from 19-23 May 2013.
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Final deadline to submit a visa application
posted: 26/4/2013
If you are planning to attend the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Geneva, Switzerland you may be required to apply for a visa to enter the country. As the processing of visas will take at least three weeks, the organizers of the Global Platform recommend that you submit a visa application by May 1st at the latest.
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GPDRR13 Programme now available!
posted: 23/4/2013
The official Fourth Session of the Global Platform programme is now available in English. Translated versions to the five other UN language will be available by end of April 2013 on same website.
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Resilient Cities events and "Meet the Campaign Mayors" at the 2013 Global Platform
posted: 22/4/2013
Because disasters have their greatest impact at local level, Mayors and other local leaders have a critical role in protecting and improving the lives and livelihoods of urban communities. The case for building the capacities of municipal leaders to assess, plan, and implement resilience measures is even more compelling in the face of rapid global urbanisation, which is both increasing and intensifying the risks to local communities.
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