Civil society/NGOs

The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction opens in Geneva Leaders and representatives from some 165 Governments gathering here today for the 2009 Global Platform on Disaster Reduction will be urged to ‘invest today for a safer tomorrow’ – or face much harder decisions in the years to come.

The Second Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Reduction (DRR) opening in Geneva, Switzerland tomorrow (Tuesday) will hear details of the world’s safest places and those most threatened by sudden onset hazard. The information is drawn from a new

With the support of the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid Department, ACTED is implementing the rehabilitation and cleaning of irrigation canals, embankments and dykes to prevent the risk of flooding...

‘Views from the Frontline’, the first independent assessment of progress in implementing the HFA at the local level, reveals a significant gap between national and local level action: issues to be addressed at the Global Platform...

The first independent study assessing the progress undertaken in implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action at local level identifies a significant gap between national and local level action. The report, conducted by the Global Network of Civil Society

The upcoming Global Platform on Disaster Reduction will feature an impressive 42 thematic special events, which will complement and support the high-level plenary sessions. The events will focus on different aspects of disaster risk reduction, including

A new report by aid agency Tearfund says finance for climate adaptation is crucial to the success of a strong and fair Copenhagen climate deal. A Tearfund delegation will participate in the 2009 Global Platform...

The recently published Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction: Risk and Poverty in a Changing Climate identifies ecosystems decline as a key disaster risk driver that will exacerbate natural hazards in the future. Healthy ecosystems provide