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R$ 400 milhões serem utilizados na construção ou recuperação de infraestrutura danificada ou destruída por desastres em todo o território nacional, incluindo a construção de casas de famílias de baixa renda, remanejando-as das áreas de risco...

Cebu City, Philippines – 39 municipalities of Cebu Province, Philippines, today pledged to make their local government units safer from disasters, by joining the United Nations disaster reduction campaign “Making Cities Resilient: My City Is Getting Ready!” while gathered at the Cebu Provincial Capitol Social Hall, N. Escario St. Capitol Site, Cebu City.

This paper highlights some aspects of a meeting with subregional, regional and international organizations specializing in disaster risk reduction held in Panama City, on 13 and 14 December 2010 on: (i) the institutional framework for disaster risk

Policy research working paper no. 5507:

This paper proposes a definition of the cost of a disaster, and emphasizes the most important mechanisms that explain and determine this cost, including prevention measure assessments and desirability. It does so

This document presents a programme which was established to support the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015. It explains Disaster Risk Financing (DRF), promotes it as one of five pillars in the GFDRR comprehensive disaster risk

This brief describes the links between disaster risk reduction, governance, mainstreaming and development on the basis of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 and the 2009 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction. It presents UNDP's unique

This brief presents UNDP work with its partners on disaster risk reduction (DRR) and recovery in more than 100 countries, promoting the importance of investing in DRR and effective disaster recovery in achieving the Millennium Development Goals.

This brief defines risk assessment and presents an 7 steps approach for comprehensive risk assessment, arguing that understanding the interaction of hazards, exposure and vulnerability is crucial to effective disaster prevention. It also presents UNDP