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The study calls for more investments in climate change adaptation policies to prevent conflict in the region, adding pressure on governments to reach a new international climate agreement in Durban...
General Assembly President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser and Takahiro Yokomichi, the Speaker of Japan’s House of Representatives, discussed disaster risk reduction, particularly regarding climate change...
'The lesson is clear: natural hazards need not cause human catastrophe. There are many cost-effective remedies that communities and countries can take to reduce the impact of extreme weather events,' Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said....
Some 30 Pacific Rim countries are to take part next week in a United Nations-backed tsunami warning exercise to improve their ability to respond to an alert and enhance regional coordination in the event of a disaster...
'Disaster risk reduction is a key component contributing to reducing socio-economic vulnerabilities. Based on preparedness, disaster risk reduction is an essential component of building resilience and sustainable development'...
'Adaptation offers the chance to manage, spread risk and enhance choices, thereby contributing to sustainable development whilst dealing with social, economic and security threats posed by climate change,' said Abdoulie Janneh, the Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)...
'The good news is that some countries have shown how to reduce risk from floods and cyclones,' Mr. Ban said in his message to mark the International Day for Disaster Reduction. 'Investments in early warning and other measures are paying dividends'...
'For regions as vulnerable as ours, disaster preparedness is no desktop exercise – it’s a matter of survival,' Jim McLay, New Zealand’s Permanent Representative to the UN, told the general debate of the General Assembly in New York...
Voluntary Commitments
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The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.