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Displaying 15 of about 18 resultsA two-day national training workshop hosted by UNDP’s Global Risk Identification Programme (GRIP) in disaster risk assessment took place earlier this week in Swaziland.
“UNDP is committed to help government achieve some of her goals and disaster reduction is one of the areas we are committed to working with government in,” said UNDP deputy representati…
By Alessandro Candeloro
On 28 October 2010, Kristalina Georgieva, European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, during a meeting at the European Policy Centre informed that the Commission has adopted a proposal to create a European Disaster Response Capacity which addresses the entire ‘disaster cycle’ fro…
On the occasion of the International Women's Day the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit (SHA) highlights womens' roles in delivering projects before, during and after disasters in Haiti and Chad.
This publication is a collection of contributions from presentations given at the International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC Davos 2008 aimed at underlining the importance of strong links between the risk management community and the public and private sectors. The scope of this book is both to investigate the linkage between disaster risk reductio…
This document focuses on the joint United Nations-European Union support to countries recovering from natural disasters or conflict, which aims to rebuild not only lives and livelihoods, but also people’s hopes and aspirations for a better future. It offers a guide to lessons learnt along the way, and illustrates some of the results of this partnership,…
Background
The Arab States region is exposed to a range of sudden onset as well as slow onset natural hazards. Hazards affecting countries in the region include drought, flooding, landslides and earthquakes. The societal exposure and vulnerability to these natural hazards combine to create disasters and disaster risks. In several countries of the regi…
According to the Nigerian news agency, the framework has been developed by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), and is intended to focus on institutional capacity, disaster risk reduction, preparedness, response/recovery and facilitation.
'For the framework to have the desired commitment and ownership from relevant players, there is need fo…
About the Role
Disaster preparedness
- Responsible for overseeing and supporting the implementation of the DRM strategy in 12/14 country offices
- Establish and promoting the DRM focal point network with a clear active role
- Support the disaster preparedness process across the region. (coordinating the implementation of disaster prep process and supp…
This document reports on achievements in many critical areas including child protection, education, health, livelihoods and disaster risk reduction by Save the Children as a result of their planned five-year response and recovery program in five countries: Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and Somalia.
Education for sustainable development, case studies and best practices:This report is a compilation of case studies and grapples with the crucial question of merging disaster management education into the broader agenda of education for sustainable development. It shows how communities, scientists, activists, non-governmental organizations, teachers, st…
Background
The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) is a multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder platform to enable countries, communities and individuals increase their resilience to natural, technological and environmental disasters and to reduce associated environmental, human, economic and social losses. A range of United Nations o…
Background (in French)
Les Bureaux de Pays du PNUD reçoivent un nombre croissant de demandes nationales pour une assistance sur la compréhension des implications de changement climatique, sur le développement national et sur la préparation des stratégies intégrées et plans pour anticiper la gestion des défis et des opportunités.
Globalement, le PNUD j…
Objectives
The objectives of the Emergency and Humanitarian Action programme are to prevent, reduce and mitigate the health consequences of emergencies, natural and man-made disasters and conflicts in countries in the Region, by effective risk reduction, preparedness, and alert, response and recovery actions.
Duties
Under the supervision of the Assis…
German Agro Action / Welthungerhilfe is an International NGO operating in various districts in Kenya and is currently looking for a qualified Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction Expert (DRR Expert) for a fixed term field based position in pastoralist Kajiado, south-eastern Kenya.
To qualify for this position the candidate should:
* Have a bachelors…
Background
Under the guidance of the Deputy Resident Representative (Programme), the Programme Manager (PM) acts as the manager of and advisor to the country office in Mozambique on all aspects of the Crisis Prevention, Recovery, and Environment (CPR/E) programme. The main role is to facilitate the implementation of the CPR/E Programme, ensure the impl…