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Displaying 30 of about 356 resultsThe Belize Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute in partnership with the Natural Capital Project, World Wildlife Fund, Inter-American Development Bank, Caribbean Community Climate Change Center, and The Nature Conservancy is hosting a three-day Caribbean Regional Conference entitled, “Integrating Climate Change Adaptation Planning into Coastal…
On the 25 of November 2013, a group of 16 experts of the Haitian Red Cross in the sectors of health, social protection, disaster risk management, psychological support, HIV / AIDS gathered to pilot the exercise of mapping the activities of the Haitian Red Cross in support of the strengthening the resilience of Haitian individuals, households and communi…
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) will host a live, televised panel discussion on Sunday, 13th October, 2013 from 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm in observance of this year’s International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR). The panel discussion will be held under the theme “Disability and Disasters - A Not So Obvious Conversation” and will…
The consultations in Palau were conducted as a complementary activity to the HFA Monitor Country Progress Review facilitated by SPC SOPAC. Issues discussed included i) achievements, challenges, and opportunities, ii) disaster and development, iii) accountability and governance, iv) linking DRM and climate change.
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La 20e rèunion du comité spécial pour la réduction des risques de catastrophe aura à l'ordre du jour :
Adoption de l’Ordre du jour et des questions de procédure
Présentation de l’état d’avancement du Projet “SHOCS”
Présentation du Projet « SHOCS II »
Présentation du Projet « Risque Urbain »
Présentation du Projet « Répons…
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The Congress aims to address current issues related to the field of disasters risk management. Based on the themes, 4 events are distributed, which will be chaired by leading professionals:
• Symposium on Risk Management for Natural Disasters Reduction.
• Workshop on Technological Disasters Risk Management.
• Workshop on Sanitary Disaster Risk…
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS), Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SREP) and the World Bank are pleased to invite you to participate in a High Level Dialogue on Climate and Disaster Resilient Development. This meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn in Suva, Fiji on 4th an…
A national consultation on the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction (the successor of the Hyogo Framework for Action or HFA2) was held at the National Disaster Management Centre, Maldives on 15th April 2013.
The meeting aimed to engage with stakeholders who are key partners in disaster risk reduction and to analyze the impact of the HFA in r…
The conference is organized on the theme, '3R as an Economic Industry - Next Generation 3R Solutions for a Resource-Efficient Society and Sustainable Tourism Development in Asia and the Pacific'. It will focus on water security, tourism, waste management, sustainable urban management, and on integration of 3R in regional programmes dealing with climate…
Enhacing public safety and welfare by building inter-connected and effective safe cities
Safe Cities Asia 2015 is the region’s largest and most comprehensive smart resilience conference, bringing together 350 senior professionals. With over 70% of the audience from the public sector including Mayors, Chief Information Officers, Chief Security Officers,…
The Department of Disaster Management in the British Virgin Islands celebrated the theme of the 2011 International Day for Disaster Reduction.
The activities included:
- a feature address by the Honourable Andrew A. Fahie, Minister for Education and Culture and was broadcast via local radio and TV stations as well as local online media
- a press releas…
Main findings, comparative analysis and lessons learned from adaptation and DRR projects in SIDS, LDCs and Latin America. How these projects, tools and information help decision makers address adaptation needs with DRR and development planning.
At the 8th Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group (ICG) for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWS) held in Melbourne, Australia, 3-6 May 2011, the ICG decided to hold Working Group intersessional meetings at the end of 2011.
Working Group 1 on Tsunami Risk Assessment and Reduction
The Working Group 1 intersessiona…
The theme of the Conference is “The Changing Landscape of Comprehensive Disaster Management – Vision Becoming Reality”.
This Annual Conference is being positioned as the Caribbean signature disaster management forum for reflection, dialoguing and measuring progress in the region within the context of the Enhanced Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM…
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La Facultad de Construcciones y el Departamento de Ingeniería Civil de la Universidad de Oriente, tienen el gusto de invitarlo a participar en Conferencia Internacional de Peligrosidad, Riesgo Geológico e Ingeniería Sísmica y de Desastres (SISMOS 2012) , que contará con el co-auspicio de Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Sismológicas (CENAI…