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Displaying 15 of about 122 resultsGENEVA, 1 February 2012 - An insightful new report on the 2010 Haiti earthquake offers a scathing critique of an international community which “has much to learn from the response in Haiti where it has shown an ability to repeat its errors and shortcomings from past disasters.”
Two years after the event, the PAHO Report: Health response to the earthqua…
By Yuki Matsuoka and Etsuko Okazaki
KOBE, 17 October 2011 - Recognizing the importance of risk reduction, the Japanese city of Saijo, located in Ehime prefecture on Shikoku Island, expanded their disaster risk reduction (DRR) education program to train children and young people to be future leaders in DRR. On 14 October, a lecture program was organize…
Arusha, 14 July 2011 - These new additions to the Campaign signatories follows on the heels of 20 urban councils and three municipal councils from local governments in nine provinces in Sri Lanka who also signed up for the 'Making Cities Resilient' campaign on 5 July in Colombo. The number of cities who have now signed the campaign is around 750.…
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean (UNDRR-ROAMC) invite MCR2030 Local governments and participating entities to share good practices and lessons learned on local governments engagement and Collaboration with their local communities for disaster risk red…
During the 'VII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean’ that took place between November 1st to 4th, 2021, MCR2030 led the session "Making cities resilient: the urban challenge". The session addressed risk from a comprehensive and systemic approach, emphasizing one the one hand the need to integrate knowledge and…
Geneva (United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction) — Auditing and regulatory experts today said that accountability is paramount for all actors in disaster risk reduction, from victims and taxpayers to national Governments, international organizations and civil society.
The experts were discussing disaster risk management standards and accounta…
International day for disaster reduction campaign is celebrated yearly on October 13. It is one ways for civil society in Indonesia to increase public awareness on the potential impact of climate change and urban development disparities.
This campaign is intended to highlight the serious involvement of the Indonesian government in anticipating disaste…
Global Platform highlights from Tuesday, 10 May 2011. Issue #1, Volume 141, Number 3.
On Tuesday, 10 May 2011, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), which is being attended by approximately 3,000 participants, including representatives from over 170 governments, 20 ministers…
M. Mizanur Rahman addresses in the Financial Express the urbanisation process and the problematic challenges it poses in both social and environmental contexts, analysing why urban risk reduction is a concern, particularly in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He calls for appropriate emphasis on increasing the resilience of the community people and presents Islamic Re…
According to OnePakistan, UN-HABITAT has produced a calendar for the year 2012 and an interactive board game conveying messages on safe construction and preparedness for anticipated floods, with an aim to empower communities and increase their resilience towards disasters throughout Pakistan.
A simple guide introducing the principle elements of land ad…
2011 has been a year of transition for Haiti. Humanitarian aid and the commitment of NGOs in Haiti continued all along the last 12 months, but the 12 January 2010 earthquake has left deep marks on the country. On top of these scars, new strains occurred with the cholera epidemic as soon as October 2010, and the phase of political transition, which ended…
Cebu – Disaster risk reduction, climate change, global warming and environmental protection seem to be today’s media ‘buzz’ words and ‘sound bytes’. The question is, “Is your city or town, or barangay getting ready?
According to Margarita Wahlstrom, special representative, secretary-general for Disaster Risk Reduction of the United Nations Internationa…
In a report for Time, Brendan Brady describes the various risk mitigation activities that are being carried out in the Nepal, quoting NSET director Amod Dixit as saying: 'Here, the disaster-risk-reduction per dollar will have to be much lower than [it is in] California', referring to California as an earthquake preparedness model and the lack of resourc…
People and communities have been placed at the heart of a new strategy intended to build Glasgow’s resilience against the impact of the shocks and stresses faced by a city in the 21st century.
Produced as part of Glasgow’s partnership with 100 Resilient Cities – Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation, the “Resilient Glasgow” Strategy details almost 50…
Most houses were damaged by the recent earthquake, north of Padang in the village of Mangopo, however there were no victims. "Everyone reacted very quickly because of the training and that's why no one died in that village" said Malka Older of Mercy Corps Indonesia, which helped train Mangopo and other villages at risk.
"Other nearby villages that were…