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Displaying 14 of about 14 resultsCuba's early warning approach holds lessons for other countries, write disaster risk reduction specialists Veronica F. Grasso and José Rubiera.
Advances in the early warning of natural hazards could bring great benefits to countries and communities. But early warning needs early action: if political will and coordination are lacking, the advantages co…
The importance of reducing exposure to disasters took on a personal hue for the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström.
The envoy had been due to present the Secretary-General's Report on the Implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction to the UN General Assembly in the first w…
United Nations' Secretary General Ban Ki-moon highlighted Cuba's disaster risk reduction and climate change efforts, and the role played in this sector by Cuban children in the context of International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, as per Radio Havana Cuba.
As Ivan stormed across the Caribbean, the United Nations stated that Cuba was a model in hurricane risk management in developing countries. “The Cuban way could easily be applied to other countries with similar economic conditions and even in countries with greater resources that do not manage to protect their population as well as Cuba does” explained…
Once again, Cuba reacted well to the last Hurricane Charley. How do you explain the fact that people respond so well to an evacuation alert?
Hurricanes are the worst disasters faced by the Cuban people. Hurricanes are part of our culture and people know the risk they face if they do not evacuate immediately. Our system works very well because there is…
This note provides an overview and understanding of how volunteerism can enhance the capacities of national and local actors in mitigating and coping with natural disasters. It intends to strengthen UNV’s capacity to better support national and local actors in identifying ways that volunteerism can make a difference in the area of disaster risk reductio…
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IPCC Working Groups I and II and the Climate and Development Knowledge Network, supported by Norway’s Climate and Pollution Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are organizing a series of outreach events as a means to inform about the possible impacts of and options for managing the risks of climate extremes and disasters by region, as as…
Havana – Disasters need not be deadly and its risks can be greatly reduced, particularly when local governments and at-risk communities are involved, according to a new UN Development Programme (UNDP) publication Sharing What Works: South-South Cooperation for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Caribbean , launched here today.
The report describes the Sout…
PANAMA, 18 January, 2016 - The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) has launched an awards scheme for 2016 which seeks to support national and regional efforts to reduce disaster loss and the impacts of climate change.
CDEMA includes some of the most disaster prone small island States in the world, exposed to sea-level rise, stor…
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed that disaster risk reduction should be a daily concern for everyone, noting that vulnerability to catastrophes is growing faster than the world’s capacity to strengthen resilience, as evidenced by the devastation wrought by the recent series of floods, earthquakes, tsunamis and droughts.
“The good news is th…
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Disasters cause loss of productive assets and disruption of markets, affecting availability and access to food and thwarting people’s efforts to build sustainable livelihoods. Living with high levels of risk undermines Caribbean people’s ability to develop their livelihoods greatly. Predominantly, disasters tend to have the most severe conseq…
The Civil Defense National Staff of the Republic of Cuba is pleased to invite you to participate in the 10th International Congress on Disasters 2018 and the VI International Firefighters Conference, which will be held from July 2 to 6, 2018, at the Havana International Conference Center, Cuba, under the general theme: "Understand the risk of disaster a…
Geneva (United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction) — As disaster risk reduction experts met in Geneva this afternoon on strengthening partnerships for small island developing States, there were many calls for inter-island cooperation, as well as adequate financial and technical resources.
Gyan Chandra Acharya, United Nations High Representative…
This regional report presents local and regional activities in Latin America and the Caribbean related to disaster reduction and sustainable mountain development as part of the 2002 UNISDR campaign.