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Ministry of Public Safety and Security (MPSS) was newly established on 19 November 2014. The goal of MPSS is to cope with all types of disasters and safety problems. To this end, MPSS and UNISDR GETI will convene a two-day workshop on national disaster preparedness and response system on 18-19 March 2015 in Seoul, Republic of…
Context of Ulsan's Disaster Risk Management and Background of Workshop
Ulsan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's seventh largest metropolis with a population of over 1.1 million, divided into four districts and one county. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighboring Busan to the south and facing Gyeongju to the north, meaning that the c…
SEOUL, 29 April 2014 – Cooperation in disaster management is a key element of building peace and prosperity in North-East Asia, a high-level regional conference has been told.
The International Forum for Trilateral Cooperation between China, Japan and the Republic of Korea –collectively home to 22 percent of the world’s population and responsible for 2…
JEJU ISLAND, 26 March 2014 – Senior disaster management officials and experts from across North-East Asia today endorsed the Hyogo Framework for Action as a consistent and guiding force for national progress in disaster risk reduction (DRR).
Senior representatives from China, Japan, Mongolia, and Republic of Korea said they were all looking forward to…
SEOUL – The head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), Ms Margareta Wahlström, signalled the importance of the next generation taking up the challenge of building a safer and more resilient future.
Ms Wahlström urged a group of youth ambassadors from the Republic of Korea, China and Japan to take leadership roles in advocating for disa…
Background:
Overall, the workshop will focus on:
Using the Sendai Framework Monitor System including uploading and entering data, analytical capabilities of the system as well as levels of application (global, regional, national, local);
Reviewing Global (obligatory) and Custom (optional) Sendai Framework Indicators and links with SDG Indicators; a…
Background and Introduction
At the Third UN World Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) in March 2015, 187 UN member states adopted the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 – the global blueprint for disaster risk reduction (DRR).
The Sendai Framework was the first major agreement of the post-2015 development agenda, with se…
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This workshop aims to build the capacity and understanding of Korean local government officials about disaster risk reduction, the Making Cities Resilient global campaign, its ‘Ten Essentials for Resilient Cities’, the sign-up process and best practices towards becoming a role model city. It further aims to capture good practice and enhance disaste…
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This workshop aims to build the capacity and understanding of Incheon Honorary Citizen Diplomats Association members about the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, disaster risk in Incheon Metropolitan City, the Making Cities Resilient global campaign, and how volunteers and civil society can contribute to disaster risk reduction in their local d…
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This workshop aims to build the capacity and understanding of Yangcheon-gu officials and local social welfare volunteers about disaster risk reduction, the Making Cities Resilient global campaign, its ‘Ten Essentials for Resilient Cities’, the sign-up process and best practices towards becoming a role model city. It further aims to capture good pra…
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This workshop aims to build the capacity and understanding of Gwangju city officials about the Making Cities Resilient global campaign, its ‘Ten Essentials for Resilient Cities’, the sign-up process and best practices towards becoming a role model city. It further aims to capture good practice and enhance disaster risk sensitive planning in the cit…
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) and the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) are in partnership to host a multi-country, high-level meeting focussing on managing risk communications for public health emergencies.
The overall aim of this meeting is to strengthen decision makers’ capacity to support Emergency Risk Communication (ERC)…
1st International Conference & 5th International Workshop
Under the theme of "Integrated Interdisciplinary Research & Development on Volcanic Hazard Mitigation", VHM 2016 will be focused on volcanic disaster prevention. VHM 2016 will be an excellent learning experience in the field of "Volcanic Hazard Mitigation" for all participants.
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Asia-Pacific region has experienced many extreme weather events in recent years which have led to large numbers of people at high level of exposure to risks including the risk of forced migration. With climate change as an exacerbating factor, migration flows are likely to increase in the Asia Pacific region.
In response, IOM will conduct the first pil…
Background
Over the past 20 years disasters have affected 4.4 billion people, caused USD 2 trillion of damage and killed 1.3 million people. Natural disasters affected people living in developing countries and the most vulnerable communities within those countries.
Over 95 percent of people killed by natural disasters are from developing countries. Th…