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The 2012 UN Climate Change Conference, COP 18/CMP 8 (the 18th Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC, the 8th session of the Confe…
UN-Habitat, the Busan Metropolitan City of the Republic of Korea, and OCEANIX today unveiled at the UN Headquarters the design of the world’s first prototype sustainable floating city. OCEANIX Busan aims to provide breakthrough technology for coastal cities facing severe land shortages that are compounded by climatic threats.
The challenge is massive:…
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This webinar explores how P.R. China and the Republic of Korea have been dealing with COVID-19 and provides reflections on how to use disaster risk reduction strategies to scale these practices across countries.
Background
Recognizing the World Health Organization’s declaration of a pandemic in relation to the global outbreak of the COVID-1…
United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity
Organizational Setting and Reporting
The mandate of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is to promote regional cooperation for inclusive economic and social development in the Asian and Pacific region. ESCAP's role as a regional…
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Governments are on the ‘frontline of opportunity’ in this era of Climate Emergency and a third year of the global COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, the biggest dividend in avoided future disaster losses can be reaped at the level of municipalities.
The evidence is clear: those governments, including local, that invest to better under…
Busan, Nairobi and New York -- The Busan Metropolitan City of the Republic of Korea, UN-Habitat and OCEANIX today signed a historic agreement to build the world’s first prototype sustainable floating city. On the heels of COP26, the partners seek to innovate breakthrough solutions for coastal cities threatened by sea level rise.
Coastal cities are on t…
On 23 November, Incheon Metropolitan City became the first city in the Asia-Pacific region to be recognized as a Resilience Hub under the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative.
With a population of nearly 3 million people, Incheon is the third most populous city in the Republic of Korea. It is also a growing global leader in promoting urban…
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This webinar intends to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2021, focusing on Northeast Asia regional cooperation for technology application for disaster risk reduction. It will profile good practices and lessons from China, Korea, and Japan to leverage frontier technologies to ensure resilience and mitigate disaste…
This G20 Climate Risk Atlas factsheets sheds light on the risks faced by South Korea. The G20 Climate Risk Atlas is the contribution of the CMCC Foundation – Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change to ensuring attentive and well-informed climate action. The G20 Climate Risk Atlas provides a comprehensive picture of the historical trends and fut…
This map depicts the countries participating in, and location of National Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction, of the ECHO-funded UNISDR media trainings on disaster risk reduction in 2010-2011.
The media have an important role to play in creating awareness and distributing information before, during and after a disaster. By exploring the root causes…
The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2007-09 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.
The progress report assesses current national strategic priorities with regard to the implementation of disaster risk reduction actions, and establi…
This BAMS special report presents assessments of how human-caused climate change may have affected the strength and likelihood of individual extreme events.
The ninth edition of the report "Explaining Extreme Events in 2019 from a Climate Perspective", presents 15 new peer-reviewed analyses of extreme weather across four continents and one sea during 2…
This infographic shows link between national and global action on climate change. It illustrates the connections between countries’ domestic laws on climate change and their ambition in global climate talks. It is intended for the widespread use of communicators in the run-up to critical UN climate talks in Peru this year (December 2014) and in France i…
Writing for the Korea Herald, Lee Woo-young reports on Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon's tour of disaster prevention centers and new renewable energy facilities in Japan. The three-day official visit is intended for the Mayor to learn from Japan's disaster preparedness and efficient use of energy, which he plans to use in developing a safety plan for Seoul. T…
The Republic of Korea's government increased next year's budget for its disaster prevention efforts by 21 percent to better cope with climate change, as per the Korea Times. At least 74 people were killed in landslides and flash floods in late July. "The sharp increase in the budget reflects the government's strong will to better deal with disasters so…