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This individual will be responsible for: 1) increasing Red Cross organizational capacity to effectively communicate with New Jersey policymakers about disaster preparedness and response needs and 2) improving state and local policymaker understanding of disaster preparedness and response issues affecting their communities.
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Background
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the voice for the environment within the United Nations system. UNEP mission is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and people to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generati…
This event provides a forum for professionals in the areas of disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery; supplemented with on-going educational opportunities.
Disaster Forum brings together renowned keynote speakers and diverse disciplinary sessions that deliver current and practical information in many disciplines. There are plenty of f…
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This paper presents German views on disaster risk management for sustainable development. It contains a section on linking theory and practice, which covers risk analysis, disaster preparedness, disaster prevention and mitigation, and aid and reconstruction. Supporting case studies from several countries are provided.
The German Government…
This fact sheet presents a project that supports local population in planning and implementing reconstruction in the aftermath of heavy rain in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Bridgetown, Barbados - The European Commission, CARIFORUM member states, Overseas countries and Territories in the Caribbean, the EU Outermost Regions in the Caribbean and their related EU member states met recently to discuss closer collaboration and a structured dialogue in the field of disaster management and response, through the creation of a regio…
The conference will provide opportunities for anyone involved with or interested in the many facets of emergency management and who want to be better prepared for emergencies and disasters that may impact our region.
In addition to participating in several presentations, conference delegates will be provided opportunities to network with others in the…
The Damage and Reconstruction Needs Assessment course is a joint offering of National Institute of Disaster Management, New Delhi and World Bank Institute, Washington. It is part of the Comprehensive Natural Disaster Risk Management Program developed by the World Bank Institute with support from WB Hazard Management Unit and ProVention Consortium. The c…
An event working to consolidate the industries which comprise the entire disaster preparation, response, recovery, and rebuilding cycle. It will include the following keynotes:
- Assistant Administrator of Mitigation: Presented by the FEMA National Mitigation Directorate: "FEMA's Mitigation Directorate: Working to Save Lives and Property Before the S…
The conference is the largest in the United States devoted specifically to real-time hydrologic warning systems and how these technologies assist local officials with storm readiness, emergency response, and disaster recovery.
Over the last twenty years many lessons about successful community disaster response and recovery have been learned - a realization of the limits of government response, the dependency on community and faith-based organizations, and the bottom-line business imperative of effective community response and recovery.
To be most successful in response and…
Background
UNDP occupies a critical niche within the UN family in the achievement of impact in the field of Crisis Prevention and Recovery (CPR). UNDP seeks to foster a global network in which the causes of natural and man-made social, political, security and economic crises are identified and analyzed and pro-active mechanisms are developed and implem…
Main duties
1. Strategic programme advice
-Provide strategic advice on CPR issues and programming to UNDP Barbados and the OECS Sub-regional Office (SRO)
-Provide strategic planning and programme support to SRO, through provision of guidance and technical assistance.
-Coordinate within BCPR and between BCPR and the Regional Bureau on-going programme ma…
(In French)
a. Objectif général de la mission d’évaluation
L’évaluation a pour objet l’élaboration d’une proposition de projet dans le cadre de la réponse à l’appel à proposition Facilité Eau de l’Union Européenne (EuropeAid) pour chacun des pays cités ci-dessus.
Ce financement de l’Union européenne contribue à l’atteinte des Objectifs du Millénaire…
This paper from the Argentine Republic calls for a regional articulation to face emergency and disaster, responding to the needs of many countries in the region, subregional bodies and multilateral agencies and bodies.
It suggests moving forward in the appointment of a Working Group who will review the existent rules, protocols, working guidelines, and…