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Displaying 15 of about 1270 resultsComo parte de las actividades de la Campaña Mundial Desarrollando Ciudades Resilientes: ¡Mi Ciudad se está preparando! se promueve el intercambio entre ciudades como una oportunidad para fortalecer la red de ciudades inscritas en la Campaña, ampliar la base de conocimientos técnicos basándose en el aprendizaje práctico, y fortalecer el compromiso de las…
"The training workshop for Local Government Authorities of Jamaica, will take place on October 22 and 23. It aims to support local Jamaican authorities in achieving the objectives of the Global Campaign of the UNDRR, "Making Cities Resilient", for the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 at the local level.
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The Symposium was organized in Saint Lucia on 15 October 2019 in order to commemorate the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR), under the theme ‘Reducing Disaster Damage to Critical Infrastructure and Disruption of Basic Services’. Although the IDDRR has been celebrated globally for the past 25 years, it was the first time that Sa…
This Climate Change Adaptation Plan and Disaster Risk Management Plan for Chapelton represents the eleventh deliverable under the project ‘Consultancy Services to Conduct Hazard and Vulnerability Assessments and Develop a Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) Plan for The Rio Minho Watershed and Fifteen Community CCA Plans’.The primary objective of this consu…
This Climate Change Adaptation Plan and Disaster Risk Management Plan for Cumberland represents the tenth deliverable under the project ‘Consultancy Services to Conduct Hazard and Vulnerability Assessments and Develop a Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) Plan for The Rio Minho Watershed and Fifteen Community CCA Plans’.The primary objective of this consult…
The Peckham Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation Plan represents the operational procedures and strategies to be employed at community level in response to, recovery from and preparing for a number of hazards.This plan provides: The residents with a workable, comprehensive system to plan for and respond to emergencies and disasters to…
This Climate Change Adaptation Plan and Disaster Risk Management Plan for Pennants represents the eleventh deliverable under the project ‘Consultancy Services to Conduct Hazard and Vulnerability Assessments and Develop a Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) Plan for The Rio Minho Watershed and Fifteen Community CCA Plans’.The primary objective of this consul…
This Climate Change Adaptation Plan and Disaster Risk Management Plan for Moores represents the eleventh deliverable under the project ‘Consultancy Services to Conduct Hazard and Vulnerability Assessments and Develop a Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) Plan for The Rio Minho Watershed and Fifteen Community CCA Plans’.The primary objective of this consulta…
The Republic of Suriname is recognized as the most forested country in the world and contributes significantly to mitigating the adverse effects of climate change. Suriname, however, is forced to take urgent adaptive measures to cope with the impacts of global warming. Mindful of the Sustainable Development Goals, the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) for…
Prepare with Pedro is a 30- to 45-minute preparedness education program for grades K-2 that teaches students how to be prepared and take action for tsunamis. Prepare with Pedro complements The Pillowcase Project in scope and mission, by reading a story featuring a penguin named Pedro.With these learning materials students can: Learn a coping skill…
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“Making cities sustainable and resilient: implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 at the local level” is a three-year initiative by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), supported by the European Commission…
Increasingly, cities are taking control of assessing local risks associated with climate variability and change and implementing adaptation strategies to mitigate impacts to their residents and to the economic activity and infrastructure on which they depend. To build resilience, cities will need to incorporate adaptation monitoring and evaluation…
The 6th International Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference offers a forum where past experience and lessons learned are documented, current work showcased, and emerging ideas/technology presented to provide a strong foundation that will facilitate setting a course to the future that addresses and responds to developing challenges locally, regionally, and…
From January 31st to February 1st, the Institute for Advanced Navigation Research (IPAN) will present the 1st Regional Seminar for Disaster Risk Reduction.
This event was organized in the face of the increasing need for municipalities to be aligned and informed about prevention, planning and strategy for disaster risk reduction.
Over the course of two…
The OceanVisions2019 - Climate Summit "Successes in resilience, adaptation, mitigation, and sustainability" is co-organized by researchers at Georgia Tech, Stanford University, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and the Smithsonian Institution in coordination with the IOC-UNESCO, the Ocean Conservancy and Georgia Aquarium. The goal is to highligh…