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Displaying 9 of about 9 resultsThe IDRC Davos 2014 will address the numerous interconnected, complex and emerging risks today's societies are faced with. Environmental, technical, social and economic risks are often closely linked and can result in successive impact. Risks and disasters explored at the IDRC Davos 2014 include, amongst others, natural hazards, failures of critical inf…
The past five years have seen rapid growth in what Jaan Tallinn calls the “risk ecosystem” - a thriving community of researchers and others, inside and outside academia, united by a common interest in potential serious hazards of powerful and beneficial new technologies.
This conference aims to bring this community together, to ask where efforts should…
Introduction
The International Day for Disaster Reduction, established by the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), is a reflection on the issue of disasters regarding the phases of prevention, rescue and rehabilitation. It calls for new strategies of action at local level and regional, particularly in the adoption of mechanisms and measures to…
GENEVA, 22 May 2013 - The inventor of the world's first interactive digital globe that graphically depicts the vulnerability of our planet to disasters today challenged global policymakers to show more leadership in tackling the growing risks facing populations worldwide.
"What is important is not the technology but our vision for the future of the pla…
Time: 08:00 – 10:00 hrs (New York); 14:00 – 16:00 hrs (Geneva); 19:00 – 21:00 hrs (Bangkok)
The medium of the meeting will be English.
Objectives of the First Meeting of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Disaster-related Statistics (IAEG-DRS) are as follows:
To cultivate a common understanding of the objectives, functions and deliverables o…
BRUSSELS, 4 July 2019 - The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE) and the Ministry of the Interior for Finland have joined together to develop a new stress test tool that will help countries understand and improve their ability to reduce risk of hybrid threats and casc…
GENEVA, 17 April 2013 - Outer space isn't a place organizations usually think of when looking to build resilience and reduce disaster risks. Yet, this is exactly where participants' minds were when experts were invited by UNISDR and the UN's Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) to discuss the incorporation of space technology into the post-2015 disas…
The conference covers a series of important topics of current research interests and many practical applications. It is concerned with all aspects of risk management and hazard mitigation, associated with both natural and anthropogenic hazards.
Current events help to emphasise the importance of the analysis and management of risk to planners and resear…
This annual report contains detailed information on all the disasters during the year by country. It is intended for policy makers, scientists, researchers and practitioners on disaster management in the South Asia region and outside.
It is structured in three main parts. Part I covers the hydro-meteorological disasters of cyclones, floods, droughts, g…