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Displaying 15 of about 461 resultsTurin's DERRIS project, a public-private partnership, enhances SME resilience to climate impacts, addressing flood risks through Company Adaptation Action Plans and the Integrated District Adaptation Plan. The project’s online tool, CRAM, guides SMEs in assessing vulnerability and developing adaptation action plans.Weather- and climate-related damages,…
On December 29, 2020, Sisak-Moslavina County in Croatia was struck by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake with the epicenter 6 km outside the town of Petrinja. The earthquake was preceded by a 5.0 magnitude earthquake on December 28, 2020; and numerous aftershocks were recorded, including a 5.0 magnitude earthquake on January 6, 2021. The December earthquak…
This rapid damage and needs assessment report presents estimates for damage, loss, reconstruction and recovery from the March 2020 earthquake in Croatia, and supports recovery strategy planning and development of necessary frameworks for reconstruction. On March 22, 2020 at 6:24 am, Croatia was hit by a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5. …
Virtual Regional Consultation on Disaster Displacement - 19 November 2020 at 14:00-16:30 BKK time
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Forced displacement related to disasters, including the adverse effects of climate change, poses some of the biggest human rights, humanitarian and development challenges facing States and the international community in the 21st…
Objective:
The webinar covers aspects of public health systems in the Making Cities Resilient Campaign tool – the Disaster Resilience Scorecard for Cities. The focus is on how the scorecard promotes a broad multi-sectoral approach to handling disaster risk reduction, including for public health emergencies.
Background:
“Preparation saves lives”. The…
Developing countries, emerging economies, and investment banks are investing billions in durable infrastructure every year. However, they often fail to take account of future climate change in their planning. As a result, new infrastructure projects (e.g. from the agriculture, transportation, or energy sector) are being implemented without consideration…
The Government of Sweden, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are pleased to invite you to a High-Level Meeting on Addressing the Humanitarian Impact of Climate Change. The meeting is organised in collaboration with the Swedish Red Cross.
The meeting will be held in a virtual hybrid format wi…
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COVID-19 that is continuing to cause human tragedy, social upheaval and economic turmoil across the globe can be considered as a once-in-a-century ecological security crisis that creates an urgent need for an in-depth reflection on the relationship between human beings and nature. But striking a balance between the two will not be possible u…
Disasters and emergencies are becoming increasingly widespread and costly, causing great harm to many people. Their socio-economic repercussions reach far beyond their epicenters by means of migration as well as economic and environmental interconnectedness. There are many ethical issues and dilemmas related to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). How these a…
Hear from and meet leading experts discussing their work to deliver positive and measurable impacts on wellbeing, sustainability and resilience in the built environment.
The BRE Trust is a charitable foundation that supports research and education programmes designed to help deliver buildings and communities in which people can live well and achieve t…
The Second International Conference on Urban Risks (ICUR2020) will be held in Lisbon on June 23-25, 2020. ICUR2020 is a bilingual event and it is devoted to all professionals involved in urban risks issues such as policy makers, geographers, urban planners, engineers, civil protection technicians, researchers as well as stakeholders with responsibilitie…
Effective social protection is critical to reduce vulnerability and support timely recovery. However, to date, national systems have been too underdeveloped or not flexible enough to allow them to expand before or during emergencies. Despite these shortcomings, many countries in Asia-Pacific are relying on social protection mechanisms to respond to and…
Countries within Latin America and the Caribbean are vulnerable to a range of natural hazards including droughts, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and volcanoes. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (2012), climate change will allow for a change in the frequency, intensity, duration and spatial extent of the hydrometeorologic…
Within the scope of its advisory services Frankfurt School of Finance and Management has intensified its research and engagement in the area of climate risk insurance, establishing and managing the InsuResilience Solutions Fund (ISF).
The ISF is an innovative programme to support and develop climate risk insurance products mitigating the negative impac…
The Senior Officer is the overall IFRC focal point on nature-based solutions (NBS), with a focus on ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (eco-DRR) and ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA). The Senior Officer seeks to enable the effective engagement of National Societies on NBS, advance the work and position of the RCRC network on NBS and promote a scale-…