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Displaying 8 of about 8 resultsLocationTehranDescriptionPh.D. program of Disaster & Emergency Health is developed by School of Public Health at Tehran University of Medical Sciences in
collaboration with Disaster & Emergency Management Center at the Ministry of Health & Medical Education. The program has accepted
students since 2011 academic year. The program includes fo…
Bangkok - For decades, governments and NGOs have relied on private sector solutions to gather and interpret emergency data for crisis response, but a growing number of them have warmed in recent years to much cheaper "open-source" (OS) technology. IRIN spoke to experts around the world about their search for the most appropriate mix of technology to man…
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…
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 Towards a Safer World (TASW) initiative was launched after the last UNISDR Global Platform for DRR in 2011. It started with a ‘whole-of-society’ pandemic preparedness efforts since 2005 and identification of key achievements and lessons and network of practitioners committed to sharing experiences, refining their practices, communicating them widely…
The RACC meetings are typically four to maximum eight hours and take place the day before the opening of the STS forum. A special topic is dealt with in the first part, followed by a breakout session dealing with particular experiences of Knowledge Action Networks in Africa and Europe, the Americas, and Asia. The lessons learned and required solutions i…
LocationBad Neuenahr-AhrweilerDegreeMaster of disaster management and risk governanceDescriptionGlobally effective processes such as environmental change or the increasing dependence on critical infrastructure are closely interlinked in multiple ways. Hazards, for instance floods, pandemics, or technical failures are considered as the triggers of losses…
Ofrecer nuevas fuentes de información sobre Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres (RRD) es uno de los objetivos en los que trabaja continuamente RELACIGER, una Red de centros de información especializados en el tema que presenta en esta edición dos nuevos recursos accesibles al público en general. Otras noticias del boletín incluyen información de cursos, n…