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Displaying 105 of about 118 resultsFacing higher resistance to nuclear power after the Japanese disaster this year, French officials said Monday they would seek to promote stronger international policies on nuclear energy, reports the Wall Street Journal. The Journal also mentions a statement in which IAEA recently endorsed a series of new proposals, including a global emergency prepared…
In 2016 the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) commissioned the development of guidelines on national disaster risk assessment (NDRA) as part of a series of thematic guidelines under its “Words into Action” initiative to support national implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.
The pres…
The United Nations General Assembly has designated October 13th as the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction to promote a global culture of disaster risk reduction. It is an opportunity to acknowledge the progress being made toward reducing disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health in…
UNECE notes with concern the attacks on industrial facilities in Ukraine since the beginning of the war and calls for a prompt end of the hostilities and the prevention of technological disasters, which could affect the population and environment of Ukraine and neighbouring countries.
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the risk of industrial ac…
Preventing Europe from breakdowns of energy infrastructure is a big challenge for National Critical Infrastructure Protection. Member States are forced to adapt several EU regulations to ensure protection of their designated European and National Critical Energy Infrastructures. What are the best strategies to manage major energy incidents? How can you…
This guide highlights key disability concerns to officials and experts responsible for emergency planning in their communities. It seeks to assist them in developing plans that will take into account the needs and insights of people with disabilities before, during, and after emergencies. It also is designed to help emergency managers, planners, and res…
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The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), established in 1986, is a regional non-profit foundation with headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand supporting the advancement of safer communities and sustainable development, through implementing programs that reduce the impact of disasters upon countries and communities in Asia and the Pacific. T…
“Environmental Legislation for Disaster Risk Management”, training module is based on the analysis of global context of environmental laws, policies and approaches of integrating environment and disaster risk management. This module cites examples of legal and policy framework from across the world, along with special references to the Indian legal fram…
This document presents a South-East Asia specific disaster risk reduction framework that provides more specific guidance to National Societies in acknowledgement of the Framework for Community Safety and Resilience and global guidance, which outlines the Red Cross Red Crescent approach to disaster risk reduction and guides National Society contributions…
A framework in which the Indian government has laid out an action plan for reducing the country's vulnerability to potential hazards that are relevant to India, including: environmental disasters such as earthquake, landslide, flood, drought, cyclone, cold wave, heat wave, chemical disaster, fire, epidemic or pest attack; technological and sectoral disa…
This publication summarizes in cartoons the main points of the Convention and its field of application in a user-friendly and visual manner to ensure that the Convention is more widely accessible to all interested stakeholders. These cartoons aim to explain the technical topics, to help readers understand the field of application of the Convention and…
Beginning in 2016, the Center for Climate and Security established the Working Group on Climate, Nuclear, and Security Affairs to examine the confluence of these three sets of risks. The group reconvened in January 2018 to more deeply explore three specific questions the Working Group identified in 2017. First, can we devise a flexible policy toolk…
This policy brief offers strategies aimed at improving coverage of basic chemicals-management legislation. Potential avenues for gaining traction in achieving wider implementation include: regional collaboration, drawing on the potential of the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) to reduce trade b…
This report examines and assesses the governance of critical infrastructure resilience on a regional basis in the US and outlines lessons learned from recent US disasters. It provides two case studies of governance challenges in the Boston Metropolitan Area and the Cascadia Subduction Zone in the Pacific Northwest and identifies key barriers to building…
This report reviews the progress made in addressing the vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) through the implementation of the Mauritius Strategy, which includes natural and environmental disasters as one of its themes and means of implementation. It addresses their increased vulnerability due to climate change, the global financial…