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In recognition that disaster preparedness, mitigation and risk reduction, are fundamental factors contributing to development in Mozambique, a Joint Programme for Strengthening Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Preparedness in Mozambique has been approved by the UN Country Team, under the “Delivering as One” United Nations Framework in M…
This event provides a forum for professionals in the areas of disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery; supplemented with on-going educational opportunities.
Disaster Forum brings together renowned keynote speakers and diverse disciplinary sessions that deliver current and practical information in many disciplines. There are plenty of f…
Background and context
The recovery from the May 27, 2006 earthquake, at Yogyakarta and Central Java is considered as a successful case within Southeast Asia. For three years, the recovery process has proceeded smoothly due to well-coordinated efforts of various actors, including national and local governments, local communities, and international orga…
Bridgetown, Barbados - The European Commission, CARIFORUM member states, Overseas countries and Territories in the Caribbean, the EU Outermost Regions in the Caribbean and their related EU member states met recently to discuss closer collaboration and a structured dialogue in the field of disaster management and response, through the creation of a regio…
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UNDP Indonesia's mission is to be an agent for change in the human and social development of Indonesia. We aim to be a bridge between Indonesia and all donors as well as a trusted partner to all stakeholders. We work in four key areas of development: governance reforms, pro-poor policy reforms, conflict prevention and recovery, and environme…
In this report, the Secretaries-General of the Commonwealth resolves to:
(a) develop inventories of the advance warning resources and systems available in each of the Caribbean, Indian and Pacific Ocean regions; and through this, to
(b) identify aspects of these systems which need strengthening, including the human and institutional capacity and informa…
Risk 2009 will be held in the framework of ENVIROINFO 2009 (23rd International Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protection) http://www.enviroinfo2009.org organized by WG "Risk Management" of the Technical Committee 'Environmental Informatics' GI TC 4.6, GI (German Computer Society) in Cooperation with CODATA-Germany http://www.codata-germany.…
This standard provides guidelines on the provision of information and communications technology disaster recovery (ICT DR) services as part of business continuity management, applicable to both “in-house” and “outsourced” ICT DR service providers of physical facilities and services.
It specifies: the requirements for implementing, operating, monitoring…
This document presents the National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies plan for 2008-2009 to respond to the effects of disasters on a daily basis, in countries where the public infrastructures are weak or non-existent.
Under their humanitarian mandate, they address the following issues:
- Disaster Mitigation, Disaster Response and Recovery are all un…
This publication presents, for the first time under one cover, the work being done by ITU's three Sectors (Radiocommunication, Standardization and Telecommunication Development) in the field of emergency telecommunications (or disaster communications). The release of this compendium is timely since disasters are striking with increased frequency and mag…
This document presents the ITU Framework for Cooperation in Emergencies (IFCE), which goals are to position the organization as the leader in providing telecommunications/ICT services and applications for disaster mitigation at all phases of disaster management i.e. disaster prevention, disaster preparedness, disaster response/relief, and telecommunicat…
Event Description
The International Recovery Forum is designed to help ensure that disaster risk reduction approaches are systematically incorporated into the design of emergency preparedness, response, and recovery programs in accordance with the strategic goal of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA). The International Recovery Forum 2010 aims to exam…
The programme is designed to train senior public officials mainly drawn from disaster management agencies and other institutions with the responsibility for supporting disaster risk reduction and disaster management within the Commonwealth so as to enhance their capabilities.
Participants to the programme will also acquire a strategic overview of Singa…
The Asia Pacific is the most disaster-prone region in the world. Natural disasters including major earthquakes, cyclones, flooding and tsunamis are becoming more frequent and increasingly destructive. According to the UN, natural disasters are now recognized as an integral part of the wider constellation of risks related to food and energy insecurity, f…
This document captures good practices from the Indonesian Red Cross (Palang Merah Indonesia/PMI) risk reduction projects.
It was compiled and shared with the national disaster response agency (Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana/BNPB) as PMI’s contribution towards the Indonesian government’s Hyogo Framework of Action country report and became an inte…