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Displaying 15 of about 63 resultsThe character of the proposed forum programme provides attendees with a unique chance to examine mangrove restoration and management initiatives in the region.
Aim
The GMRP aims to respond to climate change and to mitigate its effects through the protection, rehabilitation and wise use of Guyana's mangrove ecosystems.
Objective
The objective of this f…
DegreeBachelor of Science in Disaster Management (Hons) and B. Sc. Disaster Management (Hons) degreesDescriptionThe nature and frequency of natural and human induced disasters especially large scale catastrophic events have been increasing these days. Impact of climatic change has also triggered these events. In order to prepare the nation of 150 milli…
Description:
The Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management Framework (CDRMF) is the introductory course of the EMI-GFDRR (Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery) NDRM web-based training package in disaster risk management. The course addresses basic questions such as “Why are disasters a development issue?” and “What are the fundamental compo…
Overview
The government announced in November 2012 that £120m of new funding would be released to speed up the building of 50 flood defences. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is starting the project by prioritising schemes in Leeds city centre, Sheffield, Exeter, Derby and Ipswich. Defra is also leading surface water management pl…
There is currently significant interest in disaster restoration and prevention in Japan, such as the revival and maintenance of the social infrastructure in portions of northeast Japan damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake (March 11, 2011) as well as safety planning for future large earthquakes and extreme weather due to global climate change. The…
The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2011-13 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.
The progress report assesses current national strategic priorities with regard to the implementation of disaster risk reduction actions, and establi…
Background
UNDP works closely with governments in high disaster-risk countries to build capacities at the national, sub-national and local levels for reducing disaster risk. A major role of the Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR) is to support UNDP Country Offices in the formulation and implementation of programme and projects for disaster…
By Suzanne Fisher
People won’t become more resilient to the impacts of climate change unless the underlying causes of their vulnerability are analysed and addressed.
After the Asian tsunami hit the Andaman and Nicobar islands in 2004, destroyed houses needed to be rebuilt. But they weren’t just rebuilt with better materials. The repaired houses and as…
Speaking at a training of trainers on capacity re-enforcement and institutional analysis for disaster risk reduction and management in agriculture FAO representative Mrs. Mariatou Njie Faal told the Point that the Sahel region has witnessed recurrent cycles of drought and floods and this repeated cyclical phenomenon has significantly eroded the resilien…
By Rob Young
As part of the sorely-needed aid package to help victims of Hurricane Sandy, Congress is also considering spending billions on ill-advised and environmentally damaging beach and coastal rebuilding projects that ignore the looming threats of rising seas and intensifying storms.
Next week, the U.S. Congress is expected to vote on the bulk o…
This document reports on a workshop addressing the problems and impacts of floods and aiming to provide more understandable and action-oriented information to policymakers in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region (Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka), in order to develop a regional road map…
GENEVA, 20 May 2013 - Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) challenges are becoming greater every year. It is well known and understood by all disciplines in disaster prevention that previously unidentified threats are emerging, changes in technology are rendering formerly state-of-the-art systems obsolete or less effective, and migration patterns are causing…
The Climate Change Commission (CCC), through Project Climate Twin Phoenix, the City Government of Iligan, and the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) will be conducting a training on the use of the Climate Change Exposure Database (ClimEx.DB), which is a tool designed to help communities and cities in planning their land u…
About the conference:
The public health consequences of natural and intentional disasters cut across many substantive areas. This unique multidisciplinary national conference will bring together academicians, researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers from public health, mental health, community disaster preparedness and response, social sciences, go…
The training course in disaster risk reduction and sustainable local development 2013 , is available in English and Spanish.
It is a flexible course where you can choose to study: either single phase distance or a combined option that includes online course plus two weeks of classroom course on the campus of the ITC / ILO in Turin:
Disaster risk reduc…