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Displaying 15 of about 945 resultsBANGKOK, 22 September 2014 - Heavy rains have caused major devastation over the weekend in the Philippines, France and Italy and may be further indications of the “new normal” that the world will have to deal with, if no accelerated action is taken to keep global warming within 2˚C.
These latest events add to the toll which floods are already taking on…
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt, the South Sinai Governorate and the League of Arab States (LAS) are organizing the 2nd Arab Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction which will take place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, from 14-16 September 2014.
Adhering to the outcomes of the first…
Also known as 'Resilient Cities 2014,' this Forum is organized by ICLEI– Local Governments for Sustainability and the World Mayors Council on Climate Change, and co-sponsored by UN-HABITAT, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. The…
The Ministries of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, developed a National Strategy to Face Climate Change in Agriculture-Livestock-Fishery' for 2012-2025. This document is a collaboration between FAO and Madagascar to define the medium-term response for assistance needs and provide the organization's partners with a global vision of the scope o…
Funded by GEF/LDCF Resources
Implementing Agency of GEF UNDP
GEF Focal Point and Lead Implementing Agency Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment
Executing Agency Samoa Tourism Authority
The Technical Assistant (TA) will provide technical input and strategic guidance to the activities required of the project in this Inception Phase concluding w…
The German Red Cross (GRC) is part of a worldwide community assisting victims of conflicts and disasters and people affected by social or health related crises. The Red Cross / Red Crescent Movement provides vulnerable people with assistance without discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions and adheres to the…
Work with a primary school in the Whitesands area of Vanuatu to develop community awareness materials that will increase local disaster preparedness. You will help the community to prepare for diverse threats, ranging from active volcanoes to droughts to severe storms.
This is a volunteer assignment under the Australian Volunteers for International Dev…
The Program Specialist for Disaster Risk Reduction together with the other members of the DRR team is responsible for growing the DRR program of IIRR in the Philippines and Asia. S/he provides technical leadership in conceptualizing, developing and innovating model propositions in disaster risk reduction and climate change mitigation and adaptation. The…
What would it take for our economic system to respond to global risks such as climate change that we significantly step‐up action to build a low carbon, resilient economy? The insurance industry’s role in our economy, and its risk expertise, has the potential to make a significant contribution to this goal. This position is an exciting opportunity to jo…
Save the Children works in 120 countries. Saving children’s lives. Fighting for their rights. Helping them fulfil their potential. Save the Children wants to be the generation that ends extreme poverty forever and have set some ambitious targets to achieve this.
This post sits within the DRR and CCA team, in the Programme Policy and Quality (PPQ) depar…
CARE International is a leading development and humanitarian charity supporting the poorest communities in 84 countries around the world. CARE International UK (CIUK) is leading a consortium composed of Tree Aid, SNV and RBM that has developed a BRACED Programme titled ‘Building Resilience Without Borders in the Sahel (BRWB)’. BRWB focuses on support fo…
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UNOSAT is the operational satellite applications programme of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). It is a technology-intensive programme active since 2000 in applied research and innovative applications relating to geospatial information technology (GIT) and satellite analysis, and mapping.
UNOSAT is in charge…
The Water Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and collaborators will host the Nexus 2014: Water, Food, Climate and Energy Conference on March 5-8, 2014 to examine the thoughts and actions related to a nexus approach. The co-Directors of the Conference are Jamie Bartram, Director of The Water Institute, and Felix Dodds, Associate…
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon asserts, "there can be no food security without climate security". This thought is central to this course. It equips participants with working knowledge about climate change and its links to food and livelihood security. It puts emphasis on building and strengthening participants' capacity to facilitate community level c…
A number of leading practitioners and academics have been invited to present their ideas on this topic in order to facilitate more in-depth round table discussions among participants (speakers to be confirmed).
Confirmed speakers
David Nussbaum, Chief Executive, WWF UK
Carl Wesselink, Director, SSN
Pippa Heylings, Regional director for Latin America…