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Displaying 75 of about 3698 resultsInterFLOOD Asia 2018, supported by the World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), will tackle the escalating problem of flooding in Asia head on.
The event is about mitigating and managing the potentially catastrophic impacts of extreme weather and climate change on vital infrastructure, including water, energy, com…
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Contemporary problems in emergency management and crisis preparedness demand new approaches. The old ways of doing business do not apply. Although many observers recognise the importance of public-private partnerships, this concept does not go far enough. Rather, modern systems of resilience and preparedness should be built…
Description: Prolonged drought can result in economic, environmental, and health-related impacts. In this webinar, participants will learn how to monitor drought conditions and assess impacts on the ecosystem using precipitation, soil moisture, and vegetation data. The training will provide an overview of drought classification, as well as an in…
As part of our capacity building efforts, Gravitazz Institute invites all interested candidates to participate in our Short Training Courses!
The Short Training Courses have been developed by outstanding professionals and academics in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction, Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation using the most u…
Speakers
Oscar Rojas, Natural Resources Officer (Agrometeorology), FAO
Niccolo Lombardi, Expert in Disaster Impacts and DRR, FAO
Moderator
Stephan Baas, Strategic Advisor on Resilience, FAO
Background
Over the past decade, economic damages resulting from natural hazards have amounted to USD 1.5 trillion caused by geophysical hazards such as earthqu…
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (SFDRR) is a 15-year, voluntary, non-binding instrument which recognizes that the State has the primary role to reduce disaster risk but that the responsibility should be shared with other stakeholders including local governments, the private sector, international ogranisations and others. SFDRR…
Revolving around the central theme of Building Resilience and Adaptation for Sustainable Development, the 3rd WCDM-2017 will involve national and sub-national governments, scientific and technical organizations, academia, professional bodies, industrial sector, civil society, practitioners, media along with UN bodies, multi-lateral and regional org…
We are pleased to invite you to join us on 16-17 May for a UNFCCC technical expert meeting on Integrating climate change adaptation with the Sustainable Development Goals and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, taking place during the Bonn Climate Change Conference.
The two day meeting will allow participants to identify challenges and co…
This 5-day intensive technical training covers the principles and practices of community evacuation and emergency response to disasters. It includes hands-on study trips related to disaster emergency first response. The course will cover the principles and practices of organizing community emergency response, community disaster response planning and eva…
The Herrenhausen Conference on November 27-29, 2017 is an interdisciplinary platform for developing risk reduction strategies for low-income communities threatened by natural hazards. "Dangerous Landscapes" is part of the Herrenhausen Conference Series initiated by the Volkswagen Foundation.
Program
Cluster 1: Towards a Deeper Understanding of…
The 5th APRU MH Summer School will be held on 18-21 July at Tohoku University. This year’s focus is “Effective investment in disaster risk reduction for a resilient society”. Students and faculty interested in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and management are welcome to join this event.
Course objectives
Understand the mechanism of the interna…
Group on Earth Observations (GEO) is hosting a virtual workshop on GEOSS Common Infrastructure (GCI) for Water 29 March 2017, at 14:00 Geneva Time (CET). This session aims to establish a dialogue between the Water Community and the team working on the GEOSS Common Infrastructure with a focus on Earth observations (EO) for Water. …
The 4th edition of the Coastal Hazard Management Short Course will be held in Brisbane 3-4 May 2017, with a study tour on 5 May. The course will cover coastal hazard management theory and practice relevant to Australia and the Asia Pacific region. This coming edition is particularly relevant in the light QCoast 2100 program, a $12M commitment from…
This course will focus on the relationship between disaster, climate change and development. The overall objective of the training is to strengthen capacities of the trainees to mainstream community managed disaster risk reduction concepts, principles and practices in the planning and implementation of community development efforts in the…
The International Summer School on Management Flood Disasters in Delta Cities will take place in Beijing, China, June 18 - 24, 2017. The summer school is divided into three subject areas related to flood risk management: preparedness and long-term planning, flood disaster response and recovery. These three phases will be brought together through di…