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Displaying 11 of about 11 resultsThis report addresses educational infrastructure and the global issue of it being underfunded and overexteded. Schools are more vulnerable to natural hazards than other building types, not only putting children at significant risk, but also reducing the quality of education and limiting opportunities for economic and social growth and other community be…
This paper utilizes the National Disaster Response Framework 2013 guidelines to analyze the large-scale disaster response of the Nepal government’s institutional system in the wake of the 2015 earthquake. The methodology includes in-depth interviews with key informants, focus group discussions, field observations, and document analysis.
The study found…
The deadline for registration to attend the conference is 6 August 2018. Online registration is mandatory for all participants via the UNOOSA online registration platform:
https://register.unoosa.org/civicrm/event/info?id=114&reset=1
Earth observation and other space technologies play an important role in emergency response by providing ra…
The purpose of this course is to advance the capabilities of ASEAN Member States (AMS) for planning and conducting disaster recovery activities. This course builds upon existing training standards and course curricula pertaining to disaster recovery, and provides participants with opportunities to apply acquired knowledge through practical application o…
The 2018 national preparedness report, the seventh edition of the annual report, offers practical insights into preparedness to support decisions about program priorities, resource allocation, and community actions. The 2018 edition presents a revised approach that includes an in-depth analysis of five core capabilities that have been identified in past…
On Sept. 19, 2017, an earthquake hit Mexico City that damaged and destroyed buildings across the city, killing more than 155 people.
After the earthquake, Miyamoto International, with the support of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, assisted with the recovery efforts and helped lo…
The 9th International i-Rec Conference will be hosted at the University of Florida, Gainesville, USA from 5-7 June 2019 by the recently established Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience (FIBER).
In the context of massive global challenges caused by rapid human development, the 2019 i-Rec will address some of the most pressing but under-rep…
12 October 2018, Astana – The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) have released an innovative guide for applying the principles of resilience to water-related disasters during the eighth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention in Kazakhstan.
The guide, t…
This booklet captures the key efforts undertaken and results achieved over the past three years by UNDP in line with the vision articulated in its Strategy for Earthquake Recovery Assistance: including strengthening the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) while making recovery planning and coordination effective; resurrecting community infrastructur…
With support from the UN Development Programme, Cambodia’s National Committee for Disaster Management is increasing capacity on preparedness for recovery by localising international guidelines on post-disaster needs assessment and disaster recovery, and building the capacity of national and provincial officials to implement those guidelines
In 2008, Th…
The post disaster recovery needs assessment (PDNA) framework is intended to help coordinate recovery efforts across different sectors and with a risk reduction focus. In this background, the PDNA project was developed in 2005. It is led by the United Nations Development Programme in its capacity as the cluster lead for Early Recovery and as a part…