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Displaying 13 of about 13 resultsUnder the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, adopted by the UN Member States and endorsed at the UN General Assembly in 2015, states committed themselves to mainstream DRR considerations and efforts throughout all sectors.
From a human security perspective, the origin of a particular threat is irrelevant. Risks and threats
origin from crime…
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Although COVID-19 affects people across the world, the informal sector – low-income households often dependent on informal livelihoods and the informal micro and small enterprises – are disproportionately susceptible to its risks and adverse impacts. The difference in socio-economic factors, such as the lacking social protection and financial a…
This factsheet uses limited data gathered from the registration process undertaken by the World Food Programme (Zimbabwe Office) during its operations in Chimanimani and Chipinge. There are clear limitations in this regard since no disability survey per se has been conducted. The current data may under-identify persons with disabilities and the disabili…
Flood disaster is one of the greatest challenges affecting the livelihoods of the people of Bihar, India, hampering interventions aimed at addressing poverty, nutrition and health issues. Small and marginal farmers, tenant farmers and female-headed households are the most vulnerable to floods. Past insurance schemes implemented in Bihar, including both…
By Shivangi Chavda
A complex set of disasters have emerged alongside Covid-19 – and the usual approaches to risk management are proving inadequate.
In East Africa and Pakistan people have faced Covid-19 plus swarms of locusts that have devastated crops. While countries in South East Asia and the Pacific have experienced Covid-19 plus cyclones.
These…
What are the advantages and challenges of the role of the security sector in disaster risk readiness and response, including delivering relief in fragile countries? What are the limitations and oversight mechanisms of the security sector’s engagement to ensure accountability and an inclusive approach respectful of human rights? How can local ownership b…
Course overview
Men, women, girls and boys are affected differently by disasters. Women are more likely to be disproportionately affected by disasters because of existing cultural beliefs, traditional practices and socio-economic conditions, leading to increased loss of livelihood, gender-based violence and loss of life. Effective disaster risk reducti…
National policies should take a proactive approach to direct and coordinate drought vulnerability assessments with vulnerable groups. This rapid review explores the application of available approaches and methods for assessing drought impacts and vulnerability. It is based on a series of interviews with expert practitioners from different drought-af…
A climate game developed by Max Planck researchers shows that global cooperation can be possible – although not without effort
In 2018, around 16 million people were displaced by extreme climate events. People from poorer countries flee more often as a result of climate events. Scientists at the Max Planck Institutes for Evolutionary Biology in Plön an…
UNDRR ROAMC & Arise Colombia Webinar - Business Disaster Management Plan Self-Assessment Tool
Date: Tuesday, August 4th, 2020
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon (Panama time)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Regional - Office for the Americas and the Caribbean ARISE Colombia Network, formed by the National Unit for Disaster Risk…
Disasters associated with adverse natural events are increasing in both frequency and intensity, and in many cases, have severe impacts on countries and their populations, particularly those living in poverty and in socially vulnerable situations. Poor or limited access to both material and immaterial resources hinders the ability of these populations t…
The coronavirus pandemic is unprecedented in our lifetimes. In just a few months it has spread to almost every continent, infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousands.
Markets and societies are in chaos as half of the world is in lockdown.
Yet even when the disease passes, the whole human family will live with its effects for years to come, a…
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United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
ARISE
EVENT LANGUAGE(S)
Spanish
UNDRR ROAMC & Arise Colombia Webinar - Business Disaster Management Plan Self-Assessment Tool
Date: Tuesday, August 4th, 2020
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon (Panama time)
United Nations Office for D…