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Displaying 15 of about 465 resultsMaking Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean (UNDRR-ROAMC) invite MCR2030 Local governments and participating entities to share good practices and lessons learned on local governments engagement and Collaboration with their local communities for disaster risk red…
During the 'VII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean’ that took place between November 1st to 4th, 2021, MCR2030 led the session "Making cities resilient: the urban challenge". The session addressed risk from a comprehensive and systemic approach, emphasizing one the one hand the need to integrate knowledge and…
Campinas, Medellin, and Mexico City became the first three cities in the Americas and the Caribbean region to be recognized as "Resilience Hubs" of the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative. The announcement was made on December 21, 2021, closing the first year of the MCR2030 initiative's activities.
These cities became Resilience Hu…
Nuku'alofa, the capital of Tonga, is transforming into a resilient, disaster-ready urban center designed to withstand the impacts of climate change.
Overview
Nuku'alofa will not be left behind. Urban development in the Tongan capital is picking up its pace with the Asian Development Bank-supported Integrated Urban Resilience Sector Project.(link…
This study explores the concept of buildings as the smallest unit of urban space, wherein the distribution characteristics of risk factors were examined by building use as an adaptable measure for urban flooding disasters. Flood risk is calculated as a function of hazard, exposure, and vulnerability. The flood risk for a building was classified into fiv…
This paper argues that the learning from the disaster risk management (DRM) practices of Manizales, Colombia needs to be accompanied by a nuanced understanding of the historical trajectories that have allowed the city to create and consolidate its current enabling environment for DRM. The city has been widely recognized as a good practice case in DRM an…
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is recruiting an Urban Risk Management Expert for UNDP.
Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of UNDP Resilience Project Manager and the the overall guidance of the Head of Division for Environment, Climate Change, Water and Land Management and the day-to-day direction of the Technical Co…
L’urbanisation continue de transformer en profondeur la société marocaine et son économie. Aujourd’hui, 60% des Marocains résident déjà dans les zones urbaines, contre seulement 35% en 1970. En raison de la poursuite de l’exode rural et de l’étalement urbain, le Maroc continue son urbanisation à un rythme plus élevé que celui de sa croissance démographi…
This report summarizes findings on the current level of disaster risk management (DRM) and the financing dedicated to DRM by those municipalities, and identifies gaps in awareness and use of DRM tools, such as resilience building and risk transfer tools. Colombia is widely recognized as one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. Ac…
Background
The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) is a multi-stakeholder global partnership of national governments, UN agencies and programmes, multilateral development banks and financing mechanisms, the private sector, and academic and knowledge institutions. It aims to address the challenges of building resilience into infrastru…
Background
The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) is a multi-stakeholder global partnership of national governments, UN agencies and programmes, multilateral development banks and financing mechanisms, the private sector, and academic and knowledge institutions. It aims to address the challenges of building resilience into infrastru…
This study aims to utilise a probabilistic approach to characterise and predict urban floods by assessing critical rainfall thresholds likely to cause flooding combined with ensemble precipitation forecast in Alexandria, Egypt. Rapidly expanding cities in the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) region are at risk of flooding due to heavy rainfall, i…
This study attempts to contribute to the mission’s objective by analysing the gaps and constraints in the current urban water balance and the city water budgeting process. The 2021-22 Union Budget announced the launch of the Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban), an ambitious project that aims to provide potable tap water supply to 2.86 crore households by 2024. E…
This article provides a perspective on nature-based solutions. First, the argument is developed that nature-based solutions integrate social and ecological systems. Then, theoretical considerations relating to relational values, multifunctionality, transdisciplinarity, and polycentric governance are briefly outlined. Finally, a conceptual model of the s…
This paper constructed a comprehensive evaluation index system for urban resilience under the COVID-19 pandemic scenario considering four dimensions —economy, ecology, infrastructure, and social systems— conducted a quantitative evaluation of urban resilience in the Yangtze River Delta of China, revealed its spatiotemporal differences and change trends,…