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Displaying 120 of about 2033 resultsCities both contribute to climate change and are affected by its impacts. Recognizing the urgency to accelerate implementation at the local level, the event will highlight the variety of approaches and tools the United Nations system is using to support cities to act on mitigation and adaptation.
The distinguished panel will discuss the importance of building resilient urban communities from several perspectives:
- What should the international community learn from the earthquake in Haiti in order to reduce the exposure of vulnerable communities to such high levels of risk in future emergencies?
- How can we address issues such as land tenure,…
Resilient Cities 2012, 3rd Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation
Continuing the journey towards a more sustainable and resilient urban future, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability together with the City of Bonn and the World Mayors Council on Climate Change is hosting Resilient Cities 2012, 3rd Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Ada…
The map highlights cities in Latin America and the Caribbean at risk due to sea-level rise, and their dimension.
In the 20th century, sea levels rose by an estimated 17 centimetres, and the conservative global mean projections for sea-level rise between 1990 and 2080 range from 22 centimeters to 34 centimeters.
Oceans, which have been absorbing 80 per…
The map highlights cities in Africa at risk due to sea-level rise, and their dimension.
In the 20th century, sea levels rose by an estimated 17 centimetres, and the conservative global mean projections for sea-level rise between 1990 and 2080 range from 22 centimeters to 34 centimeters.
Oceans, which have been absorbing 80 per cent of the temperature…
The resilience strategy is a tactical roadmap for building resilience in the city. The strategy articulates the city’s resilience priorities and specific initiatives for short-, medium-, and long-term implementation. The main purpose of the resilience strategy is to trigger action, investment, and support within the city government and beyond to build a…
This toolkit is aimed to help Latin American Mayors in key decision-makers to include and prioritize biodiversity in their agendas, fostering sustainable and climate-change resilient urban landscapes. The toolkit is composed of 10 steps that offer decision-makers a road map to design strategies that generate tangible benefits from fostering biodiversity…
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UNDP works closely with governments in high disaster-risk countries to build capacities at the national, sub-national and local levels for reducing disaster risk. A major role of the Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR) is to support UNDP Country Offices in the formulation and implementation of programme and projects for disaster…
The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) welcomes applications from suitably qualified Disaster Management (DM) professionals to serve as a Disaster Management Specialist in the ADPC project for emergency capacity building for the staff of the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Disaster Management Specialist will be…
Using the climate projections developed by the City of Austin as the basis for identifying risks and vulnerabilities, the Office of Sustainability worked with staff from multiple departments to develop a Climate Resilience Action Plan for City Assets and Operations.
This Climate Resilience Action Plan provides an overview of climate proj…
Today Bangladesh stands at a vital crossroads in its development path. Having averaged a 6 percent economic growth in the past decade, the country attained lower-middle income country status in 2015 and achieved five out of eight Millennium Development Goals by the same year. The number of now widely adopted practices of development, which were first te…
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Department: Training Services Unit
Program: Regular regional flagship courses and sponsored projects
Supervisor: Senior Training Manager / Head of the TSU
Job ID: 131
The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) was established in 1986 to support the advancement of safer communities and sustainable development, through impl…
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Grade/levels: Technical Specialist/ Project Manager/Project Officer
Department/unit: Department of Climate Change and Climate Risk Management (CCCRM)
The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), established in 1986, is a regional non-profit foundation with headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand supporting the advancement of…
Part-time (50%) position, salary based on German TV-L E13 pro rata
Duration: three years
Start date: as soon as possible
Established in February 2018, the working group at the Chair of Geography of Global Change conducts research and teaching activities at the intersection of social, environmental and institutional dimensions of climate change, urban…
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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…