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Displaying 60 of about 790 resultsMarching around the provincial town and perform 'Blessing Dance' from provincial art team
Activities on that day will include:
- Speech of community-rep in resilience
- 2 Songs on DRR, Drama performed by youth group
- Forum (from communities-Older person group and youth)
- Quiz
- Exhibition / video / media / Drawing / Press release/Press conference
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The first-ever indoor hailstorm will be created at the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety Research Center on Wednesday, February 20, 2013.
The test specimen is a 20 ft x 30 ft residential style structure featuring a variety of cladding materials (roofing and siding). A car and typical outdoor furniture, toys, and accessories will be pla…
As we approach the 25th anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake, it is time to ask the question, “Is California better prepared for a catastrophic event?” and “Are there new technology solutions that can make a difference in saving lives and property?”.
Since the Loma Prieta event, California’s population, physical infrastructure, and GDP, have all i…
The 5th Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM 2014) will take place at Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, from 30th October - 1st November 2014.
The theme of the conference is "Building Disaster Resilient Communities".
The focus of the conference builds on opportunities through science and tec…
LocationSantiago del ChileDegreeDiplomaDescriptionIn Spanish:
Por cuarto año consecutivo, el Diplomado es organizado por la Fundación Henry Dunant América Latina y el Instituto Internacional Henry Dunant. Su propósito es contribuir a un mejor conocimiento y comprensión de los principios, conceptos y alcances del Derecho Internacional de los Derechos Hu…
This report outlines the plan for building urban resilience in the city of Chicago, covering inclusive and socially cohesive communities, city infrastructure and preparedness for extreme weather events. Resilient Chicago seeks to address four principle challenges by creating a more connected city where residents, neighborhoods, institutions, corporation…
The conference motto for IDRC Davos 2008 is: Public-private partnership – key for integral risk management and climate change adaptation.
IDRC Davos 2008 will address global problems and attract participants from all over the globe. We expect more than 1300 participants from 130 countries.
The conference will take an integrated, multidisciplinary appro…
"Building resiliency into critical infrastructures: International goals, national strategies, local actions"
Increased environmental and socio-technology threats challenge a nation’s abilities to mitigate and recover from major events. As we cope with the increased frequency, magnitude, and complexity of these events, it is essential that prior plannin…
En las próximas décadas el riesgo de desastres en ciudades de América Latina aumentará a causa del cambio climático, el cual modificará la vulnerabilidad, exposición, frecuencia e intensidad de las amenazas asociadas a fenómenos naturales.
Las ciudades costeras de México, así como otras de Latinoamérica, son altamente vulnerables ya que se espera que e…
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This course will provide participants with basic understanding of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and its relationship to climate change adaptation and disaster management. They will learn about the basic process and tools to facilitate community-managed disaster risk reduction (CMDRR). CMDRR framework puts premium to building capacities of commun…
DRR School Education & Festival will be held from 14 - 16 October in Saijo City, Japan, on the occasion of the International Day for Disaster Reduction.
Saijo City is a UNISDR Campaign participating city and active on DRR education. This event on DRR school education targeted at 227 students will focusing on how they can scale up their disaster pr…
CADRI, UNDP Country Office and the National Disaster Management Agency of Ghana have organised a 1 day seminar for Metropolitan, Municipal, District Chief Executives in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and urban risk. Participants were introduced to the UNISDR campaign for "Safer Cities" and provided guidance on how to implement the 10 essentials for makin…
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1. Urban renewal authorities as vehicle to reduce disaster risk and improve cities
Housing improvement and urban renewal are activities that change the city environment in ways that can reduce disaster risk. Large-scale planned city improvement often uses an urban renewal authority (URA) or entity that is vested with a clustered set of powers de…
FRIAR 2012 is the third conference in this successful series. The conference started at the Institution of Civil Engineers in London in 2008 and was reconvened at the Lombardy Region in Milano in 2010. Flooding is a global phenomenon that claims numerous lives worldwide each year. In addition, many more people must endure the homelessness, disease and c…
On the occasion of the International day for disaster reduction (IDDR), 2010 the Comprehensive disaster management programme phase II will be celebrated through the launch of a campaign 'making our community safe, promoting disaster risk reduction'. The campaign targets audience at national as well as community level, living in both urban and rural area…