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Displaying 15 of about 171 resultsThe Governments of the Philippines and Australia will be implementing a three-year natural hazard and risk assesment project in Greater Metro Manila Area. The project will be based on strong and collaborative partnership between Australian and Philippine technical agencies.
To manage the implementation of the project, AusAID is seeking a Project Coordi…
Background
Following the objectives set out in UNDP’s global corporate strategic Plan for 2008 – 2011 (extended to 2013), UNDP has contributed to Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in Malawi for over a decade by supporting Government and other stakeholder efforts to minimise risks and better respond to natural disasters. Under the current UNDP’s Country Pr…
Following the highly successful inaugural Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Europe, the next conference will take place in the Netherlands, where leading stakeholders from industry, operators, agencies and governments to debate and collaborate on securing Europe’s critical infrastructure.
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Typhoon Pablo hit the provinces of Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley in 2012 and caused severe damage. More than a thousand people died, about 210,000 homes were destroyed, and as of April this year, the DSWD reported that 933,416 of those affected remain displaced. Since then, the challenge for these provinces’ local governments has been to make inf…
This statute provides that The President may establish a program to provide technical and financial assistance to states and local governments to assist in the implementation of predisaster hazard mitigation measures that are cost-effective and are designed to reduce injuries, loss of life, and damage and destruction of property. Section (f) deals with…
Working together in Europe and the Mediterranean for the prevention of disasters, preparedness and response:
The objective of this plan is to provide a political and technical instrument containing priorities and guidelines for the action of the European and Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement (EUR-OPA) for the next five years, improving its effectiv…
The purpose of this document is to introduce the Federal Flood Mapping Guidelines Series documents and to provide a framework for how each fits into the overall flood mapping life cycle. Specifically, this document will provide a brief history of past and present flood mapping efforts in Canada, a brief summary of flood mapping roles and responsibilitie…
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…
As the premium global geospatial industry event, Geospatial World Forum will bring the stakeholders —solution providers, policy makers as well as users— to a single platform, providing unparalleled opportunities for discussion, debate and interaction. National Governments and Public Administrations are facing many serious societal, economic and environm…
Objective
The main objective of this 5 day training is to allow disaster management communities with easy, quick and accurate access to flood-related information and dissemination through the support of space agencies, disaster charter and research/academic institutions for improved understanding on flood risk monitoring and planning, rapid response sy…
The International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Disaster Management (ICT-DM’2017) will be held in Münster, Germany from 11th of December to 13th of December 2017. ICT-DM’2017 aims to bring together academics and practitioners who are involved in emergency services, ad hoc planning and disaster management and recovery, in o…
Introduction
In its resolution 61/110 of 14 December 2006 the United Nations General Assembly established the “United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response – UN-SPIDER”, as a programme of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, to provide universal access to all countries and all relevant…
Overview
Hosted by the Aston Centre for Research into Safety and Security (CRISIS), the International Conference on Emergency Preparedness (InterCEPt) aims to facilitate the exchange of academic research, innovations and best operational practices in the management of emergency preparedness. InterCEPt provides a unique opportunity for academics, practi…
The Solutions to Coastal Disasters Conference series was developed to provide formal and informal venues for the exchange of information, tools and ideas relating to coastal hazards. This successful conference series has encouraged involvement by a broad audience of coastal professionals for multi-disciplinary approaches to coastal issues.
The Coasts,…
The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2011-13 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.
The progress report assesses current national strategic priorities with regard to the implementation of disaster risk reduction actions, and establi…