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Displaying 30 of about 346 resultsThe 6th annual conference provides an opportunity for users to meet, collaborate and share information regarding new and innovative applications of the Hazus technology and resources. As the largest Hazus conference in the world, this event will showcase the latest advances in research and practice.
Additionally, participants are encouraged to submit p…
This law makes the Department of Emergency Preparedness responsible for organizing matters related to prevention of natural disasters. The department must prepare and implement measures to prevent natural disasters or reduce the impacts of their aftereffects. Specific disaster risk reductions provisions include: article 4(5) and article 5(12) which deal…
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…
Location
Melbourne, Barcelona and online
Description
There is an increasing need to respond to the displacement and destruction of communities and their infrastructure through both natural and manmade disasters. There is also the need to build the resilience of vulnerable communities in disaster-prone areas. Although there is now wide recognition of…
These three sectoral reports were produced to complete the Malaysian National slope master plan 2009-2023 with the aim of formulating a detailed, comprehensive and effective framework of policies, strategies and action plans to reduce risks from landslides on slopes nationwide. The plan included activities at the national, state and local levels in both…
The 'National guidelines for school disaster safety' are guiding principles to promote a culture of safety in the schools of Sri Lanka. The safety of the school environment, a school emergency plan and preparedness of teachers and students are issues which require management capacities and leadership, therefore the school principle plays a crucial role.
A declaration by the Mayors and Local Government representatives together with National Government Officials emphasizing the importance of reducing disaster risk in Arab cities, in which the participants of the First Arab conference for disaster risk reduction recognize the vulnerability Arab cities and towns to disasters such as earthquakes, volcanoes,…
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…
Background
The 33rd General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission (GA ESC 2012) is going to take place 19-24 August 2012 in Moscow, Russia and and is expected to gather more than 500 specialist from all over the world.
The Assembly program will include plenary and breakout meetings, symposia, a poster session and an exhibition of geophysic…
Congress Theme: Planning to achieve / planning to avoid
The Need for New Discourses and Practices in Spatial Development and Planning
Drastic changes in the globally shared environmental, economic, social, and political contexts concurrently impose problems on societies today which beg new questions, theoretical frameworks, and areas of research, and…
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…
Overview
This workshop will draw together lessons from recent earthquakes and tsunamis to develop a road map for improved regional resilience. An overview will be presented on recent earthquakes in the region and beyond. National representative and other delegates, from Southwest Pacific nations including Australia and New Zealand, in the areas of engi…
The preparation of this Local Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2011-2013 Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and the ISDR partnership.The progress report mainly assesses the trans-boundary issues and the status and progress in the implementation of disast…
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 the ISDR partnership.
The progress report assesses current national strategic priorities with regard to the implementation of disaster risk reduction actions, and establi…
The COVID-19 pandemic has served to reveal the systemic nature of risk and highlights the exposure of these systems to all hazards. Its unprecedented cascading effects have impacted all sectors and levels of our economies and societies. The Global Assessment Report 2019 (GAR) and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction convey the reality that i…