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Displaying 75 of about 1016 resultsThe continuing trend toward urbanisation has brought to the fore the linkages between human societies, the technological world which they have created and live in, and the natural environment. Understanding these linkages is crucial to the survival of our species.
Engineers, policy makers, designers and planners are some of the key professions shaping t…
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This fortnightly series will focus on themes shared at this years 3rd Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation, as well as cutting-edge topics for next year. The aim of the webinars is to continue the dialogue between members and practitioners working in urban adaptation and resilience.
The Webinar Series is an opportunity for local…
The effects of trends such as population growth, resource scarcity, urbanisation and climate change on resilience and vulnerability are of great concern to humanitarians and should be recognised as such. Resilience to these emergencies is obtained through integration of mechanisms for preparedness into the broader context of international, national 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…
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…
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,…
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The conference provides a forum to discuss the integration of hazard information into effective risk management, including:
- Applying hazard information to best practice planning
- Developing effective warning systems
- Improved response and recovery from events
- Creating resilient communities through integrating science into…
The conference will explore issues that are most critical to advance the dialogue regarding disaster mitigation including:
- How the public and private sectors can improve planning to create resilient urban, as well as rural, communities to withstand the outcomes of natural hazards
- Creating common risk-assessment methodologies
- Inspection mechani…
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…
Populations de Mayotte, villes du japon, habitants du bassin Adour Garonne… tous présentent la caractéristique d'être particulièrement exposés à des risques naturels majeurs sur leur territoire et de présenter des vulnérabilités spécifiques face à ces aléas naturels.
La journée de séminaire traitera de cette corrélation entre acteurs locaux et vulnérab…
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…
The training module on Urban Risk Reduction and Resilience focuses on various aspects of disaster risks in urban areas. Factors like the concentration of population, economic activities, building activities and networks in urban areas result in aggravated risk from disasters and at times, these factors end up causing disasters as well. The module is des…
While much of the literature on social resilience is concerned with how cities overcome “shocks” to the urban system, much less is known about the strategies of survival and adaptation among its poorest residents. The study argues that residents in poor, often informal, neighborhoods are faced with chronic shocks, or constantly recurring disasters,…
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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…
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…