UNISDR
Steven Goldfinch
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24 Apr 2013
Strengthening Partnerships Towards Disaster Risk Reduction For Small Island Developing States
Small island developing States (SIDS) are highly prone to hazards both natural and man-made. The experiences of SIDS often serve as a precursor to what other countries may face in the future. The vulnerability of SIDS to the damaging impacts of disasters severely impacts their development. While SIDS have made strides in implementing disaster reduction measures, increased efforts are needed by both...
Steven Goldfinch
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24 Apr 2013
Pacific Platform for Disaster Risk Management and the Pacific Climate Change Round Table
Date: 08-12 Jul 2013
Location: Fiji (Nadi)
Main organizer
•Applied Geoscience and Technology Division of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SOPAC)
•Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
•United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Sub-Regional Office for the Pacific (UNISDR - Pacific)
Main host
•Fiji - government
Description
The joint meeting will look to progress discussions on the...
12 Mar 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
7 March 2013: The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) has announced that representatives of UN agencies, funds and programmes have agreed to the UN Plan of Action on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) for Resilience. The Plan will accelerate the integration of DRR into all UN country-level operations.
According to UNISDR, the Plan brings multiple partners together to implement the Hyogo Framework for Action (HYA) and will help ensure cross-UN agency support for mainstreaming DRR. UNISDR...
22 Jan 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
18 January 2013: The UN Office for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) and the Cooperation Council for the Arab Gulf States (GCC) co-hosted a regional workshop on disaster risk reduction (DRR), which heard calls for stronger commitments in the Gulf region towards the development of a DRR strategy.
At the workshop, titled “Reducing and managing disaster risk and implementing the Hyogo For Action (HFA),” which took place from 13-16 January 2013, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, GCC Secretary-General ...
30 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
29 November 2012: The Third Session of the Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas has adopted a “Statement of Santiago: Investing for Resilience,” which calls for stepping up efforts to fully implement mechanisms and key actions to accelerate implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) for disaster risk reduction (DRR).
Organized by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and the Organization for American States (OAS) and hosted by Chile...
