UNISDR
16 Jan 2012
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23 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
16 August 2011: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published submissions from observer organizations on approaches to address loss and damage associated with climate change impacts in developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to adverse effects of climate change to enhance adaptive capacity.
At its 34th session, the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) invited parties and and relevant organizations to submit to the Secretariat further views and information on: assessing the risk of loss...
23 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 August 2011: The UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) has released a report titled “At the Crossroads Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Asia and the Pacific.”
The report aims to provide a snapshot of how DRR and CCA are integrated in the Asia Pacific region. Highlighting potential areas for cooperation among regional and sub-regional organizations, the report aims to support national and regional stakeholders in DRR and CCA, such as...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
8 March 2011: The UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) has announced that Lami, Fiji, has joined the UN disaster reduction campaign “Making Cities Resilient: My City Is Getting Ready!”
Lami is the first Pacific island city to join the global Campaign, which has been regionally adapted to: “Making the Pacific Resilient – My community is getting ready!” Campaign objectives include: know more, through raising the awareness of citizens and governments at all levels of the...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
24 June 2011: The UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) has announced that the Government of the Maldives has endorsed its Strategic National Action Plan (SNAP), which integrates disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation. According to UN/ISDR, the Maldives’ SNAP represents a world first in integrated approaches to DRR and climate change adaptation.
Development of the Maldives’ SNAP was supported by UN/ISDR, and is guided by both the Hyogo Framework...
