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| RESILIENT CITIES WEBINARS |
The International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction, CIB, and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNISDR, will host a series of web-based seminars, webinars, on the topic of Building disaster resilient cities.
The webinars will share knowledge and expertise between CIB members, UNISDR, and cities that taking part in the ‘Making Cities Resilient’ UNISDR global Campaign.
The target audience for the webinars are local governments, disaster risk reduction practitioners, planners and researchers. More Information |
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| CATALOGUE OF BEST PRACTICES, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SANTA MARTA SECOND HEMISPHERIC ENCOUNTER: National Mechanisms and Networks for Risk Reduction "Encounter of Santa Marta: From Theory to Practice" Download document |
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| REGIONAL SEMINAR ON PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS FOR DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT: |
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Continuity of government and continuity of operations during disasters
Lima, Peru, 7 and 8 June 2012
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| UN LAUNCHES NEW INITIATIVE TO ASSESS URBAN RISK |
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GENEVA, 18 April 2012 - The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) today launched a new initiative to support cities around the world to manage risk following the worst year on record for economic losses from disasters. It also announced today that over 1,000 cities have now joined its "Making Cities Resilient" Campaign.
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| SEVENTEEN CITIES IN THE AMERICAS JOIN UNISDR'S "MAKING CITIES RESILIENT" CAMPAIGN |
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Keen to address risk posed by natural hazards, fifteen cities from Chile and two from Ecuador joined the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction´s, UNISDR, 2010-2015 global campaign “Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready!” and pledged to uphold the Ten Essential aspects to reduce disaster risks. Press Release |
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NATIONS CALL FOR FOCUS ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AT RIO+20 |
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New York, 13 April 2012 - There was a strong call for "the incorporation of disaster risk reduction in any future framework for sustainable development" during the UN General Assembly Thematic Debate on Disaster Risk Reduction yesterday which served as a major curtain raiser for Rio+20. |
Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bob Carr, delivered a statement on behalf of the Co-Chairs of the Friends of Disaster Risk Reduction group, Australia, Indonesia, Norway and Peru which were joined by Denmark, Ecuador, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Philippines, New Zealand, Switzerland and Timor Leste. More information |
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| CHILE'S LOCAL LEADERS EMPOWERED TO ACT ON RISK |
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Recently empowered by the Chilean Congress, local government bodies in Chile are using their increased autonomy to boost community resilience and address risk reduction. At the 6th Latin-American Congress of Cities and Local Authorities in Santiago, Chile, last week, under the theme, "Stronger local governments," participants addressed disaster risk reduction in development planning.
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WORLD WATER DAY 2012 |
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There are 7 billion people to feed on the planet today and another 2 billion are expected to join by 2050. Statistics say that each of us drinks from 2 to 4 litres of water every day, however most of the water we 'drink' is embedded in the food we eat: producing 1 kilo of beef for example consumes 15,000 litres of water while 1 kilo of wheat 'drinks up' 1,500 litres. |
And you? Do you know how much water you actually consume every day? How can you change your diet and reduce your water footprint? Join the World Water Day 2012 campaign “Water and Food Security” and find out more!
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UNISDR URGES MEXICAN MAYORS TO JOIN CITIES CAMPAIGN |
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Disaster risk reduction was at the top of the agenda for over 2,000 mayors and municipal leaders in Vera Cruz, Mexico, attending the Conferencia Anual de Municipios 2012 at which the keynote address was delivered by UNISDR Chief, Margareta Wahlström. |
| She urged more cities and municipalities throughout Mexico to join the UNISDR campaign Making Cities Resilient- My city is getting ready! which was launched in 2010 and now has almost 1,000 members around the world including 118 cities in the Americas. Read more |
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| SIXTH SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS |
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In April 2012 the 34 Heads of State and Government will address the Sixth Summit central theme, "Connecting the Americas: Partners for Prosperity", which focuses on the role of physical integration and regional cooperation as means to overcome the Hemisphere's challenges and to achieve greater levels of development. |
The most pressing of these challenges will be addressed through consideration of the Sixth Summits' four sub-themes: poverty and inequality, citizen security, natural disasters and access to technology. The Summit, which occurs every three years, offers the opportunity for countries to jointly define a hemispheric agenda at the highest level to address urgent challenges and propel positive change.
More information: http://www.summit-americas.org/sixthsummit.htm |
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| 2011-2012 DIPECHO Action Plan for the Caribbean Regional planning workshop |
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