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| GOVERNMENTS IDENTIFY CHALLENGES AHEAD |
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GENEVA, 23 May 2013 -
Senior Government officials from around the world today reaffirmed their commitment to disaster risk reduction to save lives and reverse the trend of mounting economic losses caused by impacts from natural disasters and climate change. More information |
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| NEW €100,000 RISK AWARD ANNOUNCED AT CLOSE OF 4TH GLOBAL PLATFORM |
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GENEVA, 23 May 2013 - Details were announced today of the 2014 RISK Award -- "Disaster Emergency -- Resilience for the Most Vulnerable" and a call was made for applications for the Award which includes a grant of €100,000 for a project in disaster emergency planning which focuses on the most vulnerable. Read more |
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| THE PRICE OF RESILIENCE: INTERVIEW WITH EMIKO OKUYAMA MAYOR OF SENDAI, JAPAN |
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GENEVA, 22 May 2013 - Ms. Emiko Okuyama, the Mayor of Sendai, Japan is one of more than 50 Mayors from around the world attending the Fourth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2013, taking place in Geneva this week.
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| SIDS REACH OUT TO PARTNER ON RISK REDUCTION |
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GENEVA, 22 May 2013 - Senior government officials from developing small island states and climate change experts have warned of a massive increase in human, economic and material losses in these countries if risk reduction measures are not taken urgently to mitigate the impacts of major hazards and climate change. Read more |
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| TANGIBLE EARTH OPENS NEW WINDOW ON RISK |
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GENEVA, 22 May 2013 - The inventor of the world's first interactive digital globe that graphically depicts the vulnerability of our planet to disasters today challenged global policymakers to show more leadership in tackling the growing risks facing populations worldwide. " Read more |
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| GOVERNMENT MINISTERS CALL FOR SUPPORT TO DISASTER-PROOF SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS AT GLOBAL PLATFORM |
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GENEVA, 22 May 2013 -
Representatives from 35 governments who met with business executives and senior experts at the 4th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, have issued a call "to develop nationally agreed standards for hazard risk assessments especially of critical infrastructure by 2015." More Information |
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| RICH TALES OF COMMUNITY RESILIENCE |
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GENEVA, May 22, 2013 - Community voices from around the world today urged disaster management and climate change adaptation practitioners to take greater account of indigenous knowledge and expertise in building community resilience to withstand natural hazards. Read more |
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| Urban Risk Thematic Platform: call to promote the exchange of experiences on disaster risk management among local governments in the Americas |
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All of the cities which are participating in the "Making Cities Resilient" campaign may take part in the call. The thematic areas, which will form the basis for the exchanges, should be related to the 10 Essentials for Making Cities Resilient (one or various essentials) Read more |
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| BRAZIL AND BANGLADESH SHARE UN SASAKAWA AWARD AT GLOBAL PLATFORM |
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GENEVA, 22 May 2013 - Two of the world's most disaster-prone countries, Bangladesh and Brazil, today shared the biennial UN-Sasakawa Award which was presented to the laureates by the Head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, in the presence of the sponsor and chairman of the Nippon Foundation, Yohei Sasakawa. More Information |
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| GLOBAL DISASTERS EVENT OPENS WITH CONDOLENCES FOR OKLAHOMA CITY TORNADO VICTIMS |
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GENEVA, 21 May 2013 - A global gathering which will prove critical for the future of reducing risk from disasters opened to a record attendance today with many expressions of sympathy to the people of Oklahoma City over the loss of life caused yesterday by a deadly tornado that damaged schools and took many lives including those of at least 20 school children. More Information |
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| PRIVATE SECTOR PIONEERS TAKE ON RESILIENCE CHALLENGE |
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GENEVA, 21 May 2013 -Leading figures from the private sector said today they were ready to "come in from the cold" and play a stronger leading role to reduce disaster risk.
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| DISASTER-PRONE CITIES CALL FOR INCLUSION |
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GENEVA, 20 May 2013 - City mayors and municipal councilors from around the world today called on governments to ensure greater participation of local authorities in decision-making on mainstreaming disaster risk reduction in national policy and regulatory frameworks.
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| UN WARNS THAT ECONOMIC LOSSES FROM DISASTERS ARE OUT OF CONTROL AND URGES PRIVATE SECTOR TO REDUCE RISK |
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The United Nations today issued a stark warning to the world's business community that economic losses linked to disasters are "out of control" and will continue to escalate unless disaster risk management becomes a core part of business investment strategies.
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| MUNICIPALITY OF THE MONTH - May |
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This space is dedicated to promote the work of the local governments participating in the Global Campaign "Making Cities Resilient: Mi City is Getting Ready". Every month, experiences on how local governments deal with risk management in the Americas will be presented. This month we introduce the experience of Campinas, Brazil. Read more |
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| Mayor Al's resilience road trip in Central America |
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Panama, 7 May 2013 - A senior official from the Philippines town of San Francisco, which won the 2011 Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction, has spent the last five days journeying across Central America to exchange information with local authorities on best practice to make urban settings safer from natural hazards. Read More |
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| UN convenes major conference on economic losses from disasters |
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Geneva, 23 April 2013 - There are just four weeks to go before 3,000 people arrive in Geneva to attend the largest-ever event staged by the United Nations to discuss how to stem the rising tide of economic losses from disaster events around the world which now regularly surpass $100 billon each year. More information |
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| Risk Reduction and Safety, Essentials for Sustainable Development |
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Santiago Chile, April 3, 2013. – One of the security spheres that have received special attention in recent years is disaster risk reduction. This was manifested in the Biannual Integral Security Fair held in Santiago de Chile in its first South American version. As its main theme, disaster risk reduction was included as a priority issue. Read more |
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| 2011-2012 DIPECHO Action Plan for the Caribbean Regional planning workshop |
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