Executive Summary: The Global Preparedness Partnership (GPP) was initiated at the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) in 2016 by the Vulnerable Twenty Group (V20), United Nations agencies and the World...
Background and Executive Summary: The Global Preparedness Partnership (GPP) was initiated at the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016 by the V20 member states, UN agencies and the World Bank to address...
Préface – Ministre de l’Economie et des finances, chargé de l’Industrie-Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh J’ai le plaisir, au nom du Gouvernement de Djibouti, de présenter les résultats de l’évaluation Rapide des...
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Executive Summary Rationale, approach, and general conclusions The Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) is an internationally accepted methodology for determining the physical damages, economic...
AT A GLANCE Country Lesotho Risks Heightened water scarcity due to climate change Area of Engagement Strengthening hydromet services and early warning systems; building resilience at community level ...
AT A GLANCE Against the backdrop of intensifying climate and disaster risk, the Solomon Islands is building resilience at the community level through the Community Resilience to Climate and Disaster...
Documentation The 2017 GPP World Humanitarian Summit progress update is published and can be found on the website. PPT presentations in French and English have been developed to assist informing...
Foreword Typhoon Damrey, or Storm No.12, made landfall in Vietnam on early Saturday morning, November 4th, 2017, with winds of up to 135 kilometers per hour impacting fifteen provinces in the South...
AT A GLANCE Country Fiji Risks Climate change exacerbating natural disasters Area of Engagement Deepening engagements in resilience to climate change The government of Fiji has pioneered an...
AT A GLANCE Country Togo Risks Development gains lost from flooding and land degradation Area of Engagement Building resilience at community level, strengthening hydromet services and early warning...
Stephane Hallegatte, Jun Rentschler, Brian Walsh WASHINGTON, June 18, 2018 – When countries rebuild stronger, faster and more inclusively after natural disasters they can reduce the impact on...
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On 15 May 2018, more than 60 participants attended a focus event on the Africa Disaster Risk Financing (ADRF) Initiative, which took place in the margins of the 14-18 May Understanding Risk Forum in...
Joint Communiqué More than 800 participants from civil society, national and local governments, academia, the private sector, and international organizations from around the world gathered in...
Building back better in the aftermath of disaster Following the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, the Wenchuan Earthquake Recovery Project helped to restore essential infrastructure, health, and education...
Executive Summary The pursuit of sustainable development and climate adaptation is increasing the demand for weather, climate, and water information and services to help protect lives and livelihoods...
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Introduction With most of the global population and capital goods concentrated in urban areas, cities are key to social development and economic prosperity. Generating more than 80 percent of global...
This report describes Japan’s incremental approach to developing, implementing, and facilitating compliance with building regulation over many decades. It explains Japan’s unique path to developing a...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The most effective decision-making takes place when it is informed by reliable data. Pillar 3 of the Open Data for Resilience Initiative (OpenDRI) seeks to support the appropriate...
Documentation A document outlining the connections between the SDGs and preparedness activities was developed and will be shared. An update of GPP progress since the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS)...
All public GPP documents are available on the ‘Agenda for Humanity’ (A4H) website, in the initiatives section - http://www.agendaforhumanity.org/initiatives/gpp. Documentation A GPP status briefing...