This is the outcome report of the Roundtable discussion with Parliamentarians on the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework. The virtual roundtable discussion with parliamentarians, organized by the...
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This is the outcome report of the Roundtable discussion with Parliamentarians on the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework. The virtual roundtable discussion with parliamentarians, organized by the...
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Summary At the outset, this study affirms that disasters provide opportunities: for some, this can mean positive societal change; for others, it is the ideal time for profit, resource extraction, and...
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Nepal and Thailand confront similar hazards – from storms and floods to droughts and earthquakes, severely affecting impoverished communities and those living at the fringes. However disadvantaged,...
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Context In November 2019, the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) began a multi-year...
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New guide on resilience at local level By Dave Zervaas GENEVA, 19 March, 2018 - A new guide designed to support local governments in their efforts to prevent disasters and reduce disaster losses is...
By Steve Hamm, Head of London Resilience Programmes, London Fire Brigade **LONDON, 21 March 2016 - **London is home to almost nine million people. It is a global centre for finance, insurance,...
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By Denis McClean DUBROVNIK, 3 October 2012 - Details of the first-ever peer review of a country implementing the world's first agreement on disaster risk reduction, the Hyogo Framework for Action...
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By David Singh GENEVA, 16 April 2012 - A new report on humanitarian responses states that "If other donors were to follow the lead being set by Australia, Germany and the United Kingdom, it could...