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December
2003
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As this will be the
last issue of ISDR Highlights until 2004, the ISDR Secretariat would
like to take this opportunity to wish all ISDR partners and friends
a safe and enjoyable holiday and all the best for the New Year. See
you in 2004!
Disaster
reduction and the World Summit on the Information Society
UN/ISDR has prepared a background paper contributing to the first phase of
the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) to be held in Geneva (10-12
December 2003) entitled Information Systems and Disaster Risk Reduction.
To download the background paper, please refer to http://www.unisdr.org
For further information on the WSIS, please refer to http://www.itu.int/wsis/
Disaster
reduction input to the COP-9
At the ninth session of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Conference of the Parties (COP-9) in Milan, Italy, UN/ISDR made a statement
concerning the linkages between the disaster risk reduction and climate change
agendas.
To download the statement, please refer to http://www.unisdr.org
For further information on COP-9, please refer to http://unfccc.int/cop9/index.html
8th
Meeting of the IATF-DR
The 8th meeting of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Disaster Reduction (IATF/DR)
was held 5-6 November 2003 in Geneva, Switzerland. Key recommendations of the
meeting included development of more national platforms for disaster reduction;
strengthened regional cooperation in Africa; and advancement of preparations
for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction to be held in Kobe-Hyogo in
January 2005.
All documentation related to the meeting is available at
http://www.unisdr.org/eng/task%20force/tf-meeting-8th-eng.htm
6th
International Congress on Disasters
Organized by the Cuban Civil Defense and sponsored by many national and international
institutions and organizations (including UN/ISDR, UNDP, PAHO, Save the Children
and Association for Caribbean States), the Congress gathered approximately
300 participants from over 26 countries to share experiences on different topics
related to disaster management.
Further information related to the Congress is available at
http://www.loseventos.cu/desastres2003
Inter-agency
cooperation for volcanic risk reduction Goma/North Kivu Area,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
UNDP, UN/ISDR and OCHA have joined forces to implement a project on volcanic
risk reduction, aimed at determining progress, capacities and needs. Funds
are currently being sought to support the project, which offers a unique opportunity
for the three UN agencies responsible for specific aspects of disaster management
to collaborate and integrate disaster reduction issues into an overall strategy
that addresses conflict resolution and peace building.
For more information about the project please contact jennifer.worrell@undp.org or abchir@un.org
DR+CC Infolink
Issue 2
Issue 2 of the Disaster Reduction + Climate Change (DR+CC) Infolink is now
available on-line at http://www.unisdr.org
ISDR Informs
LAC on-line
The electronic version of the latest ISDR Informs for Latin America and the
Caribbean is now available on-line at http://www.eird.org
Have YOU
seen the new ISDR website?
The ISDR website has undergone reconstruction over the past few months, with
more changes due to be added in the near future. Take a look at our website
and send us your comments and feedback!
http://www.unisdr.org
Revamped
CRID website
The Regional Disaster Information Center for Latin America and the Caribbean
(CRID) has revamped its website and offers user-friendly access to a variety
of information in English and Spanish.
Visit http://www.crid.or.cr to
see for yourself.
New publications
on disaster risk reduction
Two new publications on the subject of disaster risk reduction are now available:
- McDonald, R.,
2003. Introduction to natural and man-made disasters and their effects
on buildings. Architectural Press, Amsterdam. ISBN 0750656700
http://books.elsevier.com/architecturalpress/
- Wisner, B., Blaikie,
P., Cannon, T. and Davis, I., 2003. At Risk. Routledge, London. ISBN
0415252164
http://routledge.co.uk/
Correction:
Radio soap opera
Please note that in November's issue of ISDR Highlights, the Pan-American Health
Organization (PAHO), UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Coordination Center
for the Prevention of Natural Disasters in Central America (CEPREDENAC) should
have appeared as UN/ISDR partners to produce the new radio soap opera Réplicas
en el Corazon ('Tremors in my heart').
http://www.eird.org/esp/radionovela/2004/radionovela2004.htm
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