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AUC Declaration of the 2nd African Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction 2010:

This report includes the extended Programme of Action for the implementation of the Africa Regional Strategy for disaster risk reduction (2006-2015) and the recommendations of the second African Ministerial Declaration on disaster risk reduction held in Nairobi, Kenya, 14-16 April 2010. It is aimed at substantially reducing the social, economic and environmental impacts of disasters on African people and economies, thereby facilitating the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and other development aims in Africa.

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69 Items

Title	Year	Types
Water and risk in Africa: a school’s guide SOURCE: UNISDR AF	2004	Education materials
Water and risk in Africa: a community leader’s guide SOURCE: UNISDR AF	2004	Education materials
UNISDR Africa spotlight on DRR, issue 3, November 2011 SOURCE: UNISDR AF	2011	Magazines
Training package on natural hazards and early warning for training of trainers’ in Kenya SOURCE: UNISDR AF; Natl Platform for Kenya created under the Office of the President, Special Programmes, Kenya - gov	2012	Education materials
Towards national resilience: good practices of national platforms for disaster risk reduction SOURCE: UNISDR	2008	Good Practices
Towards a culture of prevention: disaster risk reduction begins at school, good practices and lessons learned SOURCE: UNISDR	2007	Good Practices
Toolkit for national platforms for disaster risk reduction in Africa SOURCE: UNISDR AF	2012	HFA documents
Toolkit for national platforms for disaster risk reduction in Africa SOURCE: UNISDR AF	2010	Policy
Status of disaster risk reduction in the Sub-Saharan Africa region: January 2008 SOURCE: AU; UNISDR AF	2008	Reports
School safety baseline study SOURCE: UNISDR; UN Thematic Platform on Knowledge and Edu	2011	Good Practices
Safari’s encounter with floods SOURCE: UNEP; ICPAC, IGAD; UNISDR AF	2004	Education materials
Safari’s encounter with drought SOURCE: ICPAC, IGAD; UNISDR AF	2006	Education materials
Safari’s encounter with a landslide SOURCE: UNEP; ICPAC, IGAD; UNISDR AF	2003	Education materials
Safari's encounter with coastal and marine hazards SOURCE: ICPAC, IGAD; UNISDR AF	2012	Education materials
Risk returns SOURCE: UNISDR	2011	Good Practices
Risk reduction methods: disaster reduction handbook for foundation phase learners (Grade 1-3) SOURCE: UNISDR AF	2009	Education materials
Risk in situ: crisis and risk reduction SOURCE: UNIGE; EPFL; UNISDR; GIAN	2007	Reports
Review of ISDR secretariat’s regional offices: 9-21st August 2004 SOURCE: UNISDR - AM; DFID, United Kingdom - gov; UNISDR AF	2005	Evaluations
Review and analysis of existing drough risk reduction policies and programmes in Uganda SOURCE: Sida, Sweden - gov; UNISDR AF; Uganda - gov	2008	Policy
Review and analysis of existing drough risk reduction policies and programmes in Kenya SOURCE: Sida, Sweden - gov; UNISDR AF; Kenya - gov	2008	Policy
Report of the second ministerial conference on disaster risk reduction SOURCE: AU; UNISDR AF; Kenya - gov	2010	Conference proceedings
Programme of action for the implementation of the Africa strategy for disaster risk reduction (2005-2010) SOURCE: AU; NEPAD; AfDB; UNISDR AF	2004	Policy
Poverty alleviation and disaster risk reduction SOURCE: UNDP; UNISDR AF	2004	Education materials
Making the case for disaster risk reduction in Africa SOURCE: UNISDR AF	2006	Policy
Making cities resilient summary for policymakers: a global snapshot of how local governments reduce risk SOURCE: UNISDR	2013	Reports
Long-term strategic planning for disaster risk reduction Mozambique and Malawi, Stockholm, 23 October 2007 SOURCE: WB; UNISDR	2007	Occasional papers
Local governments and disaster risk reduction: good practices and lessons learned SOURCE: UNISDR; UNDP Thailand; ITCILO	2010	Good Practices
Linking disaster risk reduction and poverty reduction: good practices and lessons learned SOURCE: UNISDR	2008	Good Practices
Lessons learned from the 1997-98 El Niño: once burned twice shy? SOURCE: UNEP; NCAR; WMO; UNISDR	2001	Reports
Land use, disaster risk and rewards: a school’s guide SOURCE: UNISDR AF	2004	Education materials
Land use, disaster risk and rewards: a community leader’s guide SOURCE: UNISDR AF	2004	Education materials
Inventory of national coordination mechanisms, legal frameworks and national plans for disaster risk reduction in Africa SOURCE: UNISDR AF	2010	Policy
International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) programme forum 1999 - proceedings SOURCE: IDNDR	1999	Conference proceedings
Hydro climatic disasters in water resources management: training manual SOURCE: OCHA; UNISDR AF; Cap-Net; Nile IWRM Net	2009	Education materials
Guidelines for mainstreaming disaster risk assessment in development SOURCE: AU; NEPAD; AfDB; UNISDR AF	2004	Policy
Gender perspectives: integrating disaster risk reduction into climate change adaptation SOURCE: UNISDR	2008	Good Practices
Fourth Africa regional platform for disaster risk reduction, Arusha: Summary statement SOURCE: AU; UNISDR AF	2013	Conference proceedings
Extended programme of action for the implementation of the Africa Regional Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (2006-2015) SOURCE: AU; UNISDR AF; Kenya - gov	2011	Policy
Evidence, monthly UNISDR newsletter: issue 11, August 2012 SOURCE: UNISDR	2012	Magazines
Evidence, monthly UNISDR newsletter: issue 05, February 2012 SOURCE: UNISDR	2012	Magazines

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