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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
Making cities resilient summary for policymakers: a global snapshot of how local governments reduce risk SOURCE: UNISDR	2013	Reports
Fourth Africa regional platform for disaster risk reduction, Arusha: Summary statement SOURCE: AU; UNISDR AF	2013	Conference proceedings
City resilience in Africa: a ten essentials pilot SOURCE: UNISDR	2012	Reports
Evidence, monthly UNISDR newsletter: issue 11, August 2012 SOURCE: UNISDR	2012	Magazines
Safari's encounter with coastal and marine hazards SOURCE: ICPAC, IGAD; UNISDR AF	2012	Education materials
Drought contingency plans and planning in the Greater Horn of Africa SOURCE: UNISDR AF	2012	Reports
Toolkit for national platforms for disaster risk reduction in Africa SOURCE: UNISDR AF	2012	HFA documents
Disaster reduction in Africa: ISDR Informs, special issue on drought risk reduction, 2012 SOURCE: UNISDR AF	2012	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
Evidence, monthly UNISDR newsletter: issue 05, February 2012 SOURCE: UNISDR	2012	Magazines
Briefing note 04: effective measures to build resilience in Africa to adapt to climate change SOURCE: UNISDR	2011	Policy
School safety baseline study SOURCE: UNISDR; UN Thematic Platform on Knowledge and Edu	2011	Good Practices
UNISDR Africa spotlight on DRR, issue 3, November 2011 SOURCE: UNISDR AF	2011	Magazines
Disaster reduction in Africa: ISDR Informs 2010-mid 2011 issue SOURCE: UNISDR AF	2011	Magazines
Africa spotlight: UNISDR Africa e-publication - Feb-April 2011, issue 2 SOURCE: UNISDR AF	2011	Magazines
Risk returns SOURCE: UNISDR	2011	Good Practices
Disaster risk management programs for priority countries - 2nd edition SOURCE: WB; UNISDR; GFDRR	2011	Reports
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
Africa spotlight: UNISDR Africa e-publication - Oct-Dec 2010, issue 1 SOURCE: UNISDR AF	2010	Magazines
Toolkit for national platforms for disaster risk reduction in Africa SOURCE: UNISDR AF	2010	Policy
Report of the second ministerial conference on disaster risk reduction SOURCE: AU; UNISDR AF; Kenya - gov	2010	Conference proceedings
Inventory of national coordination mechanisms, legal frameworks and national plans for disaster risk reduction in Africa SOURCE: UNISDR AF	2010	Policy
Early warning practices can save lives: selected examples SOURCE: UNISDR PPEW	2010	Good Practices
Disaster reduction in Africa: ISDR Informs 2009 issue SOURCE: UNISDR AF	2010	Magazines
Local governments and disaster risk reduction: good practices and lessons learned SOURCE: UNISDR; UNDP Thailand; ITCILO	2010	Good Practices
Risk reduction methods: disaster reduction handbook for foundation phase learners (Grade 1-3) SOURCE: UNISDR AF	2009	Education materials
Disaster risk management programs for priority countries SOURCE: WB; UNISDR; GFDRR	2009	Reports
Briefing note 02: adaptation to climate change by reducing disaster risks: country practices and lessons SOURCE: UNISDR	2009	Policy
Hydro climatic disasters in water resources management: training manual SOURCE: OCHA; UNISDR AF; Cap-Net; Nile IWRM Net	2009	Education materials
Analyse institutionelle des plates-formes nationales et des organes référants de la réduction des risques de catastrophes, deuxième partie : etude de cas à Madagascar SOURCE: BNGRC, Madagascar - gov; UNISDR; UNDP Madagascar	2008	Reports
Analyse institutionnelle des plates-formes nationales et des organes référents de la réduction des risques de catastrophes à Madagascar et au Sénégal, troisième partie : synthèse des leçons acquises par pays SOURCE: BNGRC, Madagascar - gov; UNISDR; UNDP Madagascar	2008	Reports
Analyse institutionnelle des plates-formes nationales et des organes référents de la réduction des risques de catastrophes, première partie : etude de cas du Sénégal SOURCE: UNISDR; DPC, Senegal - gov; UNDP Senegal	2008	Reports
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
3rd African Drought Adaptation Forum report, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 17-19 September 2008 SOURCE: UNDP; UNISDR AF; UNECA	2008	Conference proceedings
Gender perspectives: integrating disaster risk reduction into climate change adaptation SOURCE: UNISDR	2008	Good Practices
Towards national resilience: good practices of national platforms for disaster risk reduction SOURCE: UNISDR	2008	Good Practices
Linking disaster risk reduction and poverty reduction: good practices and lessons learned SOURCE: UNISDR	2008	Good Practices
Status of disaster risk reduction in the Sub-Saharan Africa region: January 2008 SOURCE: AU; UNISDR AF	2008	Reports
Risk in situ: crisis and risk reduction SOURCE: UNIGE; EPFL; UNISDR; GIAN	2007	Reports

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