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IPCC puts risk reduction at centre of climate debateThe Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has put disaster risk reduction at the centre of the climate change debate with the weekend publication of its Summary for Policymakers of the Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (IPCC SREX). |
21 Nov 2011 | News briefs |
IPCC and UNISDR welcome new report as historic contribution to understanding disaster riskThe Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, today issued the following statement welcoming the approval in Kampala, Uganda, by the IPCC member States of the Summary for Policy Makers of the Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX). |
18 Nov 2011 | Press release |
IPCC negotiates in climate challenged UgandaSporadic light rain fell this morning on the vastness of Uganda’s Lake Victoria as Alex Bakunda MP, chairman of the Ugandan Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, chatted with local fisherman, Babalanda Yusuf, about the difficulty of making a living from fishing in Africa’s largest body of fresh water. |
17 Nov 2011 | News briefs |
Disaster resilience key to green economyA strong push from the UN Environment Programme for green investments to protect key sectors of the economy from crises and shocks has earned praise from private companies keen to reduce disaster risk. |
16 Nov 2011 | News briefs |
ASEAN Prioritises Disaster Risk Financing and InsuranceThe Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), The World Bank, the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), and the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) are convening the “ASEAN Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance Forum” to help ASEAN Member States build greater financial resilience to natural disasters. |
8 Nov 2011 | Press release |
Government auditors talk risk reduction as quake hitsDisaster risk reduction was high on the agenda as government auditors met in Turkey this week to discuss accountability and good practices in the area of disaster-related aid, against the tragic backdrop of Sunday’s 7.2 quake that left over 400 dead and 2,000-plus buildings destroyed. |
27 Oct 2011 | News briefs |
Current efforts to mitigate climate change fall short of reaching vital goal, UN warnsInternational efforts to mitigate climate change are insufficient to meet the goal of keeping global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, a United Nations report warned, just a month before a major conference on the issue is held in Durban, South Africa. |
25 Oct 2011 | News briefs |
Action as Water Runs Out in TuvaluAmidst growing concerns about drought crises in some of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of the Pacific, the Government of Tuvalu today began a three-week nationwide needs assessment of water, agriculture and health facilities. |
10 Oct 2011 | News briefs |
UNISDR head calls for 'quantum leap' in approach to recurring floods in PakistanThe Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, arrives on a three-day visit to Pakistan tomorrow (October 6) during which she will meet with President Asif Ali Zadari, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, the National Disaster Management Authority, Meteorological Department officials and aid donors, to discuss future risk reduction measures as the country tries to cope with floods which have displaced an estimated 5.4 million people. |
5 Oct 2011 | Press release |
Earthquake prediction comes under scrutiny as scientists’ trial opens in ItalySeismic risk has taken on a different meaning this week with the trial opening in Italy of six scientists charged with failing to predict the L’Aquila earthquake that killed 309 people in 2009 and left 70,000 people homeless. The scientists and one official are charged with manslaughter. |
21 Sep 2011 | News briefs |
Data-collection gap preventing governments from determining risk levels says MDG Gap Task Force ReportThe UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, today drew attention to the “data-collection gap” which is preventing governments from effectively determining risk levels with his launch of the Fourth report of the MDG Gap Task Force in New York. |
16 Sep 2011 | News briefs |
Uganda Environment Minister launches special session on DRR during 29th Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook ForumThe Minister of State for Environment, Hon. Flavia Munaaba, launched a special joint session on disaster risk reduction during the Twenty-Ninth Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF29). The aim of the special session is to move towards a “paradigm” shift when addressing climate change and risks for sustainable development in the Region. |
2 Sep 2011 | Press release |
Bridging the gap between climate scientists and disaster risk reduction experts, during Fifteenth Southern Africa Region Climate Outlook ForumThe Southern Africa Development Community Disaster Risk Reduction Unit, GFDRR and UNISDR are conducting a disaster risk reduction stakeholders training workshop from 27-28 August 2011. |
27 Aug 2011 | News briefs |
Award-winning mayor organizes first-ever Asian city-to-city study tour and learning event with Sri Lankan mayorsVice-Mayor Al Arquillano from San Francisco, a small town in the Cebu municipality, has been showing off. He has been demonstrating the ingenious ‘Purok system’ which won worldwide attention and the 2011 United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction. Four mayors from the Sri Lankan cities of Balangoda, Mannar, Tangalle and Puttalam recently participated in a three-day practical study visit to learn from the town’s experience. |
26 Aug 2011 | Press release |
Water, too little or too much – a resource that can improve or destroy life: smarter water management needed to reduce disaster risksOn the opening day of the World Water Week taking place in Stockholm, Sweden this week, speakers called for increased investments in disaster-resilient infrastructure and smarter water management to avoid drought, floods and other water-related disasters, particularly in urban areas. |
24 Aug 2011 | News briefs |
The Wave That Eats People – The Value of Indigenous Knowledge for Disaster Risk ReductionAs the United Nations today commemorates the 17th International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples under the theme of "Indigenous designs: celebrating stories and cultures, crafting our own future", it is perhaps timely to flag the positive contributions such cultures are able to make to DDR and CCA. |
9 Aug 2011 | News briefs |
Pacific Platform for Disaster Risk Management launches UN report warning of rising economic losses due to disasters and climate changeThe Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR11) titled Revealing Risk, Redefining Development will be launched today in Auckland (New Zealand) at the Third Session of the Pacific Platform for Disaster Risk Management which is the main gathering of disaster risk management experts and decision makers in the Pacific region. |
3 Aug 2011 | News briefs |
Viet Nam Ministry plans to implement a community-based disaster risk management programme in 6,000 communes by 2020The Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Dao Xuan Hoc said the Ministry is working with relevant national and local departments to enact a law on disaster risk prevention and reduction, clearly defining the roles of the Government and to assure that citizens had access to information on disaster risks. |
21 Jul 2011 | News briefs |
Forests are a vital natural resource and ally for reducing disaster risks, says UN special representative over concerns of wildfire riskAs Europe and North America move into the summer season, the risk of wildfires will increase. While these natural hazards may not get the attention of earthquakes, tsunamis and cyclones, their destructive potential is considerable and reducing the risks they present should be a priority. |
4 Jul 2011 | News briefs |
Anticipating and reducing risk needed as some of the world's most populated countries face severe drought and floodingOver 10 million people from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda will be severely affected by severe drought, with no likelihood of improvement until 2012, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of humanitarian Affairs warned in an alert yesterday. |
28 Jun 2011 | News briefs |
Chair's Summary sees disaster risk reduction as key to preserving and protecting environment and ensuring sustainable developmentHalf of humanity is now living in cities - commitment to resilience is urgently needed, said Ms. Asha-Rose Migiro, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General and Chair of the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in her final summary. |
3 Jun 2011 | News briefs |
Calls for 'coalition of action' to address link between natural hazards and nuclear safety at Global Platform for DRR ending todayIn a year marred by disaster losses over US$300 billion, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called, at the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, for a “coalition of action” and a high-level meeting during the next General Assembly to address the link between natural hazards and nuclear safety. |
13 May 2011 | Press release |
Scientists make recommendations to better address the science and technical needs of the UNISDRMembers of the Scientific and Technical Committee of UNISDR prepared a statement during the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction that sets out a clear agenda to better align existing science and technical knowledge with the efforts to implement the Hyogo Framework for Action. |
12 May 2011 | News briefs |
Panel at World Reconstruction Conference calls for stronger framework to coordinate disaster activitiesSri Mulyani Indrawati, World Bank Managing Director, yesterday called for a stronger framework to coordinate disaster activities with greater transparency, at a high-level policy panel on “responding to natural disasters: a long-ignored development challenge.” |
11 May 2011 | News briefs |
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to open the latest session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk ReductionThe Global Platform will be opened today by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who will also launch a report entitled 2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction – Revealing risks, redefining development. Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro will chair the forum in Geneva. |
10 May 2011 | News briefs |
Economic Disaster Losses Increasing, Threatening All Regions, Rich and Poor Countries, Warns New United Nations ReportDisaster-related economic losses are increasing across all regions, critically threatening the economies of low-income countries and even outstripping wealth creation across many of the world’s richer nations, says a United Nations report titled Revealing Risk, Redefining Development to be launched today by the United Nations' Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the Third Session of the Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction. |
10 May 2011 | Press release |
UN Secretary-General announces a discussion on nuclear energy in SeptemberThe international community must “risk proof” development because disasters are taking a heavy toll on rich and poor countries as well as outpacing their ability to respond, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told delegates today, at the foremost gathering of stakeholders on reducing disaster risk which opened this afternoon in Geneva and will run until Friday, 13 May. |
10 May 2011 | Press release |
Two days until the official opening of the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk ReductionThe final touches are being added to the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, which will take place in Geneva, Switzerland from 8-13 May. The Global Platform will be opened officially by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on May 10. |
8 May 2011 | News briefs |
Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction on World Meteorological DayToday’s observance of World Meteorological Day with its theme of “Climate for You”, highlights the direct link between climate change, weather variability and the increase in the frequency as well as severity of weather related natural hazards. |
23 Mar 2011 | Statements & speeches |
Top UN officials speak about the importance of disaster risk reduction following a massive earthquake off Japan's coastSpeaking to UN Radio, two of the UN's top officials on disaster reduction weigh in on the devastation caused by an earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale that struck northeastern Japan on Friday and triggered a tsunami that engulfed coastal towns and cities along Miyagi, Iwate, and Fukushima prefectures. In the interviews, they highlighted the importance of disaster risk reduction and Japan's disaster preparedness. |
14 Mar 2011 | News briefs |
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