Middle East and North Africa Regional Workshop on:
“Building Partnerships for Disaster Risk Reduction and Natural Hazard Risk Management”
Cairo, 18-21 April 2007
Summary on the workshop
Background & Objectives
The Cairo Regional Workshop, jointly organized by the UN/ISDR and the World Bank, and with the kind support of the Government of Arab Republic of Egypt, has been the first event in a series, aimed at launching a longer-term regional partnership to promote an integrated approach to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) including Hazard Risk Management (HRM), prevention, and recovery.
The Workshop was held also as a follow up to the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, Kobe, Japan, 18-22 January 2005, and to support the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) adopted by the Kobe Conference.
| 1. Agenda |
English |
Arabic ( will be available soon) |
| 2.. Recommendations |
English |
Arabic ( will be available soon) |
| 3. Presentations |
English |
Arabic ( will be available soon) |
| 4. Background documents |
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- Guidelines for National Platforms
for Disaster Risk Reduction |
English, French, Spanish, Russian |
Arabic |
| - Preliminary Regional Stocktaking of Natural Hazard Risk and Disaster Management Capacity: Middle East and North Africa |
English |
Arabic |
- Global Facility for Disaster Reduction
and Recovery (GFDRR)
A partnership for mainstreaming disaster mitigation in poverty reduction strategies
World Bank |
English |
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- Brochure Global Facility for Disaster Reduction
and Recovery (GFDRR) |
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Arabic |
| - Algerian Experience On Urban and Seismic Risk Reduction |
English |
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| 5. List of Participants |
English |
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For further information please contact:
Mostafa Mohaghegh
Regional Coordinator for West Asia and North Africa
mohaghegh@un.org
Tel. : (+41 22) 917 8914
Fax : (+41 22) 917 8964
Int’l. Environment House II
7-9 Chemin de Balexert
CH 1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland |
