Making Cities Resilient at the Global Platform 2011
Mayors and local government leaders commit to disaster risk reduction at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction. > Learn more about the local government involvement during the Global Platform
Communications Tools
Interested in knowing more about the 2010-15 World Disaster Reduction Campaign? Find all the relevant info in our Campaign Information Kit. As you read through this kit, you will get to know what the campaign is about, what the aims and goals are and how to get involved.
Campaign kit:
English [PDF, 8249Kb] | Arabic [PDF, 1052Kb] | Chinese [PDF, 1052Kb] | French [PDF, 8435Kb] | Japanese [PDF, 816Kb] | Russian [PDF, 8361Kb] | Spanish [PDF, 8329Kb]
Posters:
English [PDF, 658Kb] | Arabic [PDF, 917Kb]
Nomination Guidelines
Get involved in the campaign!
These guidelines give an overview about the cities and local governments can get involved in the Making cities resilien campaign.
English [DOC, 231Kb] | Arabic [DOC, 579Kb] | French [DOC, 832Kb] | Japanese [DOC, 313Kb] | Russian [DOC, 264Kb] | Spanish [DOC, 544Kb] | Thai [DOC, 80Kb] | Serbian [DOC, 86Kb] Portuguese [PDF, 3.4mb]
What is the "Making Cities Resilient" Campaign about?
Cities and local governments need to get ready and become resilient to disasters. For the next two years and beyond, the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) will campaign together with its partners for this to happen. > Get involved, reduce risk, get your city ready!
- List of participating Local Governments (12 December 2011)
- The Incheon Declaration
- Calendar of Campaign Events 2009-2011
- Ten-point checklist: 10 Essentials for Making Cities Resilient
- Frequently Asked Questions [Eng] - [Ara]
- Drawing Competition Guidelines
- Campaign Strategy: Making Cities Resilient [Eng] - [Spa]
- Factsheet Arab Region [Eng] - [Ara]
- Georgia Tech; RICS - 2007A formal model for construction safety risk management
- RTF-URR; Graduate School of Global Environ Studies; Kyoto Univ; UNISDR Hyogo - 2010A guide for implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action by local stakeholders
- WB - 2011A workbook on planning for urban resilience in the face of disasters: adapting experiences from Vietnam to other cities
- 10-12 Oct 2012 - South Africa (Potchefstroom) Southern Africa Society for Disaster Reduction 1st biennial conference
- 02-05 Oct 2012 - Indonesia (Jakarta) Fourth United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific - UCLG ASPAC regional congress
- 30 Mar - 14 Dec 2012 - Italy (Turin) Training course in disaster risk reduction and sustainable local development 2012
Archive (Campaigns & International Day)
View all the information about the previous biennial World Campaigns for Disaster Risk Reduction, and International Days for Disaster Reduction.
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