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Third International Conference on Safety and Security 'Resilient citizens in a resilient society' - Address by Margareta Wahlström

France developing 'culture of risk prevention'

Assises Nationales des Risques Naturels - Address by Margareta Wahlström

Swedish National Platform boosts Resilient Cities Campaign

Campaign cities share ideas for protecting world’s ancient sites

Alpine cities feel heat from climate change

Kristianstad inspires with flood protection measures

Vulnerability to Natural Hazards Rising Rapidly in Europe

Disaster risk reduction increasingly central to UN-EU partnership

32 Cities across Serbia join World Disaster Reduction Campaign, as work continues to establish a National Platform

Equal priority is needed to strengthen policies on disaster response and prevention says European Commissioner

Making Cities Resilient on the agenda at the 20th Session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe

Cities in Italy to join the “Making Cities Resilient” campaign, just as UNISDR launches Review of the Hyogo Framework for Action

The province of Tyrol, Austria, and all its 279 municipalities join the Making Cities Resilient campaign

Strengthening climate change adaptation through effective disaster risk reduction

Campaign cities and partners urged to nominate candidates for the UN-Sasakawa award

Covering disasters from a DRR perspective

Call for good practices and lessons learned for the “Making Cities Resilient – My City is Getting Ready!” campaign

Call for nominations for the 2011 Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction

2010 International Day for Disaster Reduction

This year's theme: My City is Getting Ready!

Parliamentarians urged to take action on disaster reduction

Resilient cities campaign reaches 100 cities with City of Nis

Finland launches National Platform

European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction holds session at IDRC Davos 2010

Mayors from around the world declare commitment to making cities resilient to climate change

Mayors from 22 cities in 19 countries gathered in Bonn, Germany to launch the Mayors Adaptation Forum - the first annual platform of the World Mayors Council on Climate Change to help local leaders with advocacy and local adaptation practices. The Bonn Declaration of the Mayors Adaptation Forum commits to the implementation and monitoring of the Making Cities Resilient campaign, and urges the international climate community to recognize the increased leadership of local governments in climate change mitigation and adaptation.

UNISDR at Cities on Volcanoes 6 (COV6)

Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, May 31 - June 4, 2010

Volcanic risks are of great urban concern, as many settlements are situated on volcano flanks or in historic paths of mud and lava flows. COV6-Tenerife is an international forum where experts will discuss ways to improve volcanic risk management in densely populated volcanic regions. Henri Gaudru, President of the European Volcanologist Society, will present the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction as well as the 2010-11 World Disaster Reduction Campaign “Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready” at the meeting.

My City is Getting Ready, Is yours? UNISDR launches 2010-11 World Disaster Reduction Campaign

With more than half the world’s population living in urban areas, cities are particularly vulnerable to the risks of natural hazards, such as earthquakes, drought and floods. To strengthen a city’s readiness to reduce disaster impacts, the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction is launching this Sunday, 30 May 2010 in Bonn, Germany, a new campaign to raise awareness and boost commitment for sustainable development practices that will increase a city’s well-being and safety.

New National Platform in Europe – Republic of Croatia

Meeting Of European National Platforms and HFA Focal Points, 11–13 November 2009, London (UK)

Meeting of UNISDR Director, Dr Sálvano Briceño, with President of the FYR of Macedonia, Dr Gjorge Ivanov, Skopje, 3-4 November 2009