Evidence, monthly UNISDR newsletter: issue 02, November 2011

This monthly newsletter aims to highlight UNISDR activities around the world. This issue reports on: (i) the new global risk model planned by UNISDR and partners; (ii) Myanmar commitment to the Hyogo Framework for Action; (iii) Turkish quake highlighting building safety; (iv) floods and vulnerability in El Salvador; (v) children, workers hit by Asian floods; (vi) army and civil service in Lebanon taking on DRR; and (vii) ASEAN seeking risk financing road map. It also contains news stories on major events related to disaster risk reduction (DRR).

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Date:

2011

Pages:

4 p.

Sources:

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

Keywords

Themes:: Risk Identification & Assessment, Urban Risk & Planning, Governance, Economics of DRR, Structural Safety, Vulnerable Populations
Hazards:: Earthquake, Flood
Countries:: El Salvador, Lebanon, Myanmar, Turkey