2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction | 22-26 May, 2017 | Cancun, Mexico
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    #MEXICOGP2017: Five Stories for DRR

    UNISDR has produced five short films showing how countries are implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, making themselves safer and more resilient, in Brazil, Cameroon, France, Nepal and Mexico. Click here to watch.

  • How to Reduce Risk from Extreme Weather Events

    How to Reduce Risk from Extreme Weather Events

    The Colombia mudslide, the Peru floods, and last October’s Hurricane Matthew in Haiti highlight the need to address the underlying social and economic forces that place human settlements at risk.

     

  • Multi-Hazard Early Warning Conference'

    Multi-Hazard Early Warning Conference

    This two-day conference will be held from 22 to 23 May in Cancun. It is expected to draw 400 experts and government representatives, and to provide a new set of guidelines to improve early warning systems and measure their effectiveness.

     

  • How can the world reduce disaster losses for the poor?

    How can the world reduce disaster losses for the poor?

    “The latest research findings on economic losses from disasters explain why this issue has emerged as the major concern for governments preparing for the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction,” says UNISDR head Robert Glasser.

     

  • Sendai indicators 'only the beginning'

    Sendai indicators 'only the beginning'

    On 3 February, the UN General Assembly took a key step for assessing losses in disasters and progress in reducing their impacts, giving a significant boost to efforts to meet the first deadline set by the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

     

Outcome documents view
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  • The Cancun High-Level Communiqué

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  • Chair's summary: From commitment to action

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  • Proceedings of the 2017 Global Platform

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  • Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030

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  • Proceedings of the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction

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  • UN Plan of Action on Disaster Risk Reduction

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Latest announcements view
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  • Proceedings of the Global Platform 2017

    19 Oct 2017 READ
  • Mexico GP17 proves resilient to risk of power outage

    23 May 2017 READ
  • See you at the Global Platform in 5 days

    17 May 2017 READ

GP in the newsview
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  • How can we 'fix' disaster recovery?

    6 Jun 2017 Thomson Reuters Foundation READ
  • Disaster Risk Reduction Toolkit To Make Cities More Resilient

    4 Jun 2017 progrss READ
  • Armenia showcases Policy Reforms for Disaster Resilience at 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction

    4 Jun 2017 SATPRNEWS READ

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  • Putting people and their communities at the centre of early warning systems

    15 Aug 2017 READ
  • Linking health, environment, and climate to reduce disaster risk

    7 Aug 2017 READ
  • The importance of including disaster displacement provisions in disaster risk reduction planning and practice

    31 Jul 2017 READ
  • The importance of disaster risk governance for the implementation of the SFDRR

    6 Jul 2017 READ

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