The third virtual meeting of the Africa Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction (AWGDRR), organized jointly by the African Union Commission (AUC) and United Nations Office for Disaster Risk...
Disaster risk reduction was prominently featured at the annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia, highlighting the increasing centrality of risk reduction to economic growth and the need to...
FOREWORD 2020 will be remembered as a year that revealed some important truths for a young CREWS Initiative — but ones that should embolden us. COVID-19 did impact our work and timelines. It will...
Introducción Durante los días 6 y 7 de abril se llevó a cabo el primer Taller Nacional de Preparación Logística para Emergencias en modalidad virtual, con la participación de un centenar de actores...
INTRODUCCIÓN Durante los días 6 y 7 de abril de 2021 se llevó a cabo de manera virtual el primer Taller Nacional de Preparación Logística para Emergencias, con la participación de una muestra...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Context In November 2019, the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) began a...
Foreword by Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction In 2020, humanity truly learned what happens when risk is ignored. COVID-19 changed our...
Executive Summary The year 2020 rivalled 2016 as the world’s hottest recorded year despite the absence of a strong El Niño effect. Apart from the COVID-19 pandemic, the year was dominated by...
More than 300 people from Latin America and the Caribbean came together virtually to address the progress in disaster preparation in the region. The meeting took place within the framework of the...
Author: Denis McClean 2021 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development REMARKS BY MAMI MIZUTORI, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, "FINANCING FOR DISASTER...