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GFDRR partnership strategy 2009–2012: reducing disaster risks for sustainable development

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This paper outlines a medium-term strategic framework for the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) and is aiming to be considered in the broader context of the increasing global commitments of GFDRR partners to mainstreaming disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation for sustainable development. It has been developed in accordance with the GFDRR Partnership Charter in response to the outcomes identified at the 4th Consultative Group (CG) meeting in April 8-9, more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on December 15, 2009

Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Risk Management and Sustainable Development

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Disaster risks have risen over recent decades, and more extreme weather conditions in future are likely to increase the number and scale of disasters. At the same time, the existing methods and tools of disaster risk reduction, and climate risk management in particular, provide powerful capacities for substantially reducing risks and adapting to climate change. Climate change is no longer in doubt. The science has been thoroughly elaborated and assessed in the Fourth Assessment Report more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on November 09, 2009

Private Sector Activities in Disaster Risk Reduction: Good Practices and Lessons Learned

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This publication highlights the link between disaster risk reduction and public-private partnerships. As the flagship UN document for disaster reduction, the Hyogo Framework for Action (2005) in its priority action 4 “Reduce the underlying risk factors” is requesting the promotion and establishment of public–private partnerships in order to better engage the private sector in disaster risk reduction activities. It encourages the private sector to foster a culture of disaster prevention, putting more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on September 02, 2009

Contexts and Policy Framework of Disaster Risk Reduction: Sustainable Development

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In today’s world, societies are confronted with rapid change. Therefore, the value of disaster risk reduction can only be realized through rigorous identification and continuous evaluation of the relationships that exist between the beliefs and conditions in which people live, the changing environment people inhabit and depend upon for their livelihoods, and the forces of nature.Political support for disaster risk reduction has to be established from the apex of political power but is only more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on June 22, 2009

Living with Risk - Focus on Disaster Risk Reduction

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The power and drama associated with natural disasters have always fascinated people. Prior to the widespread use of global communications, disasters seldom had the possibility to influence decisions and events beyond the area of immediate impact. The initial reaction of people who were not immediately affected by the tragedy was to organize urgent specialized services or other forms of help to respond to the needs of the victims.This paper intends to set the scene and discuss the strategic more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on June 22, 2009

Summary Progress Report to the Second Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction

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This paper highlights key areas of progress made in tackling the gaps and challenges identified in the Chair’s Summary1 from the First Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in June 2007. It accounts for major developments or results from follow-up to the commitments made in the Chair’s Summary. It is based on inputs from ISDR system partners. Full paper in PDF format; Number of pages: 8p

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on June 22, 2009

GFDRR Track 1, Building Global and Regional Partnership: Giving Risk Reduction a Regional Dimension

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This report provides feedback after the first two years of operation of the Global Facility, and demonstrates the significant value it has brought to the implementation of the Hyogo Framework around the world, as the Global Platform for Disaster Reduction convenes for its second session in June 2009. It provides concrete examples of the manner in which regional approaches, through GFDRR Track I, has increased awareness, political commitment and investments in risk reduction interventions at more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on June 16, 2009

Making Disaster Risk Reduction Gender-Sensitive: Policy and Practical Guidelines

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This publication is the result of extensive consultations and a response to the call for clear policy and practical guidance for mainstreaming gender perspectives into disaster risk reduction. It offers much-needed policy and practical guidelines for national and local governments to further implement the Hyogo Framework for Action. Also included a policy guideline on gender mainstreaming, and practical guidelines on how to institutionalize gender-sensitive risk assessments, implement more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on June 16, 2009

Reducing Disaster Risk: A Challenge for Development

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Some 75 percent of the world’s populations live in areas affected at least once by earthquake, tropical cyclone, flood or drought between 1980 and 2000. The consequences of such widespread exposure to natural hazard for human development are only now beginning to be identified. This Report shows that billions of people in more than 100 countries are periodically exposed to at least one event of earthquake, tropical cyclone, flood or drought. As a result of disasters triggered by these natural more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on June 03, 2009

Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction: A Tool for Development Organizations

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This paper offers a practical tool to help development organizations mainstream disaster risk reduction into their relief and development planning and programming. Performance targets and indicators are presented to help organizations assess, measure and monitor their progress with mainstreaming. The targets/indicators cover six key areas of organizations’ work. The paper also identifies a series of factors that influence the pace of mainstreaming. This tool is significant because, while there more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on June 03, 2009

Terminology on Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)

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The UNISDR Terminology aims to promote common understanding and common usage of disaster risk reduction concepts and to assist the disaster risk reduction efforts of authorities, practitioners and the public. The previous version “Terminology: Basic terms of disaster risk reduction” was published in “Living with risk: a global review of disaster risk reduction initiatives” in 2004. The following year, the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 requested the UNISDR secretariat to “update and more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on May 22, 2009

Linking Disaster Risk Reduction and Poverty Reduction

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Disasters are often portrayed as acts of nature, or of a natural order. Yet this is mostly far from reality. The major factors influencing disaster risks are human and social vulnerability, matched with the overall capacity to respond to or reduce the impact of natural hazards. Poverty is therefore a major factor increasing disaster risk, by increasing vulnerability to disasters and reducing existing coping capacities. It is only by addressing these two issues together that we can make the more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on May 22, 2009

Towards National Resilience

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The impact of disasters has been dramatically increasing over the decades. This is due to the fact that communities and their assets have been more exposed to the impact of natural hazards. Unplanned urbanization, environmental degradation, population growth and poverty are some of the inter-linked factors that increase their vulnerability. Disasters are especially ruinous for developing countries: the smaller the economy and the weaker the infrastructure, the greater the human cost and damage more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on May 22, 2009

DREAM Collection: Disaster Reduction Educational Materials on Prevention Web

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This growing collection includes educational materials developed worldwide for general public, communities, children, teachers, workers, local officials, activists, and development and disaster reduction practitioners. Please add your own materials using 'submit' button at bottom of page. Full search function will be operational before June 2009.

Added by Marla Petal to Disaster Prevention & Response on February 19, 2009

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