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An International Conference on Disaster Reduction was held in Beijing, PeopleÂ’s Republic of China, from 25 to 27 May 2004. The Conference was co-organized by the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the...
Drought is a normal part of climate; an extreme climatic event, often described as a natural hazard. Drought by itself does not trigger an emergency. Whether or not it becomes an emergency depends...
Living with risk: a global review of disaster reduction is the first comprehensive effort by the United Nations system to take stock of disaster reduction initiatives throughout the world. The...
Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning was developed by the International Recovery Platform (IRP) to present a series of steps to initiate and sustain pre disaster recovery planning. IRP acknowledges the...
The aim of the proposed African Regional Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction is to contribute to the attainment of sustainable development and poverty eradication by facilitating the integration...
The Framework for Action embodied in this document reflects the conceptual underpinnings of the ISDR and identifies the supporting institutional arrangements based on resolutions of the United...
The information compiled in this document is drawn from events organized by Governments, international organizations and other partners in the context of the preparation of the WCDR. The...
The ISDR Secretariat presents these basic definitions on disaster risk reduction to promote a common understanding on this subject and for use by the public, authorities and practitioners. The...
The on-line conference, one of various consultations planned, had the specific objective to provide a forum for stakeholders to exchange UN Organizations views and identify the course of action...
The present document has been prepared in accordance with the UN General Assembly resolutions A/RES/56/195 (para 18) and A/RES/57/256 (paras 4, 5 and 7) where it was proposed to undertake the...