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Organization profiles of organizations whose work scopes have stakes in the field of disaster risk reduction.

Portugal

Portuguese National Authority for Emergency and Civil Protection

The main objectives of the Portuguese National Authority for Emergency and Civil Protection are to prevent collective risks and the occurrence of serious accidents or resulting disasters.
Organization type
Governments
United States of America

American Society of Civil Engineers

ASCE is a worldwide leader for excellence in civil engineering.

Organization type
Networks and Others
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Department for International Development

DFID is the UK Government department responsible for promoting development and the reduction of poverty.

Organization type
Governments
United States of America

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

FEMA coordinates the United States federal government's role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, including acts of terror.
Organization type
Governments
United States of America

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

From daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings and climate monitoring to fisheries management, coastal restoration and supporting marine commerce, NOAA’s products and services support economic vitality and affect more than one-third of Americ

Organization type
Governments

United Nations University (UNU)

The programme space within which UNU undertakes its academic activities encompasses five interdependent thematic clusters within the overarching thesis of “sustainability”:
Organization type
UN & International Organizations
United States of America

United States Environmental Protection Agency

EPA's mission is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment - air, water, and land - upon which life depends. For 30 years, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people.

Organization type
Governments
Viet Nam

Disaster Management Unit

The Vietnam Disaster Management Unit (DMU) is the mechanism chosen by the Government of Vietnam and the United Nations Development Program to join together over 1000 years of Vietnamese flood protection culture with twenty-first century western te

Organization type
Governments
Switzerland

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

The purpose of the IPCC is to assess the state of knowledge on the various aspects of climate change including science, environmental and socio-economic impacts and response strategies.
Organization type
UN & International Organizations
Switzerland

International Civil Defense Organization

ICDO is an inter-governmental organization created in Monaco, 1966, by a Constituent Assembly of member states with an international treaty. Its headquarters are in Geneva (Switzerland).

Organization type
UN & International Organizations

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