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

Spain

Dirección General de Protección Civil y Emergencias

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Organization type
Governments
Norway

Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning, Ministry of Justice and Public Security

DSB aims to maintain a full overview of risk and vulnerability for society in general, to prevent loss of life and to protect health, the environment and essential public functions and material assets in connection with accidents, disasters and ot

Organization type
Governments
Japan

International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management

The mission of ICHARM is to be the Centre of Excellence to provide and assist implementation of best practicable strategies to localities, nations, regions and the globe to manage the risk of water related disasters.

Organization type
Academic & Scientific
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Bournemouth University

Organization type
Academic & Scientific
Mexico

Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil - Mexico

Integrar, coordinar y supervisar el Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil para ofrecer prevención, auxilio y recuperación ante los desastres a toda la población, sus bienes y el entorno, a través de programas y acciones.
Organization type
Governments
Germany

Global Public Policy Institute

The Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) is an independent think tank based in Berlin and Geneva.

Organization type
Academic & Scientific
Jordan

Supreme Council of Civil Defence, General Directorate of Civil Defence Disaster Management

Organization type
Governments
United States of America

James Lee Witt Associates

Founded in 2001, JLWA is a crisis and emergency management consulting firm based in Washington, DC with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, and Sacramento.

Organization type
Private Sector
Japan

Tokyo Development Learning Center

TDLC is a partnership project between Japan and the World Bank which uses the GDLN, a videoconference-based distance-learning network that spans more than 120 centers worldwide.

Organization type
Academic & Scientific
Korea, Rep of

Ministry of the Interior and Safety

MOIS takes charge of establishing, supervising and adjusting policies related to safety and disaster management such as emergency countermeasure, civil defense and disaster prevention.

Organization type
Governments

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