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The project aims to enhance the resilience of local residents in disaster-prone areas, and to improve the disaster prevention and response capacity of local authorities...

United Nations International Day for Disaster Reduction happens on October 13 every year. The idea is to engage everyone in disaster risk reduction with the focus on how individuals and families can do to prepare for and respond to disasters...

The new agency aims to coordinate the country’s policies on climate change mitigation and adaptation and forest conservation, and help Suriname win international funding to help it deal with climate impacts and adopt a lower carbon development strategy, reports AlertNet. The report highlights neighbouring Guyana, with funding from Norway, as another example...

The Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas (NEAMTWS) will be tested on 10 August. The purpose is to ensure effective communication between regional and national centres and tsunami warning focal points...

This brief illustrates that investing in forest maintenance and reforestation activities could make a significant contribution to the green economy transition. Not only would it catalyze economic activity and generate new employment, but it would also

Report for the period 2009-2011:

The main objective of this report is to identify key trends in terms of progress made and challenges faced, at both national and regional levels, through the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) in

This report addresses a recognised need for a more detailed assessment of the impacts of environmental and social change in the Arctic coastal zone. It introduces an alternative perspective, highlighting the need for integrated approaches to environmental

The document serves the purpose of providing up to date information relating to National Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction within the UNISDR Europe Region. To date 27 NPs have been officially nominated in UNISDR Europe Region. (Last updated 11