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A new partnership between the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) will help prevent and reduce disaster risk in the Central Asia and South Caucasus (CASC) region.

The first Central Asia and South Caucasus Regional Platform is a landmark moment for the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, a global blueprint adopted last year.

In her address at the General Assembly, Aksoltan Ataeva, Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the United Nations, introduced a proposal to set up a climate change centre specifically for Central Asia. She also asserted that the achievement of the SDGs in the region will not be possible without the participation of its neighbour, Afghanistan...

Chairman of Pakistans NDMA, Major General Asghar Nawaz, emphasized the importance of long-term solutions for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, efforts that can be initiated transboundary between the Heart of Asia Countries. He further stated that Pakistan will work together with HoA member countries and its regional partners...

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This study provides an overview on disasters and conflicts in 57 Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member countries during the last four decades, including a review of disaster risk reduction strategies from The Yokohama Strategy to the Hyogo

Regional cooperation on disaster risk reduction in Central Asia and the South Caucasus received a major boost this week as representatives from eight countries consulted with the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) on a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction.

This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Turkmenistan, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, earthquake, epidemics, and mud flow.