Update

Underscoring the importance of establishing partnerships and building synergies among stakeholders, Jamaica calls for a holistic approach to strengthening its disaster management framework...

The Gleaner reports that 'the country is likely to retard its economic development if national decision making is not guided by a disaster risk reduction framework', as suggested by participants of a recent ODPEM-organized disaster risk management meeting...

Under the United Nations theme of 'Youth and Climate Change', a Yemeni call to raise awareness of the impacts of climate change among young people and to further youth engagement...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon remarks at the opening of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction office and the ISDR Training Centre for Urban Risk Reduction in Incheon, Republic of Korea...

As part an ongoing strategy to assist countries in Asia and the Pacific better prepare for and manage hazard-related disasters, the UN is organizing a session on the effective use of information and communication technology (ICT) for disaster risk reduction...

Disaster risk reduction experts welcome an insurance scheme proposed by Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency and call for its accessibility to low-income Nigerians...

Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has emphasized the need to address future prevention before rescue, 'calling for improvements to flood prevention safety and construction techniques' according to the Taiwan News...

'It allows government planners and other development practitioners to enhance subnational planning analyses by recognizing risks posed by natural hazards, assessing the vulnerability of the population, economy and the environment to these hazards, and determining appropriate measures to reduce or manage these risks'...

Republica reports on the ongoing processes being undertaken to establish these two bodies important to implementing the National Strategy for Risk Management and implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action...

The international conference on ‘Building a Local Government Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction’ is co-organized by Incheon Metropolitan City and UNISDR and will bring together 200 participants.