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In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, UNISDR aims to minimize and compensate the impacts related to the Global Platform. Making the Global Platform a carbon neutral event is not an isolated activity. It is part of UNISDR’s climate neutral

The first ever report focusing on the global human impact of climate change was released today by the Global Humanitarian Forum. Vulnerability to climate change is on the agenda of the Global Platform...

The Director General of the agency, AVM Mohammed Audu-Bida announced the introduction of a new scheme, the Emergency Management Vanguard, and the volunteers, (corpers) would receive training on disaster risk reduction ...

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is promoting the establishment of an effective early warning system through scientific and technical instruments in Nigeria, to forecast hazards...

To prevent and mitigate flood disasters in a sustainable way; the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is calling on states and local government for better land use and regulation...

'Il est fondamental de renforcer les capacités gouvernementales dans la gestion et la prévention des catastrophes, ça rentre dans notre mandat', a déclaré M. Gonzalez, Directeur PNUD, Burundi...

Du matériel roulant, informatique et de communication remis à la police de protection civile mis a disposition par le PNUD pour appuyer le renforcement des capacités en matière de prévention des risques et de gestion des catastrophes...

'I believe for every dollar you spend on preparedness you save $9 in response' said Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, former commander of the Joint Task Force Katrina. A US delegation will be present at the Global Platform...

Johanniter will train 12,000 residents to offer first-aid and disaster prevention courses at schools and community centres on the islands...

The Rwanda Red Cross is urgently updating the risk-reduction plan for the communities that lie in the shadow of the Nyiragongo volcano amid signs it’s stirring again...