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The latest news from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the lead UN agency for the coordination of disaster risk reduction.

Raising awareness: Margareta Wahlström, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, speaks to the media at the 3rd International Conference on Public Awareness as a Cornerstone of Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Development (Photo: UNISDR)

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18 December 2015

New steps for disaster risk awareness

An international conference has agreed to step up efforts to increase public awareness of how to curb the impact of natural and man-made hazards, spurring the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

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Participants at the Uganda Resilience Dialogue in Kampala (Photo: UNISDR)

Update

16 December 2015

Uganda moves on Sendai Framework

Without addressing the growing levels of disaster and climate risk, the Government of Uganda fears that 43% of the population could regress into poverty.

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Participants at the 3rd International Conference on Public Awareness as a Cornerstone of Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Development, in Yerevan, Armenia (Photo: MTAES)

Update

15 December 2015

Getting the media onside for Sendai

Getting the media involved in raising public awareness about how to reduce the impact of natural and man-made hazards will be critical to the success of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, participants at a global conference said on Tuesday.

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Governor of Albay and UNISDR Champion Joey Salceda remains committed to a 'Zero Casualty' approach which has limited loss of life in the province during successive hazards, including Typhoon Rammasun last year.

Update

15 December 2015

Typhoon early action shows worth

More than 700,000 people in the central Philippines have been evacuated to safety ahead of a powerful typhoon in the latest example of the country’s ‘early warning early action’ approach to protect lives, livelihoods and assets.

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The Dhaka Conference on Disability and Disaster Risk Management closed today with the adoption of a strong declaration (Photo: UNISDR)

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14 December 2015

Dhaka call for inclusion in DRR

There was a resounding call today for greater inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in disaster risk management worldwide if the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction is to deliver on its promise of being people-centred.

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The border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Haiti is to the left and the Dominican Republic is the greener area to the right. (Photo: NASA)

Update

11 December 2015

Sendai’s role in ecosystems underlined at COP21

Governments, civil society and the private sector are delivering on the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and building resilience to climate-related disasters through efforts to protect ecosystems and biodiversity.

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Last line of flood defence: Ms. Sophie Lemonnier, architectural, museography and technical director of the Louvre Museum demonstrates the site's watertight doors (Photo: UNISDR).

Update

10 December 2015

Louvre Museum works to fend off floods

Home to the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo and other priceless masterpieces, the world-famous Louvre Museum is all too aware of the need to fend off natural hazards.

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Climate change is marked by an increase in the frequency and intensity of disasters such as floods (Photo: Flickr)

Update

9 December 2015

Climate change challenges insurance sector

Insurers are facing up to a world in which natural hazards such as storms and droughts are increasing in both frequency and intensity, key players in the sector said at the COP21 climate summit today.

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Early warning systems are a critical way to reduce the impact of earthquakes (Photo: Flickr)

Update

8 December 2015

New earthquake early warning drive launched

The United Nations scientific body has launched a new drive to develop earthquake early warning systems, marking a key contribution to implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

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Mr Ahn Young-kyoo discusses Korean municipalities' commitment to the Resilient Cities Campaign (Photo: UNISDR)

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7 December 2015

Korean cities take Sendai forward

One hundred and fifty-six Korean municipalities have agreed to promote city-to-city learning to strengthen implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

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