United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Sub-Regional Office for Central Asia (historical record)

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Mission

This office has been merged with the UNDRR Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia.

The UNDRR sub-regional liaison office for Central Asia was a body of UNDRR Asia and Pacific, whose core mandate includes awareness-raising activities in disaster risk reduction. This office covered Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan.

Parent organization

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia

The organization has no registered commitments.

The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

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Themes

Hazards

Country and region

Content type

Publication year

Meetings and conferences

In person

06 October 2017

Almaty

Celebration of International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction - Kazakhstan

Every year on the 13 October, regions and countries around the world celebrate the United Nations International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR).

Training event

In person

01 May 2017 - 04 May 2017

Incheon

Training of Trainers Workshop on Understanding the Sendai Framework for National and Local Level Implementation: Development of Risk Reduction Strategies and Plans

Background and Introduction At the Third UN World Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) in March 2015, 187 UN member states adopted the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 – the global bluepri

News

16 December 2016

Harnessing hi-tech to reduce risk

Hi-tech tools are a powerful means to reduce the impacts of hazards and enable communities to recover faster if disaster strikes, experts at an international risk and development conference said this week.

News

13 December 2016

Bridging the 'last mile' in risk awareness

Countries around the world need to bridge gaps in public understanding of disaster risk, otherwise they will keep facing human and economic blows, according to experts at an international conference.

Meetings and conferences

In person

24 October 2016

Almaty

Commemoration of the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) in Kazakhstan

About The UNESCO Almaty Cluster Office and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) Central Asia and South Caucasus, in cooperation with the UNICEF Regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe and CIS Almaty Burea

Training event

In person

14 July 2016 - 15 July 2016

Dushanbe

Training of Trainers Programme: Guidance on planning and implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 in Central Asia and South Caucasus

Background This Training of Trainers programme aimed to support and facilitate the implementation of the Priorities for Action recommended in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Central Asia and South Caucasus (CASC)

News

3 August 2016

ECHO supports implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in Central Asia and South Caucasus

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.

News

13 July 2016

Dushanbe Platform marks Sendai milestone

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.