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Urban Risk Management in Latin America: Compendium of articles 7 Sep 2009 | 03:00 pm
This publication presents a selection of articles carried out within the framework of the Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Urban Risk Thematic Platform in particul...
RICARDO MENA APPOINTED REGIONAL COORDINATIOR OF UNISDR SECRETARIAT REGIONAL OFFICE FOR THE AMERICAS 14 Aug 2009 | 01:00 pm
The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) secretariat announced the appointment of Ricardo Mena as Regional Coordinator for the Americas at the UNISDR regional office i...
South American Regional Report of the Project “First Line Vision” 22 May 2009 | 09:00 pm
The Global Network for Disaster Risk Reduction presented the South American Regional report of the project “First Line Vision”, showing the results of a survey that was carried out at local level on t...
Call for contributions to the UNISDR Americas photo collection. 11 May 2009 | 06:00 pm
The regional unit of UNISDR for the Americas invites you to send in your original photographs for inclusion in our database of photos. Photos included in this collection will serve as illustrations wi...
The Environment Ministry of Peru(MINAM by its Spanish acronym), through their Climate Change Focal Point, had requested UNISDR-Americas to support the... 4 May 2009 | 08:00 pm
This request was seen as a good opportunity to link adaptation and disaster risk reduction issues at the national level (in Peru). Therefore, UNISDR attended the first national workshop for the develo...
UNISDR Americas participated in the sub regional Andean workshop “Conceptual, Organizational and Institutional Basis of the Andean Academic Network on... 30 Apr 2009 | 05:00 pm
This event took place at Lima, Peru from April 21 to 24, during this workshop the constitution act and rules of the network were discussed and agreed toformalize its creation.
Global Assesment Report 2009 30 Apr 2009 | 02:00 pm
The UN's first biennial Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction will be launched in Bahrain on 17 May 2009, in the presence of: the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (tbc), the ...
Article and photo contest of the 2008-2009 World Disaster Reduction Campaign: “Hospitals Safe from Disasters: Reduce Risks, Protect Health Facilities,... 23 Apr 2009 | 07:00 pm
In the context of the 2008-2009 World Disaster Reduction Campaign, the contest is a joint initiative of the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the secretariat of the United Nations Intern...
Competition for Lecturers: "Innovative Experiences in Sustainable Development Education" 3 Mar 2009 | 03:00 pm
UNESCO is organizing a competition entitled "Innovative Experiences in Sustainable Development Education" with the aim to encourage lecturers to carry out research, systematization and dissemination o...
Preparatory Meeting for the Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas 30 Jan 2009 | 10:00 pm
On January 28, 2009 in Panama City, Panama took place a preparatory meeting for the 1st. Session of the Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas. During the event the progress of ...
