Dec 19, 2023
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The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Rise
International cooperation for developing countries to reduce their disaster risk and disaster losses.
Disasters impact low- and middle-income countries disproportionately, particularly in terms of mortality, numbers of people injured, displaced and homeless, economic losses (as a percentage of GDP) and damage to critical infrastructure. We cannot eradicate poverty and hunger if we don’t step up investments in disaster risk reduction. International cooperation for developing countries through Official Development Aid (ODA) and capacity building is essential to boost disaster resilience in the face of extreme weather events and other natural and man-made hazards.
The 2021 edition focuses on “International cooperation for developing countries to reduce their disaster risk and disaster losses.” This is the sixth of the Sendai Seven targets.
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An opportunity to acknowledge the progress being made toward reducing disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health in line with
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Se disparan las pérdidas económicas debidas a los desastres climáticos
Se disparan las pérdidas económicas debidas a los desastres climáticos
Las pérdidas económicas directas debido a las catástrofes climáticas en los últimos 20 años han sido 2,5 veces más elevadas que durante el período 1978-1997, indica el miércoles la Oficina de Naciones Unidas para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres (UNISDR) en un informe.
UNISDR explica que el cambio climático “aumenta la frecuencia y la gravedad de los fenómenos meteorológicos extremos” y por…
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Portugal Resmikan Pusat Peringatan Tsunami
Portugal Resmikan Pusat Peringatan Tsunami
JENEWA – Portugal secara resmi akan membuka Pusat Peringatan Tsunami Nasional pada 21 November mendatang. Fasilitas tersebut akan memperluas kemampuan Eropa untuk mengeluarkan peringatan tsunami kepada rakyatnya.
“Pusat tersebut akan memantau sebuah wilayah yang pernah dilanda gempa bumi kuat dan diikuti dengan tsunami hebat hingga menghancurkan Lisabon pada 1755,” ungkap Kantor Urusan Penurunan…
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New online resource provides comprehensive information on climate risk insurance
New online resource provides comprehensive information on climate risk insurance
Geneva/Bonn – On the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, the first-ever online database on climate risk insurance is being launched by the Global Index Insurance Facility (GIIF), the Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII), and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, commissioned by the German Government. The Climate Insurance database shares the…
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El cambio climático amenaza a ricos y pobres por igual
El cambio climático amenaza a ricos y pobres por igual
Por Achim Steiner, Patricia Espinosa y Robert Glasser De Miami a Puerto Rico y de Barbuda a La Habana, la devastación de la temporada de huracanes de este año en América Latina y el Caribe nos recuerda que los impactos del cambio climático no conocen fronteras. En las últimas semanas, unos huracanes de categoría 5 han paralizado la vida normal de millones de habitantes del Caribe y del continente…
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