It Could be You, a Disaster Song by SNAKEY. This song is performed by Rio “Snakey” St Paul for “Spice it up – Sing for Preparedness”, a disaster preparedness/climate change adaptation national song competition in Grenada. The competition was organized by the Red Cross national societies of Grenada, Barbados and France, partnered with UNDP in Barbados […]
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A changing climate and rapidly growing exposure to disaster risk presents the world with an unprecedented challenge. For developing countries, both less able to cope with the impact and more likely to be affected, the challenge is particularly severe. These countries face mounting losses from a range of natural hazards, from earthquakes and tsunamis through
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This report outlines UNDP’s engagement in implementing the HFA and highlights the results that it has achieved in the years 2005–2014. Based on the report, ‘Protecting Development from Disasters: UNDP’s Support to the Hyogo Framework for Action, it includes updated information in terms of countries in which the organization has worked and the range of
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This report presents detailed findings from a selection of 17 countries in Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific (Asia/Pacific), Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States (ECI S), and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC ), where UNDP worked on DRG. Based on the findings of this report, specific recommendations are made for UNDP in four areas: Conceptual
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Since the year 2000, almost 1 million people have lost their lives to disasters caused by natural hazards. 2 billion people have been affected. 1 trillion dollars in damage was caused. Every one dollar spent on preparing for disasters could save seven dollars in response. Yet, the international community is spending only 1% of aid
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Panel on Ifrc’s and Undp’s “Effective law and regulation for disaster risk reduction: a multi-country report” Geneva, 8 July 2014
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