UN-Habitat and DiMSUR present projects on urban resilience
Johannesburg 1 December 2015—UN-Habitat and the Technical Centre for Disaster Risk Management and Urban Resilience (DiMSUR) presented two innovative projects for building urban resilience in
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UN Secretary-General’s Climate Resilience Initiative
UN Secretary-General’s Initiative Aims to Strengthen Climate Resilience of the World’s Most Vulnerable Countries and People Paris, 30 November—A new initiative to build climate
Malawi: launches National Recovery Disaster Framework
The Malawi government has launched the “National Recovery Disaster Framework” which defines mechanisms for monitoring and management, clarify institutional roles and responsibilities and optimizes recovery
Madagascar: Reversing the Red Sand Tide
Date:July 20th 2015 Source(s): World Bank Call for New Solutions to Land Degradation: STORY HIGHLIGHTS Protected areas are a bright spot in the management of
Comoros: African islands meet to address climate change and disaster risk challenges
Date:8 Apr 2015 Source(s):Climate for Development in Africa (ClimDev-Africa) Addis Ababa – Representatives of African Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have convened here for a
DiMSUR 3rd Executive Board was held in Maputo on the 27-28th October
Maputo, 5 November 2015 – The Technical Centre for Disaster Risk Management, Sustainability and Urban Resilience (DiMSUR) held its third Executive Board meeting in Maputo, Mozambique. DiMSUR was
Asia: USAID and NASA today launched ‘SERVIR-Mekong’
Date:31 Aug 2015 Source(s):Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), United States of America – gov; United States Agency for International
Malawi: UNHCR helps flood victims to rebuild shattered lives
Date:22 Jul 2015 Source(s):United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) By Rose Eyoru Lilongwe – The floods, when they came, came without warning. They were
Mozambique: A city in need – A case study of climate change adaptation
Date: 23 Mar 2015 Source(s): United States Agency for International Development (USAID), United States of America – gov By Colin Quinn The first time I visited Pemba,
