CALL FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND SYSTEMATIZATION OF RELEVANT EXPERIENCES ON RISK REDUCTION IN THE AMERICAS

PANAMA CITY.- the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction UNISDR, Regional Office The Americas, and the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS), through the Risk Management and Adaptation to Climate Change Section (RISK-MACC) of the Department of Sustainable Development (OAS/DSD) as co-organizers and conveners of the Regional Platform meetings, with the support of the Government of Argentina through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the White Helmets Commission call to:

The identification and systematization of relevant experiences on risk reduction in the Americas, executed by different actors and from different perspectives, to illustrate progress, opportunities and challenges in the implementation of the agenda for reducing the risk of disasters in the Americas. Actions will be presented that, in general, are all carried out under the umbrella of the global guidelines set in the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 (HFA) and other instruments and mechanisms developed in regional, national and local contexts. Call Terms of Reference

The Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas is the ultimate multi-stakeholder forum that brings together key stakeholders in the subject of DRR of the whole continent, reflecting the actions and commitments from governments, international organizations, intergovernmental, nongovernmental and community, scientific and academic institutions, private sector, donors and media on Disaster Risk Reduction. It is a participative space for knowledge sharing, which promotes the planning, monitoring and collective decision making and strategic as well as action to progress in implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action 2010-2015 (HFA), linking international and nationals efforts. View more

¡Your experience counts!
An opportunity to show progress along the way towards a sustainable, inclusive and safe development.

Call objective
To promote the exchange and dissemination of knowledge and experiences on building resilience to disasters and adaptation to climate change in the Americas...

Who can nominate an experience
The nomination of the experience must be accompanied by a letter of endorsement from the institution responsible for leading the experience... View more

Nomination form (Word)

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Contact

Ruben Vargas
Coordinator Urban Risk Thematic Platform
rvargas@eird.org

Rosa Trejo
Disaster risk reduction specialist
rtrejo@oas.org