With the support of:
- GAR 2013: From Shared Risk to Shared Value: The Business Case for Disaster Risk Reduction
- GAR 2013: The Pocket GAR. From Shared Risk to Shared Value: The Business Case for Disaster Risk Reduction
- GAR 2011: Revealing Risk, Redefining Development (Part 1) (Part 2)
- GAR 2011: Revealing Risk, Redefining Development: Summary and main findings
- GAR 2009: Risk and poverty in a changing climate: Invest today for a safer tomorrow
SRSG Suggested Elements
Consultation Process
Background Documents
- Towards a Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
- Timeline: Towards a post-2015 DRR Framework
- Synthesis Report: Consultations on a Post-2015 Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction (April2013)
- Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (HFA2): Report from 2013 Global PlatformConsultations
- Report on Regional Consultation on the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas during the Third Session of the Regional Platform on DRR in theAmericas
- Report on the post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and CDM beyond 2012consultation
- Caribbean HFA2 Consultation: Suggested indicators for the post 2015 DRRframework
- First Regional Consultation in Central America: Towards suggested indicators for the new HFA framework
- Segunda Consulta Regional en Centroamérica. Indicadores sugeridos para el Marco después del 2015
World Conference for DRR (2015)
National Progress Reports (2011-2013)
National Progress Reports on the Implementation of Hyogo Framework for Action (2011-2013):
Hyogo Framework for Action (2005-2015)
Mid-term Review (2010-2011)
Annual Reports UNISDR Regional Office
Climate Change Adaptation
- How does Europe link DRR and CCA: Working paper
- Global Climate Risk Index 2014: Who Suffers Most from Extreme Weather Events?
- IPCC report 2007 - Summary for Policymakers of the Synthesis Report of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report
- IPCC report 2012 - Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaptation. Summary for Policymakers
- IPCC report 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Summary for Policymakers
- On-better-terms: A Glance at Key Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Concepts
- Policy Responses for Adaption
- The Economics of Climate Change
- Evaluación de la vulnerabilidad e impactos del cambio climático y del potencial de adaptación en América Latina
- Respuestas urbanas al cambio climático en América Latina
DRR Terminology
Gender
Global Guiding Documents
- Disaster Risk Reduction in the United Nations: Roles, mandates and areas of work of key United Nations entities (2013)
- System of Indicators for Disaster Risk Management. Main Technical Report
- Impacto de los desastres en América Latina y el Caribe, 1990-2011
- "Living with Risk: A global review of disaster reduction initiatives, Volume I"
- "Living with Risk: A global review of disaster reduction initiatives, Volume II"
- Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis
Governance
Media
Nacional Platforms
Parliamentarians
Private Sector
- Business Partnerships Disaster risk reduction is everybody's business
- Business and Disaster Risk Reduction
- UNISDR and PwC. Working together to reduce disaster risk
- Informe Final del II Seminario Regional Alianzas entre el sector público y privado para la gestión del riesgo de desastres: continuidad de gobierno y continuidad de negocios y operaciones ante situaciones de desastres en América Latina y el Caribe
- Final Report of the Regional Seminar Partnership between public and private sectors for disaster risk management: Continuity of government and continuity of operations during disasters
Public Investment
- Understanding Existing Methodologies for Allocating and Tracking DRR Resources in 6 Countries in the Americas: (Colombia), Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama and Peru
- Introducción al índice de gobernabilidad y políticas públicas en gestión del riesgo de desastres
- Integración de la Gestión de Riesgo de Desastres y la Adaptación al Cambio Climático en la Inversión Pública Centroamérica
- Conceptos asociados a la gestión del riesgo de desastre en la planificación e inversión para el desarrollo
Radio stories
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Recovery
- Guidance Note on Recovery: Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning
- Guidance Note on Recovery: Governance
- Guidance Note on Recovery: Gender
- Guidance Note on Recovery: Climate Change
- Guidance Note on Recovery: Environment
- Guidance Note on Recovery: Infrastructure
- Guidance Note on Recovery: Shelter
- Guidance Note on Recovery: Psychosocial
- Guidance Note on Recovery: Health
- Guidance Note on Recovery: Livelihood
- Guidance Note on Recovery: Telling Live Lessons
Regional & National Reports
National
Regional
Riskland Game
- Let's learn to prevent disasters! Fun ways for kids to join in Risk Reduction
- Learning about disaster prevention! Children can contribute to risk reduction too
- Riskland. The fun way to learn: How to prevent disasters
- Riskland. The fun way to learn: How to prevent disasters: Rules of the game
- Surprises space
- Questions space
10 Essentials
City-to-city Exchanges
Summary report
Detailed reports
- Exchange Programme between Portmore, Jamaica and View Royal, Canada
- Pacto Intermunicipal de Ciudades Resilientes para la creación de la Red de Ciudades Resilientes con la "Metodología de Catarranas"
- Intercambio de experiencias de gestión de riesgos y adaptación al cambio climático entre alcaldes de la región Lima provincias
- Intercambio de experiencias Municipalidades de Tegucigalpa y Pasto: Vista delegación de Pasto a Tegucigalpa DC
- Intercambio de Experiencias Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres Visita de funcionarios del Municipio de Santa Fe (Argentina) a la ciudad de Cartago (Colombia)
- Informe: Reunión de Intercambio de experiencias de los alcaldes de los municipios resilientes: Cantarranas - Livingston - Wiwilí
Handbook for Local Goverments
How to Participate?
- Advocate Application Form
- Advocate: Campaign advocate guidelines
- Local governments: Information and modalities for nomination and participation for Cities and Local Governments
- Partner: Agreement template for the ¨Making Cities Resilient: My City is getting ready!¨
- Role Model Guidelines: How to sign up as a Role Model in the Making Cities Resilient Campaign"
Local Government Self-Assessment Tool
Urban Risk
Global
Global platforms
- 2013 - Chair´s Summary: Fourth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
- 2011 - Chair´s Summary: Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction and World Reconstruction Conference
- 2009 - Chair´s summary: Second session Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
- 2007 - Chair´s Summary: First Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
Regional
Documents IGOs
- Declaration of Pétion Ville (ACS, 2012)
- Plan of Action of Pétion Ville (ACS, 2012) (AEC, 2012)
- Regional Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Strategy and Programming Framework 2014-2024 (Draft)
- Declaración especial sobre cambio climático y gestión integrada de riesgo de desastres
- Declaración de la Habana II Cumbre de la CELAC
- Kingston Declaration: VI Regional meeting of the International Mechanisms for Humanitarian Assistance in Latin America and the Caribbean (MIAH)
- XXXVII Reunión de jefes de estado y de gobierno de los países del sistema de la integración centroamericana (SICA)
- XXXVII Reunión de jefes de estado y de gobierno de los países del sistema de la integración centroamericana (SICA)
- Política Centroamericana de Gestión Integral de Riesgo de Desastres
- UNASUR: Resolución Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres
- 2012 - Communiqué Santiago de Chile: Investing Resilience Accelerating the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action in the Americas
- 2011 - Communiqué Nayarit, Mexico
- 2009 - Meeting Report of the First Session of the Regional Platform for the Reduction of the Risk of Disasters in the Americas
Early Warning
Regional and Nacional Reports
- El Salvador - Informe Sobre la Gestión Integral del Riesgo de Desastres en Salvador 2013
- Guatemala - Informe Sobre la Gestión Integral del Riesgo de Desastres en Guatemala 2013
- Honduras - Informe Sobre Gestión Integral del Riesgo de Desastres en Honduras 2013
- Nicaragua - Informe Sobre Gestión Integral del Riesgo de Desastres en Nicaragua 2013
- Informe sobre la Gestión integral del riesgo en Centroamérica 2013
Safe Schools
Capacity Building
- Ruta Metodológica para la Gestión Comunitaria del Riesgo
- Sistema de Rendición de cuentas en el Chaco Chuquisaqueño y Cruceño
- Formação de Núcleos Comunitários de Defesa Civil (NUDECs)
- Guía Metodológica para Elaborar Planes Comunitarios de Gestión de Riesgos
- Sistematización de la Metodología de Análisis de Vulnerabilidades a nivel Municipal
Community-based DRR
Disaster Risk Management
Early Warning
Education
- Ruta metodológica para la Gestión Escolar del Riesgo
- Juego de riesgos Argentina: ARRIESGATE
- Cuaderno de Actividades para la Vida Proteger "Kit de Comunicaciones para la Gestión del Riesgo" para Niños de 8 a 12 años, traducido al Kichwa
- Diplomado virtual en Gestión Integral del Riesgo de Desastres para la toma de decisiones y para la acción téchnica operativa
- Planes Escolares de Emergencias
- Prevención Venezuela: Juego didáctico adaptado al contexto Venezolano
- Guía para Análisis de Amenazas, Vulnerabilidades y Capacidades (AVC) con la participación de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes para el Contexto Urbano
Health and Health Facilities
Information Management
Regional and Nacional Reports
- Argentina - Documento País 2012
- Chile - Análisis de Riesgos de Desastres en Chile 2012
- Bolivia - Documento País 2012
- Colombia - Aporte de los Proyectos DIPECHO a la Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del riesgo de Desastres - UNGRD, 2012
- Colombia - Líneas Estratégicas y Avances en Priorización de zonas de Intervención 2012
- Ecuador - Referencias Básicas para la Gestión de Riesgos 2013-2014
- Perú - La Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres en el Perú: Documento País 2012
- Venezuela - Documento País 2012
- Visión regional de la situación de riesgo de desastres America del Sur
Risk Identification and Assessment
Water
Agriculture
Capacity Building
Education
Health and Health Facilities
Information Management
Nacional Reports
Public Investment
Recovery
Risk Identification and Assessment
Vulnerable Population
Water
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