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Jamaica welcomes 'glorious opportunity' 26 June, 2018 - Jamaica's hosting of the next Americas disaster risk reduction conference is a "glorious opportunity" to raise awareness of the challenges facing the small island developing states of the Caribbean, said Desmond McKenzie, Minister of Local Government and Community Development. Read more |
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Tourism industry in Americas, Caribbean prepares against tsunami risk 26 June, 2018 - Tsunamis may be rare in the Americas but they do happen as the region is highly seismic prone. A dozen earthquakes of magnitude 7.0 or greater have occurred in the Caribbean near Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Hispaniola in the past 500 years generating more than 75 tsunamis. Read more |
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Americas makes resilience a priority 25 June, 2018 - Ministers and senior officials from the Americas and the Caribbean are urging progress on monitoring the region's roadmap for resilience to disasters.. In a declaration at the close of the three-day Vl Regional Platform on Disaster Reduction in the Americas. Read more |
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Las Americas hace de la resiliencia una priodidad 25 de Junio 2018 -Diversos ministros y funcionarios de alto nivel provenientes de las Américas y del Caribe instaron a lograr más avances en el monitoreo del plan regional para aumentar la resiliencia –el plan de acción de la región para la reducción de desastres—, con el propósito de medir su eficacia al responder a una serie de amenazas, tanto naturales como de origen antropogénico, que enfrenta la región. Leer más |
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Jamaica to host 2020 DRR meeeting 25 June, 2018 - An Americas and Caribbean conference on disaster risk reduction closed with ministers reiterating support for a regional plan to accelerate action against natural and man-made hazards that take a heavy toll each year. The Vl Regional Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas – now officially Americas and the Caribbean – was held June 20-22. Read more |
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Jamaica será sede de la Proxima Plataforma Regional 25 de Junio 2018 -Una conferencia de las Américas y el Caribe sobre la reducción del riesgo de desastres culminó con un mayor apoyo de los ministros presentes para la implementación de un plan regional para agilizar las medidas que se deben tomar para abordar las amenazas naturales y antrópicas, las cuales generan grandes efectos negativos todos los años. Leer más |
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CARTAGENA DECLARATION22 June, 2018 - Third High-level Meeting of Ministers and Authorities on the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 – 2030 in the Americas and the Caribbean |
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Sendai can "unleash" science on disaster risk reduction 22 June, 2018 - The Sendai Framework is an opportunity to "unleash" science in the service of reducing the risks posed by natural disasters that take so many lives each year, a conference on disaster reduction heard. Implementation of the global plan for disaster reduction, which was launched in 2015. Read more |
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Caribbean rises to resilience challenge 22 June, 2018 - The deadly 2017 hurricanes in the Caribbean posed huge challenges but they also offer opportunities to build better disaster preparedness and response systems, a conference heard. With the region now bracing for the 2018 season, key lessons that emerged from the havoc wrought by hurricanes Irma and Maria, category 5 storms in 2017. Read more |
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Sin datos, no hay desarrollo sostenible 21 de Junio 2018 - Es fundamental conseguir datos y estadísticas para que los países puedan elaborar políticas nacionales que sirvan para alcanzar los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible y el Marco de Sendai, que establece las metas y prioridades de las Naciones Unidas sobre desastres entre 2020 y 2030. Leer más |
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DRR before and after Hurricane Mitch 21 June, 2018 - Hurricane Mitch, which in 1988 cut a swathe of destruction across Central America, marked a "before and after" for the region's approach to disaster risk reduction, an international conference heard. The Category 5 storm, the highest on the international rating, caused over 11,000 deaths, more than 7,000 of them in Honduras. Read more |
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La reducción del riesgo de desastres antes y después del huracán Mitch 21 de Junio 2018 - Durante una conferencia internacional, se explicó que el huracán Mitch, que en 1998 dejó tras su paso una estela de destrucción por toda Centroamérica, representa un punto de referencia sobre "antes y después" del enfoque de esta región para la reducción del riesgo de desastres. La tormenta, que alcanzó una categoría de 5 (la clasificación internacional más alta), ocasionó más de 11.000 muertes, de las cuales más de 7.000 ocurrieron en Honduras. Leer más |
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Cities share plans to reduce disaster loss 21 June, 2018 - Representatives of five cities in the Americas met this week in Colombia at the Sixth Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction to discuss progress against the Sendai Framework, the global plan to reduce disaster losses by 2030. Read more |
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21 de Junio 2018 - La Unión Europea, a través de su Embajadora en Colombia y el Departamento de Protección Civil y Operaciones de Ayuda Humanitaria Europeas (ECHO), participa desde este miércoles 20 de junio en la sexta sesión de la Plataforma Regional. Leer más |
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20 de Junio 2018 - Durante una conferencia regional sobre la reducción del riesgo de desastres, la Jefa de la UNISDR explicó que una gestión eficaz del riesgo requiere de un "enfoque inclusivo que abarque a toda la sociedad". Leer más |
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UNISDR head calls for more inclusion in DRR 20 June, 2018 - Effective disaster risk management requires an "inclusive, all-of-society approach" that reflects the views of those who suffer most from such events, the head of the UNISDR told a regional conference on disaster risk reduction. Read more |
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20 de Junio 2018 - El Presidente Juan Manuel Santos aseveró que si bien Colombia, uno de los países más vulnerables del mundo a los desastres, ha logrado grandes avances en la aplicación de políticas para la reducción del riesgo de desastres, todavía queda mucho por hacer. Leer más |
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Colombia cites progress on risk management 20 June, 2018 - Colombia, one of the world's most vulnerable countries to natural hazards, has made great progress in implementing disaster risk reduction policies, although much remains to be done, President Juan Manuel Santos said today. Read more |
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Abordar los riesgos de los desastres significa abordar la pobreza 20 de Junio 2018 - La Plataforma Regional para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastre en las Américas llega en un momento difícil para las vidas de millones de personas en toda la región afectadas por catástrofes, afirmó este miércoles la representante especial del Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres. Leer más |
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Ciudades sostenibles 3 - Desastres naturales 0 20 de Junio 2018 -El evento se enmarcó dentro la campaña mundial "Desarrollando ciudades sostenibles y resilientes" que forma parte de la implementación a nivel local del Marco de Sendai para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres 2015-2030 y cuenta con el apoyo de la Dirección General de Cooperación Internacional y Desarrollo (DG DEVCO) de la Comisión Europea. Leer más |
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20 de Junio 2018 - El Presidente de Colombia, Sr. Juan Manuel Santos, instó a las Américas a trabajar en estrecha colaboración para gestionar los riesgos de desastres que enfrentan los países de la región, tales como huracanes, inundaciones y terremotos, y a aumentar la resiliencia de las comunidades locales más expuestas a estos riesgos. Leer más |
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Colombia President opens disasters meeting 20 June, 2018 - Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos urged the Americas to work closely together to manage the risks the region's countries face from disasters such as hurricanes, flooding or earthquakes and to build resilience in local communities most exposed to them. Read more |
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Ciudades comparten planes para reducir las pérdidas que ocasionan los desastres Representantes de cinco ciudades de las Américas se reunieron esta semana durante la sexta Plataforma Regional para la Reducción de Desastres para plantear los avances logrados en la aplicación del Marco de Sendai para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres, el plan mundial adoptado para reducir las pérdidas que ocasionan los desastres para 2030. |
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Americas works to improve disaster statistics 19 June, 2018- Representatives of eight national institutes of statistics in the Americas continue to meet today in Cartagena, Colombia, to discuss better ways to work together to collect data and statistics to monitor progress on reducing disaster losses as outlined in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. Read more |
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Americas DRR Platform focus on inclusion 19 June 2018 – Tichico Joel Cobian Mena was a geologist for 26 years in Santiago de Cuba when he became blind in 2005 after a long and painful ocular disease. He is now retired but he has put both his knowledge and handicap at the service of the 10,000 disabled people who have been identified among the most vulnerable groups if his region was hit by an earthquake. Read more |
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AMERICAS TO MEET ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION FOLLOWING HEAVY ECONOMIC LOSSES IN 2017 Over a thousand representatives of governments, civil society and the private sector are to meet in Cartagena, Colombia, June 20-22, to discuss the increasing impact of extreme weather events and climate change across the region. Read more |
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Welcome to the Media section of the VI Regional Platform for the Americas (PR18). Please visit this section to be aware of important dates and updated information on PR18.
The media are invited to cover PR18 to learn more about Colombia's priorities and the regional priorities of the Americas, including commitments to improve national, hemispheric and international resilience. PR18 will focus on identifying how governments, civil society leaders, technical and scientific institutions, the private sector and the media can work together to strengthen the capacities of the region and to achieve the objectives of the Sendai Framework.
The exhibition, the plenary sessions, and the parallel events of disaster risk reduction will be available and open to credentialed media during PR18 (with the exception of the special sessions defined in the Agenda). The Press Conference area and the Media Center will be available for the media to have the opportunity to talk with the delegates during the event.
A detailed itinerary of the media will be shared with the registered media closest to the event.
In the meantime, please read the Media Logistics Notes with important information for media, and the same ones that refer to your participation in the PR18.
All media representatives are required to register online to access the Media Center and to cover PR18 as well as to identify if they have special needs for media, please fill in all this information until May 15, 2018.
Please visit the Press Room to find out about the latest news, access the Media Note and review this link to learn more about Colombia Risk Management.
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