Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Programme

DRR Related Links

WMO Structure:

• The World Meteorological Organization
• The World Meteorological Centres
• The Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres
• The Regional Meteorological Training Centres
• The Regional Associations
• The Technical Commissions
• The National Meteorological and Hydrological Services of WMO’s 188 Members

Other links:

Below are links to websites of United Nations agencies, other international organizations, regional organizations, academia, technical and scientific institutions and other centers involved in activities related to disaster risk reduction.

Programmes & Agencies:

• Group on Earth Observations (GEO)
• United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)
• PreventionWeb
• World Bank – Disaster Risk Management Team
• UNDP – Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
• Provention Consortium
• Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
• Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)
• Global Risk Identification Programme (GRIP)
• Dartmouth Flood Observatory (DFO)
• Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)
• University of Colorado at Boulder: Natural Hazards Center
• WMO/GWP Associated Programme on Flood Management (APFM)
• NASA’s Earth Observatory for Natural Hazards
• Co-operative Programme on Water and Climate (CPWC)
• United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS)
• Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR)
• International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management under the auspices of UNESCO (UNESCO CHARM)
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
• Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (Unesco-IOC)
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Major International Events:

• Second Symposium on Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems, Toulouse, France, May 2009
• International Disaster Reduction Conference, Davos, Switzerland, August 2008
• First Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, Geneva, Switzerland, June 2007
• International Disaster Reduction Conference, Davos, Switzerland, August 2006
• Weather Risk E-Symposium, Oct 2006
• Living with Climate Variability and Change, Espoo, July 2006
• First Symposium on Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems, Geneva, Switzerland, May 2006
• Third International Conference on Early Warning, Bonn, Germany, March 2006
• Second International Conference on Early Warning, Bonn, Germany, October 2003
• World Conference on Disaster Reduction, Kobe, Japan, January 2005

Data Sources:

• EM-DAT, the OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
• UNEP-GRID, based on EM-DAT - Global Risk Data Platform Preview and Preview-IMS
• Munich-Re - World Map on Natural Hazards
• Munich-Re - Nathan Database
• ISDR – Country Information
• NGDC – Natural Hazard Data
• Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS)
• ReliefWeb, humanitarian information on complex emergencies and natural disasters
• Humanitarian Early Warning Service (HewsWeb)

Publications:

• ISDR - Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction into Climate Change Adaptation and United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks
• ISDR - Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters
• ISDR - Living with Risk: A global review of disaster reduction initiatives
• ISDR - Visions of risk
• ISDR - Synthesis of the Findings of the Early Warning Regional Consultations in Africa, Asia, the American Hemisphere and Europe (good practices documented for preparation of EWC-II through four regional consultation meetings)
• ISDR - Background Paper for the GP/DRR: Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction into Development Instruments
• ISDR - Guidelines National Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction
• Global Platform - Disaster Risk Reduction: 2007 Global Review
• Global Platform - Towards an ISDR System Planning Framework
• Global Platform - Linking Disaster risk Reduction, Climate Change and Development
• IFRC – Global Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction
• IFRC - World Disaster Report
• ISDR - Building Disaster Resilient Communities: Good Practices and Lessons Learned
• ISDR - Words Into Action: A Guide for Implementing the Hyogo Framework
• ProVention - Tools for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction: Guidance Notes for Development Organisations
• CDB/CARICOM - Sourcebook on the Integration of Natural Hazards into the Environmental Impact Assessment Process
• Benfield Hazard Research Centre - An Operational Framework for Maintreaming Disaster Risk Reduction
• UNDP - A Global Review: UNDP Support to Institutional and Legislative Systems for Disaster Risk Management
• UNDP - Reducing Disaster Risk - A Challenge for Development
• UNDP - Thematic Guidelines for Integrating Risk Reduction Into UNDP Country Programmes
• UNDP - UNDP Support to Institutional and Legislative Systems for Disaster Risk Management
• UNDP - Corporate Report on Disaster Reduction
• DFID - Disaster risk reduction: a development concern
• World Bank - Natural Disaster Hotspots
• World Bank - Natural Disaster HotSpots: Case Studies
• Tearfund - Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction, a tool for development organisations
• Benfield Hazard Research Center - An Operational Framework for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction

Reports on implementation of HFA at regional level:

• Africa: Global Platform - Report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action
• Africa: African Union - Programme of Action for the Implementation of the Africa Regional Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (2006 – 2010)
• Asia: Global Platform - Report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action
• Asia: ISDR - Evaluation and Strengthening of Early Warning Systems in Countries Affected by the 26 December 2004 Tsunami
• Asia: UNESCO-IOC - Assessment of Capacity Building Requirements for an Effective and Durable Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System in the Indian Ocean
• Europe: Global Platform – Report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action
• Latin America and the Caribbean: Global Platform – Report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action
• Middle East and N. Africa: Global Platform – Report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action
• Pacific Islands Region: Global Platform – Report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action
• United Nations resolutions adopted by the General Assembly

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