Natural hazards

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Event

21st Century of Disaster: Lessons from the March 2011 Disasters and the Sustainable Development Goals

TOKYO: This symposium aims to incorporate the experiences and lessons learned from "3.11" into discussions on the post-2015 development agenda.

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Project

Integrating Ecosystem-based Approaches into Flood Risk Management for Adaptive and Sustainable Urban Development in Central Vietnam (FloodAdaptVN)

This project aims to analyze and ultimately reduce flood risks for people, livelihoods, and assets in highly flood prone urban regions of Vietnam.

29 Oct 2019

Project

Pacific Insurance and Climate Adaptation Programme

This project aims to support Pacific Small Island Developing States in their strategies and capacity-building for climate and disaster risk finance.

26 Nov 2018

Project

European Drought Observatory for Resilience and Adaptation (EDORA)

This project aims to widen the scope of the existing European Drought Observatory Portal by looking at affected sectors beyond just agriculture.

07 Jun 2022

Project

Enhancing Risk Assessments for improved country risk financing strategies (ERA)

This project aims to provide government partners in Egypt and Thailand with a new generation of risk assessments for developing their climate change adaptation.

17 Mar 2024

Project

Assessment of early warning systems in four Indian Ocean Island States (IOC-EWS)

This project will assess the human resources, equipment, and protocols of the EW-EAS systems in Indian Ocean countries and make recommendations.

15 Mar 2024

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Country climate fact sheets, incl. standardization of climate risk analysis

This project aims to improve the compliance and quality of the climate mainstreaming process on adaptation risks and potentials.

15 Mar 2024

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Towards Actionable Impact-based Early Warning in Africa: Integrating Exposure and Vulnerability into Early Warning Systems – a Pilot Study in the IGAD Region (EarlyWarning4IGAD)

This project seeks to expand existing hazard-based early warning systems towards actionable impact-based early warning systems.

30 Apr 2024

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Financial Management and Policy Planning for Risk Financing: A Comprehensive Architecture towards Resilience

This project will strengthen the financial management of disaster risk and integrate risk financing into key policies where INFFs are used.

17 Mar 2024

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Optimizing Water Management Strategies: A Resource Nexus Approach to Impactful Water-Food Sustainability in Water-scarce Areas (NEAR-Nexus Impact Irrigation)

This project researches how adaptive strategies of water management for agriculture can be implemented to deal with the emergence of water scarcity.

06 Nov 2024