In addition, the programme explicitly includes disaster risk reduction in its activities and tools.
We expressed support for further cooperative efforts between our scientists and researchers in disaster risk reduction.
WHITEHOUSE: Joint Statement of the 4th ASEAN-U.S. Leaders' Meeting
The National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council said that it had reports of four additional confirmed deaths.
About 35, 000 people are sheltering in evacuation centres, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said.
Disaster risk reduction on the oceans and in coastal zones is another main theme of the meeting.
Shigeharu Kato stressed the importance of good partnership with UNESCO, particularly in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction.
The need to mobilize knowledge from several disciplines is particularly apparent in the field of disaster risk reduction.
Our starting point is that disaster risk reduction cannot be seen solely as a humanitarian or a technical issue.
The Centre, run by NIEM, aims to improve educational management capacities for climate change response and disaster risk mitigation.
We looked forward to a 2013 U.S.-ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology Symposium on Disaster Risk Reduction and real time information sharing.
WHITEHOUSE: Joint Statement of the 4th ASEAN-U.S. Leaders' Meeting
"If you approach it from a rational approach it's insane, " said Klaus Jacob, a Columbia University professor who specializes in disaster risk management.
The Director-General and Mr Kuroda agreed to work together to institutionalize cooperation in the field of water management, disaster risk reduction and education.
The afternoon will be dedicated to an extensive debate on the SREX, comparing the views of several representatives of organizations involved in disaster risk management.
Natural disasters like the March tsunami off the coast of Fukushima, Japan, underscore the importance of investing in disaster risk preparedness and training local populations.
The estimate of damage comes from disaster risk modelling firm Eqecat.
When integrated into modern disaster risk management schemes, traditional management techniques have proven to be efficient and cost-effective tools to mitigate environmental risks and reduce vulnerability.
This session will discuss different approaches to disaster risk reduction through education and present recent research, case studies as well as guidance instruments on the issue.
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In addition to the dead, seven people were injured, including one Austrian, said Executive Director Eduardo del Rosario of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.
Organized by UNESCO Santiago and UNESCO Quito, it addressed issues related to education planning in emergencies and disasters as well as the role of education in disaster risk reduction.
Operating at the interface between education, science, the social sciences, culture and communication, UNESCO has a vital role to play in constructing a global culture of disaster risk reduction.
Using a holistic approach, pedagogical approaches and techniques in their own school environment, teachers can develop the capacities to facilitate climate change mitigation, adaptation and disaster risk reduction learning.
The main objective of the session is to formulate an action plan for building the resilience of nations and community by strengthening regional activities and capacity in landslide disaster risk reduction.
While the benefits of local and indigenous knowledge in reducing disaster risk are increasingly being acknowledged, a challenge remains: how do you integrate such knowledge constructively with scientific knowledge and policy?
The particularity and high significance of this document lies in an eighteen month long collaboration of two different scientific communities: one on climate change (IPCC) and one on disaster risk reduction (ISDR).
The Institute, with support of UNESCO, has already conducted several management trainings for MOET senior officials and for provincial senior education managers, including one on the role of education policymakers in disaster risk reduction.
In response to this need, and convinced that the best place to start in the classroom well before disaster strikes, UNESCO and UNICEF have published a comprehensive study called Disaster Risk Reduction in School Curricula.
In 2011 alone, 302 hazards resulted in disasters that claimed almost 30, 000 lives, affected 206 million people and inflicted damages world an estimated USD366 billion, according to the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Within this framework, NIEM and the Centre will focus on research and training efforts to provide targeted training to education managers, university students and school principals in the area of climate change and disaster risk reduction.
The Youth Delegates will also have the opportunity to exchange ideas with Young Professionals of the UNESCO Science Sector specializing in the fields of water, biodiversity, ecology, earth sciences, science education, disaster risk reduction, and science policy.
It will highlight the role of ESD for the transition to green economies and societies and as a catalyst for cross-sector planning and implementation of programmes in areas such as climate change, biodiversity and disaster risk reduction.
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