Background With endorsement of 187 States on Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction: 2015-2030, there is need to recognize the current challenges in the use of Earth observation technologies in disaster risk reduction. The UNOOSA co-organised a

About: This summit will look at disaster response, mitigation, preparedness and recovery in the context of tornadoes. Topics include engineering perspectives of disaster management, tornado losses then and now, dealing with chronic flooding, El Niño’s

About: By now an estimated 50% of the population of developing countries is living in cities and eight out of ten largest cities of the World is in developing countries. Over three quarters of those cities are exposed to at least one natural hazard. Yet

About: The 7th INDM conference will bring together Iranian and international experts in risk and disaster management in Tehran, Iran in February 2016. The conference will cover a broad range of topics - in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk

Background: National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) in partnership with the World Bank (GFDRR), Washington offers a series of Online Courses on Disaster Management. The aim of these programmes is to raise the level of awareness and preparedness

The consequences of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) emergencies challenge all national response capabilities. Responsibility for an effective first response to mitigate the consequences to lives, infrastructure and the environment

International Recovery Forum 2016: Sending the Message of Build Back Better from Hyogo, Japan