European Commission

EC
Belgium
Regional Intergovernmental Organizations

Mission

EC embodies and upholds the general interest of the Union and is the driving force in the Union's institutional system. Its four main roles are to propose legislation to Parliament and the Council, to administer and implement Community policies, to enforce Community law (jointly with the Court of Justice) and to negotiate international agreements, mainly those relating to trade and cooperation.

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Meetings and conferences
In person
25 August 2010 - 27 August 2010
Hue City
Asian symphosium on disaster impact and assessment in Asia
Overview
Publication
Invest today for safer tomorrow: issue 1, July-September 2009
This document is the first issue of a quarterly information bulletin that covers progress in the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) in five countries of Central Asia.
Publication
From early warning to early action? The debate on the enhancement of the EU's crisis response capability continues
This new book is a collection of writing illustrating the progress made in the area of crisis response and preparedness in action with input from policy experts and practitioners in the field.
Publication
Handbook on good building design and construction in the Philippines
This handbook was made to provide simple information to home owners, designers and builders, and building monitors to teach principles of good design and good construction in a natural hazard prone area.
Publication
Estimating the recurrence interval and behavior of tsunamis in the Indian Ocean via a survey of tsunami-related sedimentation
This symposium report focuses on mitigation strategies for tsunami disasters, tsunami warning systems and historical and pre-historical tsunamis associated with earthquakes in the Indian Ocean.
Publication
Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh: damage, loss and needs assessment for disaster recovery and reconstruction, draft executive summary, March 2008
The aim of the assessment is to identify priority areas to support the Government of Bangladesh in cyclone recovery efforts as well as to design a disaster management strategy.
Publication
Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh: Damage, loss, and needs assessment for disaster recovery and reconstruction
This document identifies the needs and quantified financial requirements that will facilitate formulating comprehensive early recovery actions, medium‐term recovery and reconstruction plans, and a long‐term risk management and reduction strategy.
Meetings and conferences
In person
08 October 2007 - 10 October 2007
London
International disaster and emergency resilience 2007
The 8th Annual IDER (International Disaster and Emergency Resilience) Conference will take place in the City of London this October.

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Voluntary Commitments

The organization has no registered commitments.

The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

Contact information

http://ec.europa.eu
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