<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"  >
<channel>
	<title>Climate Change Policy &#38; Practice - Daily RSS  - UN/ISDR</title>
	<atom:link href="http://climate-l.iisd.org/category/actors/un-programme-agency-or-fund/unisdr/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org</link>
	<description>A Knowledgebase of UN and IntergovernmentalActivities Addressing Global Climate Change Policy</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:33:03 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>

<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator>
unisdr	<item>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/un-habitat-unisdr-launch-drr-cca-technical-centre-for-southern-africa/</guid>
		<title>UN-HABITAT, UNISDR Launch DRR, CCA Technical Centre for Southern Africa</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/un-habitat-unisdr-launch-drr-cca-technical-centre-for-southern-africa/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capacity Building & Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disasters & Humanitarian Relief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Settlements & Population]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intergovernmental Organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Financial Institution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Project]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN Programme, Agency or Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN-HABITAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN/ISDR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Bank]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) launched a Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) Technical Centre for Southern Africa, known as 'DIMSUR.' Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique and the Comoros requested UN-HABITAT and UNISDR to facilitate the process to establish the Centre, which aims to reduce vulnerability and build community resilience in the four countries.]]></description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/joint-meeting-of-the-pacific-platform-for-disaster-risk-management-and-pacific-climate-change-roundtable/</guid>
		<title>Event: Joint Meeting of the Pacific Platform for Disaster Risk Management and Pacific Climate Change Roundtable</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/joint-meeting-of-the-pacific-platform-for-disaster-risk-management-and-pacific-climate-change-roundtable/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disasters & Humanitarian Relief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intergovernmental Organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oceans & Coasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southwest Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN Programme, Agency or Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN/ISDR]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[This Roundtable is co-organized by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP). It is organized around the theme 'Strengthening Resilience: An Integrated Regional Strategy for Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change for the Pacific'. This joint meeting will bring together actors in disaster risk management and climate change to discuss key issues, challenges and opportunities that can be taken into consideration in the formulation of an integrated regional strategy for disaster risk management and climate change, which is to be adopted by 2015, and which is to succeed the current separate frameworks: Pacific Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Management Framework for Action 2005–2015 and Pacific Islands Framework for Action on Climate Change 2006–2015.]]></description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/global-drr-platform-reflects-on-increasing-losses-from-disasters-post-2015-framework/</guid>
		<title>Global DRR Platform Reflects on Increasing Losses from Disasters, Post-2015 Framework</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/global-drr-platform-reflects-on-increasing-losses-from-disasters-post-2015-framework/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 17:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disasters & Humanitarian Relief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics, Trade & Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science, Assessment & Monitoring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stakeholder Participation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN Programme, Agency or Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN/ISDR]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The 4th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, organized by the Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), reaffirmed governments' commitment to disaster risk reduction (DRR) and to reversing the trend of mounting economic losses caused by natural disasters and climate change.]]></description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unisdr-reports-on-hyogo-framework-for-action-implementation/</guid>
		<title>UNISDR Reports on Hyogo Framework for Action Implementation</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unisdr-reports-on-hyogo-framework-for-action-implementation/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 17:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capacity Building & Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disasters & Humanitarian Relief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gender]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Publication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN Programme, Agency or Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN/ISDR]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) has released a publication titled “Implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) - Summary of reports 2007-2013,” which provides a detailed account of implementation of the HFA, as described in voluntary self-reporting from countries and regional organizations. The report aims to inform current efforts to reduce disaster risk as well as the planning and development of the post-2015 DRR framework.]]></description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unisdrs-drr-assessment-calls-on-private-sector-to-reduce-risk/</guid>
		<title>UNISDR&#039;s DRR Assessment Calls on Private Sector to Reduce Risk</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unisdrs-drr-assessment-calls-on-private-sector-to-reduce-risk/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture & Food Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desertification & Land Degradation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disasters & Humanitarian Relief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics, Trade & Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Settlements & Population]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Land]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oceans & Coasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Publication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science, Assessment & Monitoring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tourism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN Programme, Agency or Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN/ISDR]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) has released the third edition of the UN Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) subtitled “From Shared Risk to Shared Value: The Business Case for DRR.” The publication aims to provide a resource for understanding and analyzing current and future global disaster risk.]]></description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unisdr-reports-on-hfa2-consultation/</guid>
		<title>UNISDR Reports on HFA2 Consultation</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unisdr-reports-on-hfa2-consultation/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disasters & Humanitarian Relief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mitigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poverty Eradication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Publication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN Programme, Agency or Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN/ISDR]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) has released the “Synthesis Report on Consultations on the Post-2015 Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction (HFA2).” The report details the results of the year-long consultative process on HFA2 launched in March 2012, which included targeted global, regional, national and local level consultations.]]></description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/arab-region-drr-conference-calls-for-emphasis-on-climate-resilience/</guid>
		<title>Arab Region DRR Conference Calls for Emphasis on Climate Resilience</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/arab-region-drr-conference-calls-for-emphasis-on-climate-resilience/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disasters & Humanitarian Relief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Settlements & Population]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Near East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Outcome]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN Programme, Agency or Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN/ISDR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UNDP]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The First Arab Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), co-organized by the UN International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP), concluded with a call for the successor agreement to the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) to emphasize climate resilience.]]></description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/un-agrees-on-plan-of-action-on-disaster-risk-reduction-for-resilience/</guid>
		<title>UN Agrees on Plan of Action on Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/un-agrees-on-plan-of-action-on-disaster-risk-reduction-for-resilience/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Announcement / Statement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disasters & Humanitarian Relief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN Programme, Agency or Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN/ISDR]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) has announced that representatives of UN agencies, funds and programmes have agreed to the UN Plan of Action on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) for Resilience. The Plan will accelerate the integration of DRR into all UN country level operations.]]></description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unisdr-assisting-government-of-palestine-to-establish-disaster-loss-database/</guid>
		<title>UNISDR Assisting Government of Palestine to Establish Disaster Loss Database</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unisdr-assisting-government-of-palestine-to-establish-disaster-loss-database/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desertification & Land Degradation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disasters & Humanitarian Relief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Land]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Near East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Project]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science, Assessment & Monitoring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN Programme, Agency or Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN/ISDR]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The UN Office for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) has announced it is assisting the Government of Palestine in establishing its first national disaster loss database. UNISDR is conducting disaster assistance training with 100 government, non-governmental, and UN agency participants.]]></description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unisdr-gfdrr-host-event-on-drr-and-post-2015-agenda/</guid>
		<title>UNISDR, GFDRR Host Event on DRR and Post-2015 Agenda</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unisdr-gfdrr-host-event-on-drr-and-post-2015-agenda/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture & Food Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disasters & Humanitarian Relief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Settlements & Population]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Financial Institution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science, Assessment & Monitoring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stakeholder Participation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN Programme, Agency or Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN/ISDR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Bank]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) hosted an event titled “Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) as a Priority for Sustainable Development: Making it Happen in 2015,” at World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC.]]></description>
	</item>
</channel>
</rss>