UNISDR Annual Report 2012

Publication language
English
Pages
56pp
Date published
01 Jan 2013
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction, Disaster risk reduction, Urban
Organisations
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)
Link
http://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/publications/33363

This report provides an update on UNISDR progress midway through the 2012–2013 biennium. It contains three main sections:

  1. 2012 highlights, in which UNISDR has selected 7 areas of significant achievement to highlight how UNISDR has contributed to political change, working with new partners ensuring a broad spectrum of actors are committed to reducing disaster risk and shaping the policy dialogue and resulting action to build resilience;
  2. who we are and what we do, which explains UNISDR in organizational terms and how it works to convince and connect, generate knowledge, advocate and mobilize action;
  3. UNISDR’s results and the impact of its activities in countries and communities around the world during 2012, structured according to UNISDR’s Strategic Framework 2012–2015.