Disaster risk reduction Current Affairs, GK & News
Cabinet approves MoU with Italy for Disaster Risk Reduction
Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Italy on Cooperation in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management on September 15, 2021. Highlights MoU was signed between National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of India and Department of Civil Protection of the Presidency of Council ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP) • Disaster risk reduction • India-Italy Relations • Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) • UPSC
Government reconstitutes National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
The government has recently reconstituted the ‘National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR)’ with Union Home Minister Amit Shah as its chairperson. NPDRR’s vice-chairpersons include the minister of state in-charge of disaster management in the Home Ministry and the vice-chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharama, ..
Topics: Amit Shah • Disaster Management • Disaster risk reduction
2019 edition of International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDR)
The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDR) is observed every year on 13th of October to promote a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster reduction. The 2019 theme “Reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services” is based on Target (d) of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030: ‘Substantially ..
Topics: Disaster Management • Disaster preparedness • Disaster risk reduction • Emergency management • Humanitarian aid • Psychological resilience • Public safety • risk • Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction • United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction • World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
United Nations Sasakawa Award
The Department of Civil Defence of Campinas, Brazil, the Mahila Housing Sewa Trust, India, and Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra, Additional Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India were the three laureates of the 2019 United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction. United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction United Nations Sasakawa Award for ..
Topics: Disaster risk reduction • Mahila Housing Sewa Trust • Nippon Foundation • Pramod Kumar Mishra • Ryoichi Sasakawa • Sasakawa Award • UNISDR • United Nations • United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction • United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction
P K Mishra awarded as UN Sasakawa Award 2019 for Disaster Risk Reduction
Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra, Odisha-born IAS officer and Additional Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India, has been conferred with the prestigious United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction for the year 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. He received the 2019 Sasakawa award in recognition of his long-term dedication to improve the resilience of ..
Topics: Disaster preparedness • Disaster risk reduction • Emergency management • Humanitarian aid • Nippon Foundation • Organizations • Pramod Kumar Misra • United Nations Development Group • United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction • United Nations Secretariat