UNISDR UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction [to 21 March 2015]
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World Conference adopts new international framework for disaster risk reduction after marathon negotiations
Representatives from 187 UN member States today adopted the first major agreement of the Post-2015 development agenda, a far reaching new framework for disaster risk reduction with seven targets and four priorities for action.
18 Mar 2015
[see more extensive treatment in Week in Review above]

New study shows little prospect of reducing economic losses from disasters
Preliminary results of a catastrophe modelling study presented today at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction show little prospect of reducing economic losses from present levels of $240 billion per year.
18 Mar 2015

Risk award to support slum dwellers in Pune
All the key drivers of risk are present in the Indian city of Pune where 25,000 people living in ten slums will benefit from a project which today won the 2015 Risk Award and a grant of €100,000 at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk
16 Mar 2015