Voluntary Commitments at a glance

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    Regional - Asia, Oceania
    Active
    ABU Media Summit on Climate Action and Disaster Preparedness
    ABU has been at the forefront of issues on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction. Through the summits, this commitment aims at: strengthening the collaboration of broadcasting organizations; encourage the production and dissemination of relevant content; and promote information-sharing networks
    Regional - Europe, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, the
    Active
    LINKS - Strengthening links between technologies and society for European disaster resilience
    LINKS aims to improve disaster resilience in Europe by strengthening links between technologies and society with a focus on the use of Social Media and Crowdsourcing in disasters.
    National (or local) - South Sudan
    Active
    Localisation initiative for supporting disaster displaced people in South Sudan
    In South Sudan, people displaced by disasters have set up their small businesses after participating in a pioneering new approach to localisation.
    National (or local) - Philippines
    Active
    Community-based Education on Family Disaster Preparedness—3S Kadets Program
    The 3S Kadets Program will equip select community members with the knowledge and skills needed for community-based disaster risk management and center/family-based disaster preparedness to improve community resilience.
    National (or local) - Philippines
    Deliverable update needed
    Disaster Waste Management Capacity Development for Local Governments in the Philippines
    Disaster waste management (DWM) is a critical task during the initial phase of disaster recovery. The Philippine Association for Disaster Waste Management will promote the implementation of DWM through awareness raising, capacity development, and technical assistance.
    National (or local) - Nepal
    Completed
    School Based Sustainable DRR Education and Material Development Project in Nepal
    A project aimed to increase DRR education and knowledge throughout communities in Nepal, focusing on providing DRR education toolkits and capacity building to teachers, and thus children, their families, and the community.
    Regional - Asia, Japan, Philippines
    Active
    Makati City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) Study Visit to Japan
    Representatives of Makati City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) organized a study visit to Japan to explore new ideas, technology and management structure of public disaster education facilities in Kobe, Osaka, and Sakai cities.
    Regional - Asia, Japan, Korea, Rep of
    Active
    Benchmark Visit From Seoul to Kobe on Disaster Risk Reduction and Crisis Management
    A delegation from Seoul led by the CityNet Secretariat visited Kobe and its surrounding cities for benchmarking good practices on disaster risk reduction and crisis management as Seoul prepares to enhance its resilience to counter new challenges faced by the climate crisis.

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    Global
    41
    Africa
    23
    Europe
    21
    Asia
    147
    Americas
    53
    Oceania
    34
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