Khartoum, Sudan, is one of the biggest cities engaged in the programme. Mr. Bushra Ahmed of the city’s DRR and Climate Change Department, said: “Better planning is vital to increase the resilience of Khartoum. We will use the learning from this meeting – particularly in terms of disaster loss data management – for the benefit of our own city as well as others in Sudan.” 

The programme is supported by the European Commission. The 20 cities taking part are: Kampala, Uganda; Dire-Dawa, Ethiopia; Kisumu, Kenya; Yaounde, Cameroon; Praia, Cabo Verde; Khartoum, Sudan; Ismaliya Governorate, Egypt; Nablus, State of Palestine; Nouakchott, Mauritania; Honiara, Solomon Islands; Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; Kathmandu City, Nepal; Dhaka North City Corporation, Bangladesh; Cilacap Regency, Indonesia; Mawlamyine, Myanmar; Tegucigalpa, Honduras; Guayaquil, Ecuador; San Juan de Lurigancho, Peru; Guatemala City, Guatemala; and Santo Domingo Esto, Dominican Republic. 

The development of city DRR Action Plans contributes to the achievement of the most immediate target of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, which sets a deadline of 2020 for the development of local and national strategies for disaster risk reduction. 

The ‘Training of Trainers on Making Cities Resilient: Developing and Implementing Disaster Risk Reduction Action Plans’ workshop is taking place at UNISDR’s Global Education and Training Institute (GETI), Incheon, Republic of Korea. 

UNISDR’s GETI is supported by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the City of Incheon.

Date:

23 Jan 2018

Sources:

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)