Disaster Risk Reduction Sample Clauses

Disaster Risk Reduction. The most recent event, a seminar entitled “Partnerships between the Public and Private Sectors for Disaster Risk Management: Xxxxx- nuity of Government and Continuity of Operations During Disaster Situations,” took place in Lima, Peru, on June 7 and 8. The event was organized by the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), ISDR, USAID/OFDA, and the Government of Peru, through INDECI and the National Center for Disaster Risk Estimation, Pre- vention, and Reduction (CENEPRED). Seminar participants underscored the importance of adopting a preventive approach to disaster risk management that emphasizes participation and the collective and coordinated efforts of governments and other social actors, including the private sector. The various private sector groups and enterprises, including re- gional development banks, the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce, Peruvian SNI, Jockey Plaza shopping center, and DHL logistics company, shared their experiences in disaster preparedness and mitigation efforts. Sub-regional organizations at the seminar, including the Carib- bean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Central American Coordination Center for the Prevention of Natural Disasters (CEPREDENAC), Andean Committee for Disaster Prevention and Re- sponse (CAPRADE), and Southern Common Market’s Specialized Meeting on Socio-Natural Disaster Risk Reduction, Civil Defense, Civil Protection, and Humanitarian Assistance (REHU), reviewed and dis- cussed their numerous activities to promote public-private alliances for disaster management. Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean Tel: +(000) 0000-0000 E-mail: xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx
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Disaster Risk Reduction. Disaster risk reduction — addressing vulnerabilities to, and preparation for, anticipated and recurring natural hazards — requires sound awareness and advocacy within the government, external development partners, civil society and the general public. The Implementer is encouraged to promote disaster resilience and continually seek creative opportunities for incorporating disaster risk reduction into program activities. This includes such activities as awareness raising and advocacy for emergency preparedness and disaster risk reduction within the Government of Nepal. The Implementer is expected to ensure that project training where appropriate and as directed includes appropriate emergency preparedness and disaster risk reduction elements.
Disaster Risk Reduction. The objective is to strengthen the governance, the national technical capacity and quality of local expertise in disaster and environmental management; enhancing Disaster Response and Readiness. To this end, cooperation will be focused on the following possible activities • collection, analysis, management and use of relevant data, on the evolution of weather events (such as tropical cyclone activities, hurricane, etc.) storm surge and coastal flooding, in order to address environmental concerns and risks, resulting from global climate change. • increase soil permeability and drainage in order to facilitate and accelerate recovery from coastal flooding events; • enhance awareness, capacity and engagement of stakeholders and coastal communities; • environmental education, mainly on disaster management, coastal management, assessment of coastal infrastructures and footprint related to their realization climate change, assessment of infrastructures and footprint related to their realization.

Related to Disaster Risk Reduction

  • Disaster Services In the event of a local, state, or federal emergency, including natural, man- made, criminal, terrorist, and/or bioterrorism events, declared as a state disaster by the Governor, or a federal disaster by the appropriate federal official, Grantee may be called upon to assist the System Agency in providing the following services:

  • DISASTER RECOVERY AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY The Parties shall comply with the provisions of Schedule 5 (Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity).

  • Disaster Recovery Plan Contractor agrees that upon request of System Agency, Contractor shall provide copies of its most recent business continuity and disaster recovery plans.

  • Disaster Recovery PFPC shall enter into and shall maintain in effect with appropriate parties one or more agreements making reasonable provisions for emergency use of electronic data processing equipment to the extent appropriate equipment is available. In the event of equipment failures, PFPC shall, at no additional expense to the Fund, take reasonable steps to minimize service interruptions. PFPC shall have no liability with respect to the loss of data or service interruptions caused by equipment failure, provided such loss or interruption is not caused by PFPC's own willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its duties or obligations under this Agreement.

  • Disaster Relief Contract Violation Under Sections 2155.006 and 2261.053 of the Texas Government Code, PSP certifies that the individual or business entity named in the response or Agreement is not ineligible to receive the specified Agreement and acknowledges that this Agreement may be terminated and payment withheld if this certification is inaccurate.

  • Xxxxx Disaster Protection In accordance with the requirements of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001), the Subrecipient shall assure that for activities located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as having special flood hazards, flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program is obtained and maintained as a condition of financial assistance for acquisition or construction purposes (including rehabilitation).

  • Disaster Leave ‌ When there has been a natural disaster of a magnitude that requires the Board of Supervisors to Proclaim a County State of Emergency, the County will enact this disaster leave provision. During the proclaimed emergency period and for up to one year from the termination of the said proclamation, County employees may donate accrued compensatory time and vacation leave to other County employees who have lost work time because they have been a victim of a disaster affecting their primary residence. For up to one year from the termination of said proclamation, impacted employees may use up to 320 hours of donated leave. Such donated time will not exceed the total amount of time lost by the receiving employee including vacation, compensatory time used and any unpaid leave incurred. Unused donated time at the expiration of the leave provision period will be returned to the donor.

  • Post-Accident Testing a. The City may require a Covered Employee who caused, or may have caused, an Accident, based on information known at the time of the Accident, to submit to drug and/or alcohol testing.

  • Required Coverages For Generation Resources Of 20 Megawatts Or Less Each Constructing Entity shall maintain the types of insurance as described in section 11.1 paragraphs (a) through (e) above in an amount sufficient to insure against all reasonably foreseeable direct liabilities given the size and nature of the generating equipment being interconnected, the interconnection itself, and the characteristics of the system to which the interconnection is made. Additional insurance may be required by the Interconnection Customer, as a function of owning and operating a Generating Facility. All insurance shall be procured from insurance companies rated “A-,” VII or better by AM Best and authorized to do business in a state or states in which the Interconnection Facilities are located. Failure to maintain required insurance shall be a Breach of the Interconnection Construction Service Agreement.

  • ACCIDENT PREVENTION T h i s p r o v i s i o n i s applicable to all Federal-aid construction contracts and to all related subcontracts.

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