Webinar\Workshops: Disaster Risk Reduction and Early Warning Systems June 2024

 

Are you not able to see the email clearly?          INVITATION     2024 Joint Online Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction and Early Warning Systems for All through Effective Gender-Responsive Planning, Digital Government Transformation and Financing     Organized by: UN DESA/DPIDG/United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG) United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) CIFAL Jeju UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) ONEA GETI Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) UN Women Centre of Excellence for Gender Equality               We are delighted to invite you to join our joint online workshop!     Dear Madam and Sir,   Greetings from Jeju! UNITAR CIFAL Jeju is pleased to announce the joint capacity building workshop on 'Disaster Risk Reduction and Early Warning Systems for All through Effective Gender-Responsive Planning, Digital Government Transformation and Financing', to be held from 23-25 July 2024 at 14:00~17:30 (Korean Standard Time, GMT+9).   July 23 (Tue) - 25(Thu), 2024 (ONLINE, Zoom) PM 14:00-17:30 (Korean Standard Time, GMT+9)   Register by 11:59 PM, Monday, July 15, 2024 (KST) Registration Link : https://bit.ly/2024drrwsregister   ※ Please kindly note that we may close the registration earlier if the number of registrations reaches the maximum capacity of the workshop seats. Register NOW       Climate-related disasters have increased in terms of frequency and severity, causing a surge in economic and human losses, especially for low-income developing countries. Multi-hazard early warning systems and anticipatory action are central to saving lives and preventing injuries and losses. This workshop will explore how gender-responsive planning, digital government transformation and financing can contribute to ensuring effective disaster risk reduction and early warning systems.   Program [Session 1 / July 23 (Tue) ] Setting the Scene: Disaster Risk Reduction and Gender-responsive Early Warning and Early Action  - Understanding disaster risk, resilience, early warning - EW4All Checklist and MHEWS scorecard - Accelerating action for gender-responsive disaster risk reduction - Designing gender-responsive early warning and action system   [Session 2 / July 24 (Wed) ] Digital Government Transformation and AI for Early Warning Systems: Accelerating Resilience and Gender-Responsive Sustainable Development - Strengthening disaster risk reduction, EWS and resilience through risk-informed governance and frontier technologies - Using Science, Technology, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Early Warning Systems - Harnessing data and digital technologies for gender mainstreaming - Data collection, analysis and use of Sex, Age, and Disability Disaggregated Data (SADDD) for gender-responsive DRR and early warning system - IASC (Inter-agency Standing Committee) Gender and Age marker in the reflection from Nepal Country Experience   [Session 3 / July 25 (Thu) ] Financing Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and Early Warning Systems  - Financing Disaster Risk Reduction - Integrated National Financing Frameworks (INFFs) Approach - Readiness for Financing Early Warning Systems and Global Financial Initiatives to Achieve Early Warning Systems for All - Financing gender responsive Disaster Risk Reduction and Early Warning Systems: highlighting from UNDRR Gender Action Plan, G20 Decision on Financing to DRR - Introduction of the flagship programme Women’s Resilience to Disasters - a comprehensive framework to address gaps that the programme has identified and ways forward   *The above program is subject to change.

Program Agenda

 

Certificate UNITAR CIFAL Jeju/JITC, UN DESA/DPIDG/UNPOG, UNDRR ONEA & GETI and UN Women Centre of Excellence for Gender Equality will issue a joint E-certificate of Participation to participants upon successful completion and meeting all requirements* of the training. *Requirements: ● Fully Attend all sessions (3 days) and submit attendance check forms respectively ● Actively participate in all sessions ● Submit the pre-workshop and post-workshop knowledge assessments

Water Security: What is the Role of Water in Rural and Urban School Facilities? June 2024

 

What is the Role of Water in Rural and Urban School Facilities? STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL WATER INSTITUTE The presence or absence of water in rural and urban landscapes is very much dependent on the hydrological cycle. Erratic rainfalls caused by climate change can create too much or little water for communities, affecting the availability of clean and safe water for drinking, sanitation, and hygiene. Tackling the Global Water Crisis THE GLOBE AND MAIL The Center for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology in Canada has an ambitious goal - to reach 100 million people by 2030 with better water, sanitation, and hygiene. Securing cost-effective, sustainable water services for refugees, host communities in Eastern Africa UNICEF A decade of experience in Uganda and Ethiopia.

Situation Awareness: HAITI. Sexual Violence. June 2024

 

ReliefWeb Headlines / 26 Jun 2024

Haiti: Sexual violence is being wielded as a weapon in Haiti’s humanitarian crisis

UNFPA – 26 Jun 2024

An estimated 578,000 people are displaced within the country, forced to abandon their homes and risking death, rape, kidnapping, and unsafe, overcrowded living conditions, says UNFPA. Read more

Funding Opportunity: $1.5 million Roddenberry Prize. Roddenberry Foundation. Deadline: July 12, 2024 (Letters of Intent)

Roddenberry Foundation invites LOIs for Roddenberry Prize

June 26, 2024

Deadline: July 12, 2024 (Letters of Intent)

The Roddenberry Foundation invites letters of intent for the $1.5 million Roddenberry Prize, which supports early-stage ventures that leverage scientific breakthroughs or emerging technologies that hold the promise for a better future.

At the heart of the Roddenberry Prize is a belief that scientific and technological innovation will help us lead better, healthier, and more productive lives while helping the planet and our environment flourish. This year’s Roddenberry Prize is focused on AI and machine learning, and a grand prize of $1 million in non-dilutive financing will be granted to an early-stage venture that is using AI to improve the world. The Roddenberry Prize focuses on early-stage ventures that are ethical, world changing, AI driven, and scalable.

The prize application process will be conducted in three rounds: applicants may submit a letter of intent through July 12, 2024; a select number of applicants will be invited to submit a second-round application between August 5, 2024, and August 23, 2024; and five finalists will be invited to share their work and vision during a one-hour meeting with the foundation in October and November, 2024. One finalist will receive a $1 million grant and all finalists will be recognized publicly as “Roddenberry Prize Finalists.”

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Roddenberry Foundation website.

Link to complete RFP

Webinar: Cybersecurity Awareness Training for CERT Volunteers. Wednesday, June 26th 2-3pm ET

Register for the webinar: https://fema.cosocloud.com/certcybersecwebinar/event/registration.html 

Questions? Send them via email before the webinar to FEMA-Prepare@fema.dhs.gov.