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Disaster through a different lens. Behind every effect, there is a cause. A guide for journalists covering disaster risk reduction. UNISDR. May 2011
This guidebook for journalists, produced by the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), describes how climate change, environmental degradation, evolution of extreme events such as droughts and floods, poverty and rapid urbanization contribute to expose more people to disasters, and discusses what media can contribute to convince more national and local governments to invest more in disaster risk reduction policies.
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Blog Water Journalists Africa
Water Journalists Africa is a Network of reporters in Africa who report on water. It was established on 23 March 2011 at Cape Town International Conference Centre, South Africa, by African Journalists who report on water under the guidance of the UN-Water Decade Programme on Advocacy and Communication (UNW-DPAC). This blog aims at promoting water awareness, enhancing interaction among African Journalists who report on water and improving their ability to report on water.
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WASH Media Awards 2011-2012. Deadline is 1st April 2012
Organized by the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) and the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), the WASH Media Awards recognize and support the crucial role of media in raising awareness of the importance of water, sanitation, and hygiene services. It aims to promote coverage of WASH issues in the local, national and international media to have a positive influence on decision-makers, the private sector, the civil society as well as individuals and households.
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IT JUST HAPPENED
8-9 February 2012: UN-Water biannual meeting. Zaragoza, Spain
The United Nations Office to support the International Decade for Action "Water for Life" 2005-2015/UN-Water Decade Programme on Advocacy and Communication (UNW-DPAC) hosted the UN-Water biannual meeting from 8 to 9 February 2012 in Zaragoza, Spain. In this meeting, the chairmanship was handed over from the current UN-Water Chair Mr. Adeel Zafar, Director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), to the World Meteorological Organization's Secretary-General Mr. Michel Jarraud. The meeting gathered the directors and coordinators of the 29 UN-Water member agencies, programmes and departments of the United Nations.
The meeting focused on the approval of changes in the UN-Water organizational structure and rules, as well as on the ratification of the 2012-2013 work programme. Furthermore, the coordinators of the different taskforces, Thematic Priority Areas and the directors of the three UN-Water programmes assessed and informed about up to date and on-going tasks in UN-Water activities.
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