NEWS BULLETIN
Feb-March 2019
Conference of Interest
8th Disaster Recovery Institute International Annual Conference (DRI2019)(17-20 February; Las Vegas, USA)
Each year DRI International, the leading industry non-profit, hosts an event designed for our community, by ourcommunity, addressing the topics certified professionals care about most and providing a first-rate educational
experience that informs and inspires. This is a unique opportunity to hear and speak with the leading experts in ourindustry – real industry leaders from around the globe talking about their actual experiences.
https://conference.drii.org/

Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Sixth Session(13-17 May; Geneva, Switzerland)
The world's foremost gathering on reducing disaster risk and building theresilience of communities and nations, the Global Platform for Disaster
Reduction was first held in 2007. It takes place every two years, with the 2015
edition rolled into the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction.
Its sixth session will take place in Geneva, Switzerland from 13 to 17 May, 2019
under the theme Resilience Dividend: Towards Sustainable and Inclusive.
https://www.unisdr.org/conference/2019/globalplatform/home

Other Items of Interest
2018: Extreme weather events affected 60 million people(24 January, 2019)
Earthquakes and tsunamis accounted for the majority of the 10,373
lives lost in disasters last year while extreme weather events
accounted for most of 61.7 million people affected by natural
hazards, according to analysis of 281 events recorded by the Centre
for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) in its EM-DAT(International Disaster Database). UN member States are committed
to reducing disaster losses and implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030), theglobal plan for reducing disaster losses which has a clear focus on reducing mortality and the numbers of disaster
affected people, as well as reducing associated economic losses and damages to critical infrastructures.

https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/63266

WMO confirms past 4 years were warmest on record(6 February, 2019)In a clear sign of continuing long-term climate change associated with record atmospheric concentrations ofgreenhouse gases, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 have been confirmed as the four warmest years on record.
“Temperatures are only part of the story. Extreme and high impact weather affected many countries and millions
of people, with devastating repercussions for economies and ecosystems in 2018 and greenhouse gas emission
reduction and climate adaptation measures should be a top global priority,” said WMO Secretary-General Petteri
Taalas.
https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/wmo-confirms-past-4-years-were-warmest-record

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