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ECLAC secretariat headquartersCasilla de Correo 179-D, Santiago de ChileTel: (+56-2) 210 2000/208 5051Fax: (+56-2) 208 0252E-mail: jaocampo@eclac.clWeb site: www.eclac.clwww.eclac.cl/mexico/Office for Outer Space Affairs (OOSA)Work of the General Assembly is also carried out bybodies it has established to study and report on specificissues. In this respect, the United Nations Office forOuter Space Affairs (OOSA), based in Vienna andlinked to the United Nations Committee on the PeacefulUses of Outer Space (COPUOS), has developed andis implementing a programme for an IntegratedSpace Application System for Disaster Management,in cooperation with a number of United Nationsagencies and programmes as well as other entitiessuch as the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites(CEOS). This activity is carried out in response to thecall for implementing an integrated global systemcapable of using space applications and space-basedservices for disaster mitigation, relief and prevention(UNISPACE III Conference). Space technologiescan play important roles in the reduction of disasters.Related international commitments and the UN role in disaster risk reductionThe use of such technologies can be particularlyuseful in the risk assessment, mitigation andpreparedness phases of disaster management. Spacetechnologies are also vital to the early warning andmanagement of the effects of disasters. For developingcountries to be able to incorporate the routine useof space technology-based solutions there is a need toincrease awareness, build national capacity and alsodevelop solutions that are customized and appropriateto the needs of the developing world. OOSA isfocusing on the definition and successful transfer ofsuch solutions by holding Regional Workshops(Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and theCaribbean) on the Use of Space Technology forDisaster Management. A regional plan of action willthen be defined leading to the definition and implementationof pilot projects that will incorporate andrefine the use of space technology for disastermanagement.Office for Outer Space Affairs (OOSA)United Nations Office at ViennaA-1400 Vienna, AustriaTel: (+43-1) 260 60 4950 Fax: (+43-1)260 60 5830E-mail: oosa@oosa.un.or.at Web site:www.oosa.unvienna.org/SAP/stdm/index.html6307
6Living with Risk: A global review of disaster reduction initiativesSpecialized agencies and other autonomous organizations and disaster reductionOrganizations and agencies part of the United Nations system carry out active programmes insupport of disaster reduction and many of them have strengthened their disaster reductioncapacity in their respective areas of competence during recent years. All agencies andprogrammes work with national or local authorities and in many cases with civil society organizationsand groups.308Programmes and fundsUnited Nations Development ProgrammeThe overarching mission of UNDP is to helpcountries build national capacity to achievesustainable human development. TheProgramme is giving top priority to the eliminationof poverty and the building of equity byproviding development advice, advocacy andgrant support. UNDP, with headquarters inNew York and specific functions in Geneva,delivers most of its services through its 132country offices, supported by regional bureaux,specialized programmes and trust funds. In eachcountry office, the UNDP resident representativenormally also serves as the resident coordinatorfor the United Nations system as a whole.UNDP is the most substantive United Nationsprogramme to promote and support the implementationof risk and vulnerability reduction indeveloping countries. In 1997, a GeneralAssembly decision transferred the responsibilitiesof the Emergency Relief Coordinator (headof OCHA) for operational activities for naturaldisaster mitigation, prevention and preparednessto UNDP while OCHA retained its coordinationfunction of international relief operations.UNDP has been a member of the ISDR Inter-Agency Task Force for Disaster Reduction sinceits inception and chairs the Working Group onRisk, Vulnerability and Impact Assessment.The UNDP Bureau for Crisis Prevention andRecovery (BCPR)-formerly known as theEmergency Response Division (ERD)-is the inhousemechanism set up to provide a quickerand more effective response in Countries inSpecial Development Situations (CSDS)through the provision of services. As part ofBCPR, the Geneva-based Disaster Reductionand Recovery Programme (DRRP) focuses onpromoting and supporting capacity-buildingand/or strengthening of appropriate regionalorganizations, national authorities and institutionsfor mitigation, prevention and preparednessof natural, technological/industrial andenvironmental disasters, through a structure ofregional advisers. Main functions of DRRPinclude support to preventive development andtraining by:• Assessing vulnerability to crises and naturaldisasters;• Establishing early warning systems;• Developing and maintaining a framework ofdevelopmental responses and other contingencydisaster plans;• Forming and strengthening country UnitedNations disaster management teams;• Integrating disaster preparedness, mitigation,prevention and response programmes intonational development programmes;• Regular reporting and updating of importantdevelopments in CSDS, as a part of the earlywarning process;• Contributing to human resource developmentby improving capabilities in risk and vulnerabilityanalyses; planning for contingencies;designing responsive structures; implementingprevention and mitigation strategies fordisaster and crisis.BCPR New YorkUNDP-1 UN PlazaNew York, NY 10017, United StatesTel: (+1-212) 906 5194Fax: (+1-212) 906 5379E-mail: erd@undp.orgWeb site: www.undp.org/erd/disred/index.htmBCPR Geneva11 Chemin des Anémones, ChâtelaineCH-1219 Geneva, SwitzerlandTel: (+41-22) 917 8540Fax: (+41-22) 917 8060E-mail: erd.gva@undp.orgWeb site:www.undp.org/erd/disred/index.htm
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