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News
A new way to understand flood risk
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A team of researchers from the World Agroforestry Centre and Wageningen University have developed a new ‘flow persistence’ metric, which could estimate rainfall, catchment health and consequently, the likelihood of flooding. The new method could make it easier to predict river flows and potential flooding, when trees are put back into large-scale, deforested landscapes, contributing to ecosystem restoration. Check out the full article here.
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Scientific Corner
Implementing Green Infrastructure
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The concept of ‘Green infrastructure’ is increasingly recognized globally. However, urban development often takes another direction towards concrete, ‘gray’ infrastructure. How cities adopt the GI approach is now being brought to the attention of city planners and governors. This paper argues for a diversified approach to the concept of GI, in order to facilitate its implementation in urban planning and management. Check out the full article here.
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Blog
Growing Food with Green Infrastructure
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Green infrastructure does not only help manage storm water in urban environments, but it also improves local resilience by providing locally-grown food to the community. Rooftops, walls, rain gardens could all be made into possible areas for farming. Check out the full article here.
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Training
FAST Webinar open for registration
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The Foreshore Assessment using Space Technology project (FAST) is developing down-stream online open data mapping services for the European Earth Observation Programme Copernicus to support nature-based shoreline protection against flooding and erosion. The project generates high resolution maps and calculations for all coasts of the world using the latest satellite imagery. The FAST project will present developed tools, data and services in a webinar on the 20th of July, 16:00 – 18:00 CEST. Register here to reserve your webinar seat. Check out more info here and get a first taste of the MI-SAFE tool here.
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Online Course: Introduction to Environmental Governance
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UNITAR and UN Environment are co-organizing a 3 hour online course on international environmental governance. The course explains how international environmental agreements and policies are made, by whom and how they are complied with, and enforced. Enroll here for free!
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Massive Open Online Course on Marine Litter
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Marine litter is a major cause of marine ecosystem degradation. This course presents different options and tools to combat marine pollution. With a focus in local level action, the course aims to inspire leadership and stimulate creative solutions to marine litter problems. Learn more and enroll here by 15 June 2017.
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New Publication
IUCN Relief Kit Project Reports
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Upcoming Events
Event at the Natural Hazards Workshop - Natural Defenses: Ecological Approaches to Hazards Mitigation
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The 42nd Annual Natural Hazards Workshop is going to be held on 9-12 July, 2017 in Broomfield, Colorado, the United States. With a theme ‘Knowledge to Action’, this year’s event will promote an exchange of ideas on how to move forward in disaster risk reduction. It will feature an event on ‘Natural Defenses: Ecological Approaches to Hazards Mitigation’, which takes place on 11 July. More information could be found here.
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PEDRR would like to thank Meenakshi Sajeev who completed her internship with UN Environment and the PEDRR Secretariat. She has greatly contributed to PEDRR’s social media, project support functions, website updates and other assignments. We wish her all the best in the future. |
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Global Leader Climate Change and Resilience Platform
Organization: CARE International
Location: The Hague, The Netherlands, but negotiable
Closing Date: 30 June 2017
Intern- Economic Affairs (Disaster Risk Reduction)
Organization: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Closing Date: 31 July 2017
Intern- Geospatial Analysis and Mapping for DRR and Sustainable Development
Organization: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Closing Date: 30 August 2017
Intern – Communications
Organization: United Nations Environment Programme
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Closing Date: 29 June 2017
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International Consultant -Assessment and Project Proposal Development on Sustainable Management of Ecological Critical Areas (ECA) in Bangladesh
Organization: United Nations Development Programme
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Closing Date: 25 June 2017
International Consultant - Project Development Phase of the UNDP/GEF Project: Ecosystem Restoration and Sustainable Water and Land Management in the Komati and Mbuluzi Catchments in Swaziland
Organization: United Nations Development Programme & Global Environment Facility
Location: Home-based with travel to Swaziland
Closing Date: 03 July 2017
For more information please see PEDRR's LinkedIn.
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