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Managing Urban Risks in Arab Cities: Building Resilience and Disaster Preparedness

Learn about the pressing urban risks in the Arab region and the need for effective disaster risk reduction strategies. Explore the challenges and vulnerabilities facing cities in the face of growing hazards, such as water scarcity, extended droughts, and food insecurity. Discover the top ten countries most at risk, including Somalia, Sudan, Iraq, and Yemen. Join the discussion on the importance of urban resilience and the role of disaster preparedness in safeguarding Arab cities.

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Managing Urban Risks in Arab Cities: Building Resilience and Disaster Preparedness

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  1. Urban Risk Reduction in Arab Region Zubair Murshed

  2. Hyogo Framework of Action Making Cities Resilient Campaign Arab Strategy for DRR Context

  3. Risks transforming Cities expanding Vulnerabilities growing Why Urban

  4. Alarm Bells Water* Extended droughts* Degriculture Food* The report from the analysts Maplecroft, says that the ten countries most at risk are: Somalia (1), Mauritania (2), Sudan (3), Niger (4), Iraq (5), Uzbekistan (6), Pakistan (7), Egypt (8), Turkmenistan (9) Syria (10), and Yemen.

  5. Going Urban 56 % (overall) 70 % (GCC and North Africa) 87 % (Lebanon) And counting

  6. Arab City Coastal Seismic City as country* Who is managing ??? * Disaster preparedness ???

  7. Session purpose To arrive at a common understanding of urban risks and define time-bound, achievabletargets for disaster risk reduction in Arab cities.

  8. Session outcome An Arab Declaration on Disaster Risk Reduction in Cities.

  9. Session Flow Urban risks in the region Existing systems in Arab cities Good Practices Arab Declaration on DRR in cities

  10. Thank You

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