EMI: Partnering with megacities to reduce disaster risk

Partnership for Urban Risk Reduction (PURR)	The Partnership for Urban Risk Reduction (PURR) is an ad-hoc coalition composed of the UCLG, EMI, ICLEI, Metropolis and CITYNET aimed at raising awareness, building competency and supporting local action for urban DRR. Read more.
Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction in Megacities: Pilot Application in Metro Manila and Kathmandu	Funded by the German Federal Foreign Office and jointly undertaken with the Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge (DKKV), the project focuses on (a) mitigation through risk-sensitive land use planning and (b) city-level disaster management planning. Read more.
World Bank GFDRR Project in the Philippines	Implemented in collaboration with the Ateneo School of Government, Manila Observatory, and the International Institute for Rural Reconstruction, this project aims to contribute to strengthening the DRM capacities of Philippine institutions at the local level. Read more.

	Latest News EMI kicks off GDRRR project in the Philippines Posted on 2008-07-03 by Kristoffer Berse
	PURR partners to hold training on urban DRR Posted on 2008-06-20 by Kristoffer Berse
	5.5 Magnitude Quake shakes Bogota , Columbia Posted on 2008-05-26 by Jerome Cruz Read more news...

	Latest Reports and Publications EMI Annual Report 2007 A summary of activities and accomplishments of the Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative in 2007.
	Enhancing City-to-City Sharing and Social Participation in Disaster Risk Reduction Proceedings Report of the Americas Megacities Forum 2007, 19-21 September 2007, Mexico City, Mexico
	DKKV/FFO Project Brochure on "Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction in Megacities: A Pilot Application in Metro Manila and Kathmandu" This brochure outlines the scope of work of the DKKV/FFO Project on "Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction in Megacities: A Pilot Application in Metro Manila and Kathmandu."
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Knowledge Products

MEGA-Learn is EMI's online platform for training, capacity building and knowledge sharing. [Read more]
Status: Development ongoing. See beta version here.

MEGA-Know is an online knowledge base that contains sound practices, city profiles and other relevant documets pertinent to megacities DRR. The initiative is a joint undertaking of EMI and the Pacific Disaster Center based in Maui, Hawaii. [Read more]
Update: 3 sound practices from Metro Manila added.

MEGA-Index is a tool that measures urban seismic risk and disaster risk management performance of megacities and complex urban areas. [Read more]
Update: Application in Istanbul initiated; Progress report on Metro Manila application published.

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