Science and Technology

6 January 2023

Period for submitting Official Declarations opens as of January 15

Official declarations for the VIII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean can be submitted from 15 January to 20 February.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean Uruguay - government

Updates

5 January 2023

Registration is extended until January 26th

The registration period for participation in the VIII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP23) has been extended until January 26, 2023.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean Uruguay - government

Updates

28 December 2022

Science and technology: central themes on the agenda of RP23

The agenda features 37 sessions, including 4 high-level sessions, 8 parallel sessions, 2 special sessions, 8 learning labs and 15 side events.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean Uruguay - government

31 October 2022 - 25 November 2022

Training

ROAC: Resilience Tech Challenge 2022

Documents and publications

2022

RP23 Concept Note

Uruguay has proposed to give a relevant space during PR23 to the topics of science, technology, and early warning systems (Target G of the Sendai Framework), under the slogan “Science and Technology for the Comprehensive Management of Disaster Risk”.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean Uruguay - government