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Arab States strengthen regional cooperation on urban resilience and risk-informed development
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (337+ words) As the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNDRR convenes partners and coordinates activities to create safer, more resilient communities. UNDRR works globally towards the prevention of new, and the reduction of existing disaster risk. UNDRR helps decision makers across…...
Save the Date: Africa Early Warnings Forum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2-4 September 2026
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (251+ words) As the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNDRR convenes partners and coordinates activities to create safer, more resilient communities. UNDRR works globally towards the prevention of new, and the reduction of existing disaster risk. UNDRR helps decision makers across…...
Nominations now open for the 2026 WIN DRR Leadership Awards
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (385+ words) As the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNDRR convenes partners and coordinates activities to create safer, more resilient communities. UNDRR works globally towards the prevention of new, and the reduction of existing disaster risk. UNDRR helps decision makers across…...
Guatemala: Budget tagging turns data into investment for resilience
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (369+ words) As the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNDRR convenes partners and coordinates activities to create safer, more resilient communities. UNDRR works globally towards the prevention of new, and the reduction of existing disaster risk. UNDRR helps decision makers across…...
Strengthening disaster risk communication in the Indian Ocean: Media and institutions work together in Mauritius
3+ mon, 4+ hour ago (349+ words) When early warnings are unclear or mistrusted, communities may ignore them " sometimes with life-threatening consequences. Clear and trusted communication is therefore a critical part of disaster risk management. However, In many countries "institutional communicators and journalists operate under different pressures…...
From warning to action: Strengthening risk data and early warning systems in Timor-Leste
4+ mon, 7+ hour ago (282+ words) One of the project's main achievements was establishing Timor-Leste's first government-led system for routine tracking of disaster losses and damages. Together, these efforts strengthen not only how disaster losses are recorded, but also how they are understood - supporting evidence-based planning,…...
Belize comes together to improve how disaster losses and damages are tracked and monitored
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (646+ words) UNDRR Belize comes together to improve how disaster losses and damages are tracked and monitored When disasters strike in Belize, the full picture of their impacts on people, livelihoods, infrastructure, and the environment can be difficult to capture. Recognizing this…...
Advancing regional solidarity for disaster preparedness in West Africa
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (145+ words) West Africa faces escalating and interconnected disaster risks from increasingly frequent floods and droughts to food insecurity, displacement, and insecurity. While monitoring capacity has improved, national systems are often underfunded, siloed, making cross'border impacts harder to manage without a coherent…...
Tajikistan advances on resilience to disasters and climate change
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (273+ words) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan " 19 February 2026 " An extended steering committee meeting of the joint UNDRR"Government of Switzerland project, "Strengthening Resilience to Disasters and Climate Change in Tajikistan," was held in Dushanbe, marking an important milestone in the implementation of the National Disaster…...
Ghana strengthens risk-informed urban resilience
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (448+ words) As climate change, rapid urbanisation, and environmental degradation intensify disaster risks across Ghana, the need for coordinated, risk-informed development has never been more urgent. In October 2025, two milestones in Accra demonstrated how local evidence can shape national resilience governance, and…...