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Dubai Police celebrated the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction #DRRday with members of the public at the Mall of the Emirates on the theme “Build to last”. Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police - Head of

Statement by Mami Mizutori Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction General Assembly - Second Committee 14 October 2019 Introduction of the Secretary-General’s report on the implementation of the Sendai Framework for

Un Secretary-General António Guterres calls for action on climate and disaster risk reduction

As one of the first countries in the region to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Government of Thailand took advantage of the occasion to highlight how it is working with partners to build the resilience of its infrastructure.

Panama canal’s water levels are vulnerable to extreme weather. The need to retrofit aging structures is crucial in Panama, and more widely across the Americas.

Climate change is contributing to increasing damage to critical infrastructure around the globe, according to a twelve-year survey of damages caused by small- and medium-scale disasters

A textbook example from Mozambique of what happens when building back better does not work.

Build To Last was the driver for building the successful Delhi Metro but an unintended consequence was the creation of new risk with the huge demand for apartment blocks along the new rail corridors. The issue is being tackled by India's National Disaster Management Authority.

The experience of Cyclone Fani and Cyclone Idai could not have been more different. In one case, hundreds died and in the other, many lives were save by early warnings.

Mozambique's experience of cyclone idai is a text book example of why we need to build to last, critical infrastructure such as safe schools.