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Building resilient economies: the leading disaster risk experts of the Americas and Caribbean will gather on the UN’s regional platform

Are we prepared for new pandemics? And for evermore extreme events increased by climate change in one of the world’s areas that has suffered the greatest economic losses due to earthquakes and hurricanes?
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
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"The flood mural is a collaborative effort between Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Authority (NDRRMA), the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM), Rajapur Municipality, and the Youth Innovation Lab. The activity was carried out first in the classroom where children were allowed to express their experience living with flood through drawings and artistic expression. In the mural, ominous clouds hinted at relentless rain, conveying a message about future flood risks amidst climate
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Early warning systems saving lives during Nepal’s monsoon

The growing use of mass media and early warning systems through data collected from meteorological and hydrological stations and the rainfall-runoff model is proving effective in saving lives in Nepal.
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Asia-Pacific seeks to build back better by addressing climate-disaster-health risks

The year 2020 saw Asia-Pacific deal with the dual occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic along with climate-related disasters, which triggered cascading impacts across sectors. As the region was already not projected to achieve any of the Sustainable
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
Managing Drought Risk in a Changing Climate
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UNDRR Launches the Arab States Drought Risk Dialogue: Managing Drought Risk in a Changing Climate

1 September 2021 – The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Regional Office for the Arab States launched the “Arab States Drought Risk Dialogue” in a webinar titled “Managing Drought Risk in a Changing Climate” which unpacked the latest
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Arab States
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UNDRR welcomes WMO Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses

STATEMENT BY MAMI MIZUTORI, SECRETARY-GENERAL SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AT LAUNCH OF WMO ATLAS OF MORTALITY AND ECONOMIC LOSSES FROM WEATHER, CLIMATE AND WATER EXTREMES I would like to applaud my WMO colleagues under the
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Mami Mizutori
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SRSG Mizutori's remarks at Asia-Pacific Regional Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action in Preparation for the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries

Remarks of SRSG Mizutori at the Asia-Pacific Regional Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action in Preparation for the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (UNLDC-5) in Session 2: Supporting our climate, recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and building a resilient society against future shocks
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Exhibit at the #2021EFDRR
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2021 EFDRR Showcase for Resilient Initiatives

2021 EFDRR, true to the multi-stakeholder spirit of the Sendai Framework, aims to offer a space for 15 innovative projects/institutions to present their latest work on disaster risk reduction and resilience building. To apply to showcase your project or
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
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SRSG Remarks - Launch of WMO’s Report on the State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2020

Launch of WMO’s Report on the State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2020
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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UNDRR Regional Office for the Arab States Organizes a National Training Workshop on Sendai Framework Monitor for Somalia

Mogadishu, 16-17 August 2021 – Under the umbrella of the Disaster Risk Reduction Programme in Somalia, the UNDRR ROAS organized a National Training Workshop on the Sendai Framework Monitor, in collaboration with the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Arab States
WIN DRR Leadership Awards
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UNDRR announces annual award to celebrate women reducing disaster risk in their communities

WIN DRR will award two cash prizes to highlight the work of women who are changing the field of disaster risk reduction
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