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Over 100 experts gathered in the 2024 Bonn Technical Forum to explore and enhance tracking on non-economic losses to enable better understanding and action.

The devastating impact of the climate emergency is most visible among the islands of the world, where the Pacific region remains at the forefront of disaster risk exposure. The region faces its devastating impacts through extreme and slow-onset events.

A decline in disaster-related mortality alongside an increase in the disaster-affected population highlights improved preparedness capabilities. However, it underscores the urgent need to enhance resilience-building and address underlying risks.

Suriname's development framework, as outlined in the National Development Plan 2017-2021, underscores the country's commitment to disaster risk management and climate change action.

Over 50 experts participated in a workshop on assessing the impact of slow-onset events, organized in Bonn on 8 - 9 November 2023. More than 100 participants joined online. This effort is co-led by UNDRR with UNDP and WMO.

Over 50 experts gathered in Bonn today to enhance understanding on assessing the impact of slow-onset events and resultant losses and damages.

The roadmap will be accompanied by the efforts of global and regional actors; further alignment and coordination was mentioned as a specific area of focus for CDEMA and CCCCC.

The workshop will review the policy landscape and risk status in the island countries in the region, and develop a roadmap to define and pursue integrated approaches in the region.

Experts gather to shape a new global system to record and manage data about hazardous events and the damages they cause.

The UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and the World Meteorological Organization are collaborating to develop a new tracking system to record and analyse hazardous events and disaster losses and damages.