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The latest news from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the lead UN agency for the coordination of disaster risk reduction.

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

Porto Alegre recibe certificado de Nodo de Resiliencia de MCR2030 por parte de UNDRR e ICLEI
Update

Porto Alegre receives MCR2030 Resilience Hub’s certification from UNDRR and ICLEI

Currently, only five Brazilian cities have been nominated as MCR2030 Resilience Hubs: Porto Alegre, Recife, Campinas, Salvador and Barcarena.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability - South America Secretariat
Ciudades chilenas fortalecen capacidades para la resiliencia climática con apoyo de UNDRR y ICLEI
Update

Chilean cities build capacities for climate resilience with the support of UNDRR and ICLEI

The workshop also included the participation of María Elena Opazo Cortes, Director of Risk Management of the Municipality of Pudahuel (Chile), who shared her government's experience and lessons learned in the use of UNDRR tools.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability - South America Secretariat
Ciudad de Panamá encabeza Implementación de Herramientas de Resiliencia Climática: Validación Exitosa del Scorecard "Addendum de Resiliencia Climática"
Update

Panama City leads implementation of climate resilience tools: successful validation of "Climate Resilience Addendum" scorecard

In alignment with its commitment to the Developing Resilient Cities 2030 (MCR2030) initiative, Panama City has played an integral role in validating the utility, benefits, and accessibility of these tools for local officials within the region.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Petrópolis integra salud pública y patrimonio cultural en el diagnostico de sus capacidades de resiliencia a desastres
Update

Petrópolis incorporates public health and cultural heritage in disaster resilience capacities assessment

The Municipal Council of Protection and Civil Defence - Compdec - of the municipality of Petrópolis, in Brazil, validated on July 26th 2023 the results of their disaster resilience capacities assessment carried out with the technical support of UNDRR.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Foro de Ciudades Amazónicas aspira a reforzar la resiliencia climática y la sostenibilidad mediante la solidaridad intermunicipal
Update

Amazon Cities Forum aspires to strengthen climate resilience and sustainability via intermunicipal solidarity

The Amazon Cities Forum sought to include the specificities and challenges of the Amazon territories in the structuring of a common agenda for sustainability and climate resilience.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Llamado a inscripciones: Rally Continental 2024, un impulso hacia más escuelas seguras
Community announcement

Call for applications: Continental Rally 2024, a boost towards safer schools

This program aims to raise environmental awareness and enhance disaster preparedness and the ability to respond to emergency situations at all educational levels, driving the transition towards more sustainable and resilient models in the region.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
EMPRESAS DE LAS AMÉRICAS Y EL CARIBE RENUEVAN SU COMPROMISO CON EL MARCO DE SENDAI Y EL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE
Press release

Enterprises from the Americas and the Caribbean renew their commitment to the Sendai Framework and sustainable development

The Declaration reaffirms the importance of disaster risk reduction for sustainable development and acknowledges the challenges posed by climate change and the need to build resilient societies.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
ARISE Colombia
Consejo Colombiano de Seguridad
Connecting Business initiative
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Latin America and the Caribbean will will increase its disaster preparedness through strengthened regional cooperation
Press release

Latin America and the Caribbean will increase its disaster preparedness through strengthened regional cooperation

Over the past decade, UNDRR has become a key partner of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) in the delivery and development of its programs.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO)
Caribbean charts a roadmap for climate and disaster resilience through integrated approaches
Update

Caribbean charts a roadmap for climate and disaster resilience through integrated approaches

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.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
UNDRR Bonn Office
City card
Update

MCR2030 welcomes three new Resilience Hubs in Latin America

Barcarena and Porto Alegre in Brazil, and Quito in Ecuador, have become the latest Resilience Hubs of the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean

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