UNDRR News

Researchers and officials from across the region highlighted the need for people-centric, youth-focused and non-formulaic recovery plans that included the input of the communities in which they are implemented.

Local and federal government officials and other stakeholders emphasized the importance of innovative policies and multisectoral coordination in risk governance.

The EFDRR Roadmap Action-Oriented Dialogue in Bucharest in February 2023 brought European civil protection leaders and stakeholders together to examine different approaches to building societal resilience through effective risk communication.

The issue of representation and inclusion in disaster risk reduction across the Americas and the Caribbean was discussed in depth.

From today until 2 March 2023, delegations from countries across the region will gather in the resort city of Punta del Este, Uruguay, to exchange experiences and facilitate decisions to implement the Regional Plan of Action.

The EFDRR Roadmap Action-Oriented Dialogue on ‘Understanding and communicating existing and future risks: Ensuring evidence-based communication’ is taking place in Bucharest this week on 23-24 February.

Among the MCR2030 success stories of 2022 are numerous cities like Kulhuffushi City in the Maldives and Ormoc and Baguio City in the Philippines that are currently developing local disaster risk reduction (DRR) plans.

In preparation for the High-Level Meeting on the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, the UNDRR ROAS organized an online conference to brief the Sendai Framework National Focal Points on the meeting.

UNDRR ROAS organized a 4-day national workshop in Sudan on Sendai Framework Monitor & Disaster Loss Accounting System to train participants on Disaster Loss and Damage Database through introducing "DesInventar-Sendai" system software and its methodology.

The National Council for Civil Defense in Sudan and the Regional Science and Technology Advisory Centre held the second National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Sudan.