UNDRR News

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

Engaging persons with disabilities on local disaster resilience planning
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New tool provides pathway for inclusion

A new MCR2030 tool enables local governments to design, formulate, and implement disaster resilience strategies that are more inclusive of the perspectives and capacities of persons with disabilities
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Office in Incheon for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030)
Strong waves overrun the seawall in Havana, Cuba, resulting in heavy flooding in the city
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Trinidad and Tobago adopts UNDRR’s new Risk Information Exchange

Days of continuous rain across the Caribbean state of Trinidad and Tobago this winter have stiffened the resolve of the country’s Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) to launch the new Risk Information Exchange (RiX) developed by UNDRR.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
MCR2030 Resilience Hub Forum
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From Sharm El-Sheikh and Dubai to Zero Climate Disasters: MCR2030 Resilience Hub Forum Scaling Up Climate-Sensitive Urban Development

UNDRR ROAS, in collaboration with the Resilience Hub Sharm El-Sheikh, organized an MCR2030 Resilience Hub Forum gathering more than 25 MCR2030 Resilience Hubs and resilient cities representatives.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Arab States
camilo.tellezrobayo@un.org
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The Eighth Arab Partnership Meeting for Disaster Risk Reduction from Sharm El-Sheikh Addressing Early Warnings for All, the Outcomes of COP27, and the Way Forward to COP28

UNDRR ROAS convened the 8th Arab Partnership meeting for Disaster Risk Reduction in Sharm El-Sheikh, in cooperation with the Government of Morocco, creating a forum for technical and operational deliberations in the implementation of the Sendai Framework.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Arab States
Juba
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In South Sudan, a new risk management tool makes strides

Through a new Risk Information Exchange (RiX) platform, UNDRR is helping to bring humanitarian and development partners together to analyse and address risk factors that would impact relief and development operations.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
Nairobi, Kenya
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To reach Sendai Framework goals, UNDRR is working with the private sector in Africa

On 30 November 2022, UNDRR Regional Office for Africa, held a consultative meeting on the Private Sector ARISE to discuss and gather ideas and good practices to support an ARISE pilot study in Kenya.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
UNDRR Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies (ARISE)
officer checking the condition of the solar panel, early warning system, in anticipation of landslides
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2023 RISK Award "Climate resilience and early warning" - Call for applications

The RISK Award 2023 focuses on early warning. Projects can deal with sudden-onset disasters as well as slow-onset disasters. We are looking for projects addressing one or more of the following key elements of early warning systems:
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Munich Re Foundation
Bonn technical forum
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2023 delivery date for next generation disaster losses tracking system

Three UN agencies are working together to develop a new tracking system for disaster impacts following agreement at COP27 on a global loss and damage fund to provide assistance to developing nations suffering from the impact of climate change.
UNDRR Bonn Office
UNDRR and FIABCI Introduce the Real Estate Resilience Tool
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Toward Resilient Infrastructure: UNDRR and FIABCI Introduce the Real Estate Resilience Tool

The UNDRR and FIABCI introduced the Real Estate Resilience Tool, which provides guidance to owners, investors, and developers to facilitate the shift from disaster risk management to disaster risk reduction.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Arab States
International Real Estate Federation
connecting technology
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New Risk Information Exchange already reaching 52 countries

UNDRR’s newly launched data aggregator, the Risk Information Exchange (RiX), is on its way to becoming the Google of the world of disaster risk data.
UNDRR Bonn Office

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