UNDRR Publications

We produce a range of publications by collecting and analysing risk data through a range of tools, knowledge products, and mobilising like-minded partners.

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Documents and publications
This policy brief explores the link between human and ecosystem vulnerability and provides key insights on how nature contributes to preventing disasters and reducing people’s vulnerability and exposure to them.
Hydrometeorological PDNAs study
Documents and publications
This study reviews how environmental impacts are assessed in hydrometeorological post-disaster needs assessments (PDNAs), a tool used for evaluating disaster effects on sectors like ecosystems, and proposes improvements for PDNA methodology.
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Documents and publications
This Risk Spotlight Common Country Analysis focuses on Kyrgyzstan.
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Documents and publications
This report highlights the initiative’s efforts to enhance governance and foster strategic partnerships over the past year. The Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative, was launched by the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General in 2022.
Twenty-first Session of AWGDRR
Documents and publications
Official outcome documents of the 21st Session of the Africa Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction (AWGDRR, held from 16 to 18 April 2024 in Kigali, Republic of Rwanda
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Documents and publications
The report, the 2024 Global Status of Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems, analyses the latest data one year into the Early Warnings for All Initiative which aims to cover everyone everywhere by 2027.
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Documents and publications
The guide aims to provide health and DRM practitioners, planners and policymakers across sectors with targeted information to help them strengthen national health systems and integrate the risks of disease outbreaks in national DRR strategies
Call to Action of the Road to Resilience for Europe and Central Asia’s Children and Youth
Documents and publications
Emerging from "The Road to Resilience for Europe and Central Asia’s Children and Youth Forum," this call emphasizes the crucial role of young people in disaster risk reduction and their call for greater inclusion in decision-making processes.
Call to Action from the Government of Montenegro on Earthquake Risk
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Presented by the Prime Minister of Montenegro, H.E. Milojko Spajić, during the Opening Ceremony, this call urges urgent action to address the region's vulnerability to earthquake risk and enhance preparedness strategies.
Political Declaration of the 2024 Europe & Central Asia Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
Documents and publications
The Political Declaration of the 2024 Europe & Central Asia Regional Platform for DRR is an outcome arising from the Ministerial Roundtable, where Member States reaffirm their political will to implement initiatives that ensure a resilient future for all.

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Terminology
Definitions on disaster risk reduction to promote a common understanding on the subject for use by the public, authorities and practitioners.
WiA
Words into Action
Guidelines, based on global expertise, communities of practice, and networks of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) practitioners. The guidelines provide practical, specific advice on implementing a people-centered approach to DRR.
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