"We, the villagers of Soulinh Village, gathered to discuss potential disasters that could impact our lives and livelihoods," explained Mr. Phantamin, Chair of the Village Disaster Management Committee in Soulinh, a village in Phongsaly,
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
First meeting of experts provided a platform to foster a shared vision for infrastructure resilience and a collaborative approach to address the pressing challenges posed by natural hazards and climate change.
The 15 January 2022 tsunami in Tonga demonstrates how a high level of risk awareness among the population, combined with effective early warning systems, saves lives.
Workshop focusing on infrastructure resilience was conducted in Santiago to delve into the knowledge and contributions that public entities and infrastructure operators can make to strengthen the resilience of infrastructure systems.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure
Webinars on sharing the lessons and tools from a 1.5-year-long work on Budget Tagging and Tracking for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA).
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Ethiopia is severely affected by climate related hazards. As one of the 30 countries identified by the EW4All Initiative, Ethiopia is taking action to implement a multi-hazard early warning and early action system.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) officially launched two global taxonomies on adaptation and resilience at COP28 on 4 December 2023 in the Iraq pavilion.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
The Government of Tonga (MEIDECC), in collaboration with CDRI, UNDRR and UNOSAT, successfully hosted a two-day workshop to conduct Critical Infrastructure Stress Testing and Principles for Resilient Infrastructure scorecard.
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) officially launched the Global Methodology for Infrastructure Resilience Reviews at COP28.