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A brief report of the impact of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas & the Caribbean.

23 October 2020

Good governance guarantees sustainable development

Nothing undermines development more than disasters. The lack of strategies and planning when faced with an event of natural, human or biological origin could mean inevitable decline in a society’s efforts to promote development and growth. It is therefore

UN Secretary-General António Guterres issues statement to mark International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction

Updates

9 October 2020

"Bad situations only get worse without good disaster risk governance" says UN Secretary-General, António Guterres

UN Secretary-General's Message for International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction

Documents and publications

Newsletter

UNDRR Americas & Caribbean Magazine: Its All About Governance - International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction

Most of the planet changed its view this year about the meaning of disaster. Not only because of the health crisis posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but because as the emergency unfolded, other risks had to be addressed and managed as well. COVID-19 has

Día Internacional para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres

Features

6 October 2020

The times call for governance

Disaster risk governance is entering a critical period. Not only has it been suddenly and overwhelmingly put to the test by the COVID-19 pandemic, but this is also the cutoff year for Target E of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030

Updates

24 August 2020

Building resilience through youth leadership

The future is in good hands. The young people who participated in the “Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Youth Forum”, held on August 12th in the framework of International Youth Day, showed great interest in becoming even more involved in

Mapa de focos de contagio en América y el Caribe

Features

28 July 2020

Invest more in predicting the future to be better prepared, say experts

Investing more in technology is essential to better forecast the impact of environmental, technological and biological hazards and help prevent disasters, said regional experts. More funding needs to be poured into technology projects which have a focus

COVID-19, Systemic Risk and Education Sector Resilience in the Caribbean Region

Documents and publications

UNDRR Documents

UNDRR Americas & Caribbean/CDEMA COVID-19 BRIEF: COVID-19, Systemic Risk and Education Sector Resilience in the Caribbean Region

The COVID-19 pandemic has served to reveal the systemic nature of risk and highlights the exposure of these systems to all hazards. Its unprecedented cascading effects have impacted all sectors and levels of our economies and societies. The Global

Documents and publications

Newsletter

UNDRR Americas & Caribbean Magazine: COVID-19, a risk context

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the fragility of our global networks. A health crisis has shocked economies, policies, governance, trade, infrastructure. In short, it has changed today’s society and may well leave a significant mark on the shaping of

10 July

Training