Sweden

Malmo, Sweden, is prioritizing the greening of its urban spaces
The coastal Swedish city of Malmö is transforming many parts of its city from an environmental, social, and economic perspective to strengthen its climate resilience. The municipality is keen to share its experience to inspire other local governments
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
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)
City of Malmö
Maloe in Sweden.
Swedish coastal city recognised for its work to reduce the risk posed by rising sea levels, extreme weather and climate change.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
EURESFOR
This framework establishes a long-term vision for adaptation, which recognises the need for a systemic approach and acknowledges the interdependency between a stable climate and the maintenance of ecosystem services.
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030)
Participants in the COVID-19 "Towards Resilience of Cities" webinar
The urban experience of COVID-19 is “a trigger for us to re-examine the meaning of local resilience,” said Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction in a webinar with cities and local government
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Office in Incheon for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction
Hellenic Red Cross volunteers carry out search and rescue work in the devastated village of Mati, east of Athens. PHOTO: Nick Paleologos/ IFRC
“We owe it to those who have lost their lives in Greece and elsewhere to step up efforts on wildfire suppression and prevention," says UNISDR head, Mami Mizutori.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Forest fires are a major concern for European scientists working on disaster risk.
A new European Science and Technology Advisory Group (E-STAG) convened this week in Sofia, Bulgaria, to focus on improving disaster risk knowledge in 55 countries across Europe and Central Asia.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
UNISDR head, Robert Glasser (right) in discussion with presenters at the April UNISDR Support Group Meeting, (from left) Benny Jansson, MSB-Sweden, Steve Darvill, Australian Government, and Petronella Norell, MSB-Sweden (Photo: UNISDR)
Sweden is one of the world’s least disaster-exposed countries and over the last twenty years has had one of the lowest casualty rates anywhere in the world for events linked to natural hazards e.g. there were no reported disaster events in 2015 according to the 2016 World Disasters Report.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

To guide Europe’s implementation of the four priorities of action and seven global targets of the Sendai Framework, the European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction (EFDRR) agreed to develop a roadmap that will focus on activities for the immediate period

Robert Glasser, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, meets with Ambassador Veronika Bard of Sweden (Photo: UNISDR)
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction today welcomes a substantial increase in funding from Sweden for its efforts to curb the impact of natural and human-induced hazards.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
Meteoalarm uses simple colour coding and jargon-free explanations to help the public understanding real-time weather risks (Photo: Meteoalarm)
Rolled out in the wake of one of the deadliest storms to strike Europe in decades, the continent-wide weather information service Meteoalarm plays a life-saving role by raising public awareness of how to curb risks, and fosters international cooperation into the bargain.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia

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