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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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UN resolutions and reports

A/78/267

The present report has been prepared as requested by the General Assembly in its resolution 77/164 on disaster risk reduction.

United Nations General Assembly
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Documents and publications

This review assesses the progress, constraints, and gaps that the Republic of Kiribati has faced when implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and, from the prospective review, formulate country-specific recommendations.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
Kiribati - government
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Documents and publications

This is the Voluntary National Report for the Midterm Review of the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (MTR SF) submitted by the Government of Tuvalu.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
Tuvalu - government
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Documents and publications

This paper summarizes the outcomes of the first national consultation on the 'Early Warnings for All' (EW4All) initiative in Maldives that took place in July 2023.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
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Documents and publications

The disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation budget tagging guide (DCBT) provides issues that government officials need to consider when designing a coordinated budget tagging initiative.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Documents and publications

This briefing note answers these questions by identifying the hazards that, once paired with corresponding vulnerabilities and exposures, would escalate and cause global and existential catastrophes.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
International Science Council (ISC)
Simon Institute for Longterm Governance
Centre for the Study of Existential Risk
EN - El Niño Event in the Americas and the Caribbean – 2023

This regional brief was prepared by the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) Issue-Based Coalition (IBC) on Climate Change and Resilience. This IBC is part of the Regional Collaboration Platform for LAC (LAC RCP).

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
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Documents and publications

This report outlines current gaps and key policy options available to bridge the gap between available disaster loss data and what is needed to translate them into anticipatory action.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
UNDRR & ECHO: Evidence in disaster preparedness - anticipating complex crises in a context of systemic risk
Documents and publications

This workshop was driven by one the main challenges faced by the humanitarian sector: the urgent need to shift from a reactive response to crises to more proactive and forward-looking actions.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO)
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Documents and publications

This report takes stock of the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 in the Pacific at its midpoint and identifies key areas to focus on to advance the achievement of the Framework’s goal and targets by 2023.

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

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