UNDRR Publications

Early Warnings for All Multi-Stakeholder Forum for Europe and Central Asia in Budva, Montenegro, provided an opportunity to review key accomplishments, experience and expertise within the active network of early warning practitioners and institutions.

The year in review for the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Regional Office for Africa.

The report identifies governance structures, best practices, and challenges in managing urban heat, series of recommendations for local and national governments in developing targeted, effective, and sustainable strategies for mitigating urban heat risks.

Disasters such as the recent floods in parts of Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Romania show that disaster risks must be further minimized and good disaster management by authorities and emergency organizations is essential

The webinar Early Warning Systems for Tsunami Preparedness and Response aimed to explore the evolution of tsunami preparedness in the two decades since the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami.

The 2023 progress report summarizes of achievements and the UN system’s capacity to deliver support to countries on disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and resilience building in supporting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

This Risk Spotlight Common Country Analysis focuses on Türkiye.

This Risk Spotlight Common Country Analysis focuses on the Republic of Moldova.

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.

This brief addresses how climate change drives systemic risk and loss globally, especially in vulnerable states. It calls for integrated climate and disaster risk management, backed by data and funding, to address slow-onset hazards.