COVID-19 Policy briefs

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

This brief intends to provide a snapshot of the regional Caribbean perspective during the COVID-19 crisis considering the challenges faced by the hurricane season, and assess how existing safe school tools can be useful for the current crisis.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency

UNDRR Asia-Pacific COVID-19 brief: Disaster-responsive social protection

This brief explores how countries in the region are leveraging social protection systems in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the challenges and successes to date.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Headquarters

UNDRR Americas & Caribbean COVID-19 Technical Recommendations: Multiple-hazards and systemic risk: Addressing climate-related disasters in times of COVID-19

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean

COVID-19 Brief: Preliminary Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa

UNDRR Asia-Pacific COVID-19 Brief: Opportunities for Resilient Recovery

This brief highlights the challenges, lessons learned from past disaster recovery events, and recommendations on how countries can start preparing for a recovery that is climate-sensitive, inclusive and contributes to global efforts to build more resilient systems that are better placed to prevent such crises in the future.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific

UNDRR Asia-Pacific COVID-19 Brief: Risk communication and countering the ‘Infodemic’

This brief highlights the challenges and opportunities for effective risk messaging.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific

COVID-19 Brief: Virtual Dialogue between national and regional Disaster Risk Reduction Focal Points

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa, African Union Commission

UNDRR Asia-Pacific COVID-19 Brief: Business Resilience in the Face of COVID-19

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific

UNDRR Asia-Pacific COVID-19 Brief: Combating the dual challenges of climate-related disasters and COVID-19

This brief highlights lessons from the recent devastating cyclone Harold in the Pacific and examines prevention and preparedness measures being taken against COVID-19 in other high-risk countries in Asia-Pacific. This brief includes recommendations on how to address climate-related and other disaster risks in the face of COVID-19.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific

COVID-19 small business continuity and recovery planning toolkit

The UNDRR Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) and partners published a toolkit to provide business continuity and recovery planning support to affected small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific