Background The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need to scale up global efforts to strengthen resilience at all levels. The challenges of managing disasters while reducing disaster risks in countries, cities and communities have been exposed. Nevertheless

Watch the recording Date: 26 June 2020 Time: 12:00 (GMT), 14:00 (CAT, SAST), 15:00 (EAT) Language: English and French Concept: The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented event in human history. It has challenged every nation, big and small, in a manner

Organized by UNDRR Asia-Pacific for the UN Resident Coordinator's Office in Thailand, this 90-minute webinar will showcase practical experiences and knowledge on how the Republic of Korea is preparing to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic as it moves

Business Reactivation from Systemic Risk Management Time: 11:00 a.m. (Panama time) Context: Provide information about the link between DRR and private sector resilience and exchange local practices in preparedness and prevention of the private sector in

The cities of the Americas and the Caribbean facing COVID-19: Safe Cities Conversation series: considerations on response, systemic risk and future challenges. Context: The multidimensional impact of COVID-19 threatens the development progress achieved

Registration Closed Event Background and Introduction “Preparation saves lives”. The capacity of public health systems is crucial to reduce the impact of pandemics. Experience from past epidemics and the current COVID-19 pandemic demonstrate how important

Webinars Series: Climate Change and Resilience in times of COVID-19 3. Climate migration and the COVID-19 pandemic: addressing the needs of climate migrants and vulnerable communities Context: In the context of increasing complexity, interdependence and

Ensuring Resilience, Accelerating Progress – Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on the Sustainable Development Goals “We need to turn the recovery into a real opportunity to do things right for the future.” – United Nations Secretary-General António

The cities of the Americas and the Caribbean facing COVID-19: Resilient Cities Conversation series: considerations on response, systemic risk and future challenges Context: The multidimensional impact of COVID-19 threatens the development progress

Resilient Cities Series: Sustainable Cities in the Americas and the Caribbean COVID-19: Challenges and opportunities Context: Our cities are complex systems of systems resulting from economic, political, social and environmental interactions. Their

Effective social protection is critical to reduce vulnerability and support timely recovery. However, to date, national systems have been too underdeveloped or not flexible enough to allow them to expand before or during emergencies. Despite these

WEBINAR: COVID-19, Systemic Risk and Education Sector Resilience in the Caribbean region Context: This session provides a snapshot of the Caribbean perspective during COVID 19 crisis taking into account the Hurricane season. Session Partner: Safe School