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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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Documents and publications

The theme for the 2025 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction is "Fund Resilience, Not Disasters". This theme highlights the need to address the escalating costs of disasters by shifting focus from reactive response to proactive investments in DRR.

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

This Scorecard Addendum contains questions that allow users to self-assess the resilience of the education system to extreme weather extremes and disasters across ten essential areas of disaster risk reduction at the local level.

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

This document reflects on the progress, challenges, priorities and offers commitments of the African continent on the implementation of the Sendai Framework in connection to the 2025 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction.

African Union
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Demographic Intelligence for Disaster Risk Reduction: Estimating Population Exposure to Multiple Hazards in Latin America and the Caribbean
Documents and publications

Este análisis presenta una evaluación fundamental y espacialmente explícita de la exposición de la población a las principales amenazas naturales en América Latina y el Caribe.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
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This narrative analysis highlights how twelve countries are confronting the realities of extreme heat through diverse governance models, partnerships, and innovations.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Global Heat Health Information Network (GHHIN)
Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
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Documents and publications

This report identifies best practices & persistent challenges to provide a structured framework for improving heat resilience based on evaluations of heat action plans from 6 countries—Australia, Canada, France, India, the United Kingdom, & United States

Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
Global Heat Health Information Network (GHHIN)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Documents and publications

This report examines the current landscape of extreme heat management among United Nations entities and International Organizations, identifying challenges, opportunities & strategies for improving collaboration & governance to support this call to action

Global Heat Health Information Network (GHHIN)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
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Documents and publications

As the risk landscape and its understanding continuously evolve, it was recognized that the HIPs would need to be periodically updated to meet the needs of a wide spectrum of users and recognize the systemic nature of risk.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
International Science Council (ISC)
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Documents and publications

The 2024 Progress Report of the UN Plan of Action on Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience summarizes progress towards achieving the three UN Plan of Action commitments, based on the Results Framework.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
The 22nd Session of the Africa Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction was held from 15 to 17 April 2025 in Kampala under the theme “Moving from commitments to action: delivering on priorities in the Windhoek Declaration”.
Documents and publications

The 22nd session of the Africa Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction was held from 15 to 17 April 2025 in Kampala under the theme “Moving from commitments to action: delivering on priorities in the Windhoek Declaration”.

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

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