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Strengthening and learning from China’s work in Disaster Risk Reduction

To prevent disasters such as the recent floods that impacted China, UNDRR co-organzied a workshop is to strengthen China’s ability to report damage and loss data and track implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/2020/cdp-at-the-high-level-political-forum-hlpf-2020/
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Governments call for a greater focus on prevention and “Building Back Better” post-COVID

National and local governments, civil society representatives, the private sector, academia and the United Nations system gathered virtually in July 2020 for the annual High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). Discussions on this year
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Launch of a Quick Risk Estimation Tool to help small businesses understand their risk

BANGKOK – The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) launched an online Quick Risk Estimation (QRE) Tool to help small businesses and enterprises, including those in the informal sector, to better understand their exposure and vulnerability to
Concept Note International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
Documents and publications
UNDRR Documents

Concept Note - International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2020

The United Nations General Assembly has designated October 13th as the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction to promote a global culture of disaster risk reduction. It is an opportunity to acknowledge the progress being made toward reducing

Cover of report showing a local leaders leading a preparedness exercise.
Documents and publications
Reports

Local Leadership for Disaster Resilience: Profiles from Asia and the Pacific

Disaster risks are growing more intense, complex, and unpredictable. This growing unpredictability and intensity of extreme events, in the midst of increasingly complex socio-economic dynamics fuelled by growing inequalities, call for a new approach to

Photos of U-Inspire national chapters in Nepal, India and Indonesia
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National chapters from the U-INSPIRE Alliance start to log their voluntary commitments

U-INSPIRE India, Nepal, and Indonesia have become the first national chapters of an alliance of youth and young professionals to register their work in UNDRR's Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments online platform.
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ARISE Japan’s activity plan is the first voluntary commitment published by an ARISE national network

The ARISE national network in Japan (ARISE Japan) just became the first national network to publish its activity plan on UNDRR’s Voluntary Commitments online platform.
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Documents and publications

Disaster Preparedness Guides for Persons with Disabilities

As a contribution to the Disability-inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction Network (DiDRRN), UNDRR Asia-Pacific collaborated with the ASB Office for Indonesia and the Philippines to produce a series of disaster preparedness guides for persons with disabilities

Satellite view of category 4 Tropical Cyclone Fani approaching India, from 02 May 2019, as seen by Meteosat-8
Features

Empowering local communities for early action

Extreme weather events now account for 90% of major disaster events globally. The number of weather and climate related disasters has more than doubled over the last twenty years and unless urgent action is taken to address the climate emergency, Sub
Bangladesh government Cyclone Preparedness Programme Director, Ahmadul Haque, sharing a light-hearted moment with volunteers in Cox's Bazar
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Bangladesh goes beyond cyclones

The Cyclone Preparedness Programme in Bangladesh is to undergo it's largest ever expansion since it was founded in 1972, a large recruitment drive and the inclusion of urban risk, earthquakes, floods and other hazards.