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‘COVID-19 and multiple disasters threaten development gains in Asia-Pacific’

For countries in Asia-Pacific graduating from least-developed category, the COVID-19 pandemic has added a new dimension to their risk levels, worsening the impacts of multiple crises, exacerbating inequalities and threatening to roll-back progress against

Resilient recovery of graduating countries in Asia-Pacific: A multi-dimensional risk-lens

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
United Nations Development Programme - Asia-Pacific Regional Centre
Bangkok
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Public Expenditure Reviews and Budget Tracking for Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR): Expert consultations towards improved CCA-DRR integrated approaches

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters
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Reports

Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction: Implementing Nature-based Solutions for Resilience

The purpose of this policy paper is to increase awareness of the important role of ecosystem-based approaches in reducing disaster risk. It emphasises the central role of ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR) in strengthening the coherent implementation of various international frameworks under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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ARISE India members are helping India and the world overcome COVID-19

India has been one of the most impacted countries by the COVID-19 pandemic, both in terms of the number of cases, which now top 4 million, and the socio-economic losses resulting from the crisis. In the midst of these challenges, India’s private sector
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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
Concept Note International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
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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

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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

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Japan calls for “adaptive recovery” in response to climate crisis

Following Japan’s declaration in June that climate change is a “climate crisis,” Japan’s Minister of the Environment, Mr. Shinjiro Koizumi, and the Minister of State for Disaster Management, Mr. Ryota Takeda, announced a new joined-up approach to preventing disasters and building resilience.
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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.