The Fourth World Tsunami Museum Conference (WTMC4) was held in Sendai City, Japan on the 15th of December 2022 with a focus on the role of youth and tsunami museums on the resilience of societies.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Kobe Office
International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Hot on the heels of COP27, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction has brought together ten of Africa’s most disaster-prone nations who want to accelerate climate action through better management of disaster and climate risks.
The UNDRR ROAS published a Regional Policy Brief on Health System Resilience and Building Back Better from Disasters Post COVID-19 in the Arab Region, with the support of the Government of Japan.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Arab States
A new MCR2030 tool enables local governments to design, formulate, and implement disaster resilience strategies that are more inclusive of the perspectives and capacities of persons with disabilities
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Office in Incheon for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030)
Days of continuous rain across the Caribbean state of Trinidad and Tobago this winter have stiffened the resolve of the country’s Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) to launch the new Risk Information Exchange (RiX) developed by UNDRR.
UNDRR ROAS, in collaboration with the Resilience Hub Sharm El-Sheikh, organized an MCR2030 Resilience Hub Forum gathering more than 25 MCR2030 Resilience Hubs and resilient cities representatives.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Arab States
UNDRR ROAS convened the 8th Arab Partnership meeting for Disaster Risk Reduction in Sharm El-Sheikh, in cooperation with the Government of Morocco, creating a forum for technical and operational deliberations in the implementation of the Sendai Framework.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Arab States
Through a new Risk Information Exchange (RiX) platform, UNDRR is helping to bring humanitarian and development partners together to analyse and address risk factors that would impact relief and development operations.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
On 30 November 2022, UNDRR Regional Office for Africa, held a consultative meeting on the Private Sector ARISE to discuss and gather ideas and good practices to support an ARISE pilot study in Kenya.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
UNDRR Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies (ARISE)
The RISK Award 2023 focuses on early warning. Projects can deal with sudden-onset disasters as well as slow-onset disasters. We are looking for projects addressing one or more of the following key elements of early warning systems:
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Munich Re Foundation
