UNDRR News

The Early Warnings for All initiative was officially launched today in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), marking a major step forward in the country's efforts to protect its citizens from climate-related disasters.

A three-day national workshop on Gender and Disability-Inclusive Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) opened today in Moroni.

As risks intensify, countries are calling for data-driven decision-support tools to strengthen early warning and early action, recovery and resilience, unlocking DRR and climate financing, and supporting sustainable development initiatives

The National Consultation and Validation Workshop on the project “Establishing a National Climate Intelligence and Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Climate Resilience in Mauritania.”

From extreme heat and floods to earthquakes and cyclones, a wealth of examples collected on PreventionWeb offer clear evidence that disaster risk reduction delivers tangible results.

Wildfires dominate headlines for their high price tags, but behind the insured losses are even greater invisible costs: the lasting social, health, ecological, and economic costs that shape recovery long after the flames die down and the smoke clears.

The true cost of disasters is significantly underestimated worldwide, as losses to health, livelihoods, ecosystems, and long-term development remain largely unmeasured.

Policies that integrate disaster and climate risk into fiscal frameworks, such as adaptive social protection, risk-based budgeting, and contingent financing, can dramatically cut recovery time.

As the Paris Agreement and Sendai Framework reach 10 years, their indicators highlight a shared opportunity: stronger coherence and coordination between climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction.

UNDRR supported a week of back-to-back capacity-building engagements to help national stakeholders move from risk information to actionable early warnings and anticipatory action.