UNDRR News

In order to call for greater political attention on the increase of climate-related disasters in Europe and globally ahead of the COP27, the UN and EP held an exchange with policy-makers and resilience experts to craft recommendations for the way forward.

Local administrations of 9 Central Asian cities have been introduced today to the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) global initiative, which helps to access and prevent disasters and create safe and sustainable conditions for city residents.

CEMR/PLATFORMA together with United Cities and Local Government, UCLG and Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative organized two training sessions for politicians dedicated to climate adaptation and mitigation.

Matosinhos in Portugal and the Province of Potenza in Italy were recognised for pioneering strategies to reduce the impact of disasters including fires and earthquakes.

UNDRR conducted an inception workshop on the development of a Monitoring Information System (MIS) of the implementation of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy in Tajikistan.

UNDRR conducted a consultative workshop to discuss the results and planned actions to strengthen the country’s DRM System. Participants included a wide range of stakeholders from different sectors engaged in disaster risk reduction in Tajikistan.

Through financial support from the European Union, the city of Dushanbe and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) conducted two self-assessment workshops focused on disaster resilience.

The Network of Associations of Local Authorities of South-East Europe (NALAS) joined the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction’s (UNDRR) Making Cities Resilient 2030 Initiative (MCR2030) to support building resilience in South-Eastern Europe.

With financial support from the EU, and the facilitation of UNDRR, the city of Bishkek launched its Detailed Disaster Resilience Scorecard Assessment process, which forms a part of the city’s wider Local Disaster Resilience Strategy development process.

Swedish coastal city recognised for its work to reduce the risk posed by rising sea levels, extreme weather and climate change.