UNDRR News

As global challenges grow in complexity and uncertainty, a coordinated, multilevel approach to international cooperation is essential to support cities and municipalities in addressing systemic risks that cross geographic and sectoral boundaries.

The project includes technical assistance from UNDRR to support the development of methodologies and tools, strengthen institutional arrangements and public policies for resilient recovery, and expand capacities at regional, state and municipal levels.

Key national institutions came together to discuss how to strengthen the way disaster losses and damages are documented, tracked and shared across the country.

Suriname sets a practical starting point for this agenda: expanding access to disaster risk data and advancing a comprehensive multi-hazard early warning roadmap through the Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative.

The resilience bond is a debt instrument that mobilizes resources from capital markets for projects that strengthen the resilience of critical infrastructure, protecting essential services and people’s well-being.

As The Bahamas prepares to host RP26, its new Disaster Risk Management Act and local readiness exercises show how the country is turning hard lessons from past hurricanes into a nationwide culture of resilience.

Barbadian youth took the lead on resilience financing during the 2025 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, calling for greater investment in prevention and innovation to build a safer, more sustainable Caribbean.

Central America and the Dominican Republic face high disaster vulnerability. Investing in resilience is key: protect new infrastructure, strengthen existing assets, and plan for resilient recovery. The challenge: finance resilience, not disasters.

Latin America and the Caribbean boost multi-hazard early warning systems as a pillar of climate adaptation, stressing regional cooperation, sustainable finance, and anticipatory action to save lives, protect economies, and build resilience.

The award, granted at the rank of Commander, underscores how UNDRR’s initiatives, carried out in close partnership with municipal and state institutions, are helping to integrate disaster risk reduction into public policies and services in Pará.