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The latest news from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the lead UN agency for the coordination of disaster risk reduction (DRR).

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean

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Stakeholders meet to stress test the resilience of critical infrastructure in Trinidad and Tobago

As Caribbean countries brace for the ongoing Hurricane Season, key institutions in Trinidad and Tobago’s disaster preparedness and infrastructure resilience have begun the process of implementing the UNDRR’s Principles for Resilient Infrastructure.

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Resiliencia a desastres de los territorios periféricos en ciudades latinoamericanas: destaques de la 5ª edición de los Laboratorios de MCR2030
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Disaster resilience for marginalized territories in Latin American cities: key highlights of the 5th edition of the MCR2030 Labs

The MCR2030 Labs promote the sharing of knowledge and experiences on disaster resilience among cities in the Americas and the Caribbean.

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Campinas integra sus sistemas alimentarios en la planificación de acciones de resiliencia a desastres
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Campinas works to integrate food systems in disaster resilience action planning

The UNDRR tool assesses how resilient a city’s food systems are, considering that they are essential to face emergencies and ensure the continuous availability of safe and healthy food.

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Uruguay capacita en resiliencia climática e inclusión de personas con discapacidad para la elaboración de planes locales de reducción de riesgos
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Uruguay train city officials on climate resilience and disability-inclusion for the elaboration of local risk reduction plans

The 11 municipalities committed to finalise the completion of each tool by the end of July, so as to finalise their risk and resilience capacity assessments and then start the formulation of their local risk reduction and resilience plan.

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Regional cooperation strengthens disaster risk reduction efforts in the Caribbean
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Regional cooperation strengthens disaster risk reduction efforts in the Caribbean

Across the ACS region, CEPREDENAC, CDEMA and UNDRR have been working to bolster communication and knowledge-sharing for MHEWS, which has deepened regional cooperation.

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The Climate Risk & Early Warning Systems Initiative (CREWS)
Ciudades sudamericanas comparten experiencias, expectativas y desafíos ambientales
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South American cities learn about new climate resilience tools developed by UNDRR and CAF during Mercociudades workshop

“Measuring and Planning for Climate Change” is a regional initiative of Mercociudades, co-financed by the Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities (UCCI) and Mercociudades, with technical support from ICLEI and UNDRR – under the MCR2030 initiative.

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Paving the way for private-sector engagement on MHEWS

The Caribbean private sector has also invested in these disaster risk reduction (DRR) efforts. During and after Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria in 2017, businesses in the region grew more conscious of the risks posed by multiple hazards.

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The Climate Risk & Early Warning Systems Initiative (CREWS)
11 ciudades en Uruguay a planificar la resiliencia urbana bajo piloto nacional de MCR2030 e iniciativa de Escuelas Seguras
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11 cities in Uruguay start planning for urban resilience under MCR2030 national pilot and Safe Schools initiative

The 11 participating municipalities received a certification that recognises the completion of Stage A and marks the beginning of Stage B, which opens the process of developing a Resilience Plan for the year 2024.

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A human-centred understanding of disaster risk
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A human-centred understanding of disaster risk

Trust is critical to effective risk communication. Where communities feel they are not receiving or able to understand or trust the warnings being disseminated, they are less likely to take action in the face of a hazard.

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EWS in the Caribbean
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Including multiple hazards in early warning systems

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has been working to support various organizations across the Caribbean to incorporate multiple hazards into their understanding of EWS.

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The Climate Risk & Early Warning Systems Initiative (CREWS)

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