UNDRR News

Canada, like most countries around the world, is facing growing disaster risks and losses because of climate change. In the last 50 years, its combined losses from extreme weather and related disasters have increased by more than a 1000%.

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) invites members of the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) community to comment on the Global Methodology for Infrastructure Resilience Review.

UNDRR and CDRI organized a side event at the margins of the third G20 working group meeting, bringing together experts from the private sector and government to discuss how the G20 can turn commitments into actions and to share their own experiences.

HLPF side event. Risk-proofing infrastructure is not only a part and parcel of achieving the goals of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction but is also fundamental for achieving SDG 9 and safeguarding development gains across the 2030 Agenda.

UNDRR have been working with Costa Rica on strengthening critical infrastructure by using the Principles for Resilience Infrastructure and Stress Test tool to analyze critical infrastructure from a systemic perspective.

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.

New paper builds the foundations of a resilience taxonomy to channel trillions into projects to reduce climate impacts.

UNDRR ROAS in collaboration with NCEMA in UAE, conducted a dynamic four-day workshop focused on the Sendai Framework Monitor and Disaster Loss Accounting System.

In response to the increasing frequency and intensity of natural and man-made hazards around the world, a Real-Estate Resilience Tool has been developed to help businesses value, assess, and plan for asset and operational resilience.

23 Palestinian cities till now are on the pathway to resilience, pledging to make the cities safer, preventing risks, and promoting innovation and investments.