Concept note: International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2026: Resilience Starts at Home

The 2026 IDDRR aims to raise global awareness of the centrality of the home in disaster risk reduction, advocate for stronger governance and investment in resilient housing, elevate the role of the private sector in reducing housing-related risk, and empower households, particularly those facing heightened vulnerability, to take riskinformed action to protect themselves and strengthen community resilie

Some of the key messages of the day: 

• No one should have to choose between an affordable home and a safe one.
• Every person deserves a home that can withstand the hazards around it. 
• Disasters don’t just destroy buildings: they destroy lives, livelihoods, and futures. Resilience starts with where and how we live.
• A warning that doesn’t reach the household, isn’t understood, or isn’t acted on is a warning that fails.
• The cost of building resilience into homes is a fraction of the cost of rebuilding after disaster.