UNDRR Publications

We produce a range of publications by collecting and analysing risk data through a range of tools, knowledge products, and mobilising like-minded partners.

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Documents and publications

In response to the need to support efficient implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Sendai Framework in sub-Saharan Africa, UNDRR is supporting closer engagement of DRR and CCA practices, communities, and institutions.

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The case study aims to enhance the understanding of policy design and implementation practices in support of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) in Uganda.

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Documents and publications

The Sixteenth Session of the Africa Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction session was held in a hybrid format, under the theme “Accelerating action to deliver on the Sendai Framework in Africa”.

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African Union
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This is the regional consultation's report on Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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In compliance with target F and Additional Target 2 and Additional Target 3, the report provides information on the estimated amount of national DRR and CCA expenditures from both internal and external sources.

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Documents and publications

This project seeks to support DRR stakeholders in Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and UR Tanzania, to increase the collection and application of disaster loss data and of risk information in the context of EW-EA.

Netherlands Red Cross
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European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO)
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Assessing vulnerabilities to disaster displacement A good practice review
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This paper reviews current practice for analysing and assessing disaster displacement risks and presents recommendations on how to effectively integrate a detailed vulnerability analysis to improve operational decision making.

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
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The African Union Commission (AUC) has set up the targets and indicators of the Programme of Action for the Implementation of the Sendai Framework in Africa (PoA) in the SFM. Member states are invited to report on the PoA targets and indicators in the SFM regional module for the period January 2019 to December 2020. The reported information will contribute to the elaboration of the African Union Biennial Report on the PoA.

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Sendai Framework Monitoring News- September 2021
Documents and publications

In the Sendai Framework Monitor, the regional module is a new feature which allows inter- governmental regional organizations to monitor progress against regional DRR frameworks.

This feature aims to avoid duplication of efforts by providing a single

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3rd Virtual African Working Group on DRR
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The third virtual meeting of the Africa Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction (AWGDRR), organized jointly by the African Union Commission (AUC) and United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), was held from 25-26 March 2021, under the

African Union Commission
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