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This regional snapshot report demonstrates the use and value of the SFM reporting data for strengthening disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Asia Pacific countries. It presents the SFM data until 21 October 2021, together with ten country case studies that highlight good practice for effective disaster data management and SFM reporting in the region. Thema…
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean (UNDRR-ROAMC) invite MCR2030 Local governments and participating entities to share good practices and lessons learned on local governments engagement and Collaboration with their local communities for disaster risk red…
This collection seeks to recognize and celebrate just a few of the many amazing women leading disaster risk reduction efforts across the Pacific, in the hope that these profiles will inspire other women doing the same. Women are excellent leaders, yet they are still underrepresented in decision-making and leadership in disaster risk reduction. Whe…
The disaster risk reduction status report provides a snapshot of the state of disaster risk reduction in the the Republic of Palau under the four priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. It also highlights progress and challenges associated with ensuring coherence with key global frameworks and provides recommendati…
During the 'VII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean’ that took place between November 1st to 4th, 2021, MCR2030 led the session "Making cities resilient: the urban challenge". The session addressed risk from a comprehensive and systemic approach, emphasizing one the one hand the need to integrate knowledge and…
Campinas, Medellin, and Mexico City became the first three cities in the Americas and the Caribbean region to be recognized as "Resilience Hubs" of the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative. The announcement was made on December 21, 2021, closing the first year of the MCR2030 initiative's activities.
These cities became Resilience Hu…
The aim of this guidance is to support the Sendai Framework Monitor (SFM) Officers, strengthen the Sendai Framework Monitor (SFM) reporting through the promotion of good practice for sex, age, and disability disaggregated data, and complement the SFM guidance.
The United Nations (UN) describes data disaggregation…
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This second consultation workshop is part of a series of consultation sessions on developing a national disaster risk reduction strategy that is coherent with climate change and sustainable development policies in Somalia as well as relevant regional and international policy frameworks.
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Present and discuss Soma…
This document takes stock of recent developments in disaster risk science and provides a compelling set of directions for research and scientific collaboration for a more holistic and collaborative approach to understanding and managing risks. It challenges silos in science and in society and the notion that social, ecological, economic and technologica…
Predictive models have great potential for forecasting population displacements from climatic and other disasters. But disaster displacement risk assessment approaches often use probabilistic models and big data analysis to make global-level predictions, which have limited utility for planning and delivering local interventions that address vulnera…
The Ministers and Heads of Delegation gathered at the Fourth High-Level Meeting of Ministers and Authorities on the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) 2015-2030 in the Americas and the Caribbean during the 7th Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP21) highlight the impo…
October 13 is a day to remind the world that the risk of disasters is man-made.The objective of this 2021 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction is to provide a platform to highlight best practices and examples of international cooperation that have a positive impact on lives of people living in disaster-prone areas of the world and to reduce the…
The disaster risk reduction status report provides a snapshot of the state of disaster risk reduction in the Kingdom of Tonga under the four priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. It also highlights progress and challenges associated with ensuring coherence with key global frameworks and provides recommendations for st…
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Implementation of EU WFD and EU Drought Policy;
Transboundary cooperation in Drought Planning and Management;
Development of a sound drought and scarcity indicator system;
Definition of environmental flows and establishment of a minimum flow regime (MFR) for drought periods.
This case study is a contribution to the GAR Special Repor…