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GAR2022: Contributing Papers
The central question for this Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2022 (GAR2022) is how governance systems can evolve to better address the systemic risks of the future. Developed through an extensive set of partnerships, the GAR is both an ongoing process of generating evidence, knowledge and policy enga…
Our World at Risk
Transforming Gover…
Careers in Resilience
Disaster risk management is a sector that has more than 50 years of existence. It has allowed for both the creation of new professions such as disaster risk managers as well as the adaptation of existing ones in other sectors such as urban planning or insurance.
As the world grapples with new risks related to…
Comprehensive Disaster and Climate Risk ManagementThe CRM programme seeks to integrate risk-centred approaches into National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), and climate/forecast information into national and subnational disaster risk reduction strategies, aligning them better with the national adaptation goals.
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Risk governanceDisasters are not natural
What turns a hazard into a disaster is the consequence of human decisions: where and how we build, how we access and share resources, how we protect and restore healthy ecosystems.
This means we are not powerless in the face of mounting disaster risk. As we shift from managing disasters to managing disaste…
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Monitoring Sendai FrameworkStrong accountability is one of the cornerstones of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
A set of 38 indicators, recommended by an Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Working Group, are used to track progress in implementing the seven targets of the Sendai Framework as well as its related dimensions reflected…
Early warnings for all (EW4All)
The UN Secretary-General has called for every person on Earth to be protected by early warning systems within five years by 2027.
Advances in early warning systems and preparedness have saved tens of thousands of lives and hundreds of billions of dollars. People-centered, end-to-end, multi-hazard early-warning sy…
Hazards and Drivers of Urban RiskClaudia Soto Orozco, World Bank’s Urban, Resilience and Land department for West Africa
Claudia Soto Orozco is a Disaster Risk Management Specialist in the Worl…
Mapping MHEWS capacities of CDEMA Participating States
Early warning systems (EWSs) have received increased attention over the past decade due to the immense socio-economic value they provide in protecting both lives and livelihoods. In March 2022, Mr. António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, declared an ambitious target of having all pop…
Women and Disaster Risk ReductionSocial, economic, cultural and environmental variables, added to institutional and political factors, generate gender inequalities that harm women and girls, including limitations in their physical, political and economic autonomy and barriers to access decision-making.
This negatively impact their ability to cope wi…
Words into Action: Using Traditional and Indigenous Knowledges for Disaster Risk Reduction…
Preparing our home: creating space for traditional and technical knowledge to coexist…
Disability inclusion in Disaster Risk Reduction
Disability inclusion in Disaster Risk ReductionDisasters undermine the lives of those most at risk
Persons with disabilities are often disproportionally affected by disasters and have different and uneven levels of resilience and capacity to recover. Many are socially or logistically isolated and…
Urban planning and climate resilient African citiesDr.
Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, University of Melbourne…