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.

Harmful information in disasters: Risk communication for safer decisions (Guidance note) thumbnail
Documents and publications

This guidance note outlines practical approaches to strengthening information integrity within risk communication–before, during, and after disasters. Preparing for and managing information risks is an integral part of disaster risk reduction efforts.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
El Niño Climate Impact Outlook - Mozambique thumbnail
Documents and publications

The El Niño Climate Impact Outlook: Mozambique examines the expected evolution of El Niño during the second half of 2026 and its potential impacts across the country.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
El Niño climate impact outlook - Philippines thumbnail
Documents and publications

This outlook examines the expected evolution of El Niño during the second half of 2026 in Philippines and its potential impacts across the country.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
El Niño Climate Impact Outlook -Somalia thumbnail
Documents and publications

The El Niño climate impact outlook Somalia examines the evolving El Niño conditions and the potential implications for the October–December 2026 Deyr season.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Probabilistic Risk Assessments to Improve Impact-Based Forecasts and Strengthen Anticipatory Action in Latin America and the Caribbean thumbnail
Documents and publications

This publication aims to serve as a comprehensive, practical reference on probabilistic risk assessments (PRA) and how they strengthen impact-based forecasting (IBF) and anticipatory action (AA), in support of the Early Warnings for All initiative.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
The Climate Risk & Early Warning Systems Initiative (CREWS)
Early Warnings for All initiative (EW4All)
Early warning systems for mobile populations: Operational guidance thumbnail
Documents and publications

This operational guidance provides direction for designing and implementing people-centred, inclusive multi-hazard early warning systems that effectively reach and protect mobile populations and other groups affected by changing locations or circumstances

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
After-Event Review (AER) Methodological Guidance on Conducting After-Event Reviews of Early Warning Systems thumbnail
Documents and publications

The AER methodology guidance provides a practical, structured and learning-oriented framework to guide countries and stakeholders in conducting comprehensive and consistent reviews of EWS performance after hazardous events.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Analytical Estimate of Damages Caused by the June 24, 2026 Earthquakes in Venezuela
Documents and publications

This document constitutes a first estimate of the direct physical damage, obtained through analytical modeling, of the effects caused by the earthquakes of June 24, 2026 in Venezuela.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Teaching resilience with the Stop Disasters game: a teacher's guide thumbnail
Documents and publications

This Teacher’s Pack supports the use of the Stop Disasters online game as a practical way to introduce disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience in the classroom.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Documents and publications

The international day provides an annual opportunity for remembrance and renewed commitment to protecting lives and livelihoods from earthquake disasters.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

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