IDDRR News and publications

News

Old Bazaar street with pedestrians and bicyclists in Skopje, North Macedonia
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From the inauguration of one of the longest murals in North Macedonia, to a discussion in the parliament on youth and DRR in Skopje, alongside two school evacuation drills in Tetovo and Ohrid, UNDP has organized an inspiring series of events.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Group of school children happy about news of holidays in Lahore, Pakistan
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The University of Peshawar's Centre for Disaster Preparedness and Management (CDPM) proudly announces the launch of its flagship project, "Resilience Education for School Children Understanding Emergencies (RESCUE)" on IDDRR 2024.

Centre for Disaster Preparedness and Management
Portrait of Rachel Musiimenta
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The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for Africa is pleased to announce Racheal Musiimenta as the winner of the 2024 Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Art Competition.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
Earthquake
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While the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation does not directly focus on youth-specific activities, its broader projects and activities support the goals of IDDRR 2024.

Global Earthquake Model Foundation (GEM)
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The Philippines is preparing for the possibility of either a super typhoon or a significant earthquake, often referred to by Filipinos as the “big one.”

United Nations - Headquarters
Pala during 2018 Kerala floods
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The RNLI has shared its drowning prevention knowledge with DisasterReady to help save more lives.

Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)
A student rides a bike through the floods in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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The Ministry of Agriculture and UN agencies held a ceremony in Hue for the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction and ASEAN Day for Disaster Management on October 11, highlighting disaster preparedness efforts.

Voice of Vietnam News Agency
Spring flooding along the Ottawa and Bonnechere Rivers, Ottawa Valley, Ontario Canada
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The President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, issued a statement on the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction.

Government of Canada
Transboundary Water Governance
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On International Disaster Risk Reduction Day, Marc Cools urges local cooperation to address disaster risks, invest in youth, and build resilience. He highlights Congress Resolution 500(2024) and a new tool to boost preparedness at the local level.

Council of Europe (COE)
The 2011 East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami that triggered the Fukushima nuclear disaster is an example of types cascading disasters that Asia-Pacific Regional Framework for NATECH attempts to guard against.
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The IAEA’s Incident and Emergency Centre plays a critical role in preparing for and responding to nuclear or radiological emergencies. It operates 24/7, coordinating global efforts, sharing real-time information, and enhancing resilience to protect lives.

International Atomic Energy Agency

Publications

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Documents and publications

This document outlines examples of Save the Children’s experience with child-centred early warning systems, linked to the four pillars of the Early Warning for All initiative.

Save the Children - UK
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Documents and publications

The objective of this research paper is to review existing practices and literature regarding education curricula in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) within higher education (HE) institutions.

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier)
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Documents and publications

This study aims to evaluate how disasters affect student enrollment in higher education programs, considering both immediate and long-term consequences.

Heliyon (Elsevier)
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Documents and publications

This paper designs a learning situation on sustainability and climate change that can be implemented in the Spanish and European contexts.

Social Sciences (MDPI)
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This collaborative endeavor aims to facilitate the exchange of challenges, lessons learned, and innovative practices in preparedness, response, and recovery across various stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
Asian Institute of Technology - Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management Program
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
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Documents and publications

This 2023 background study presents estimates of the number of crisis-affected children and adolescents whose education was disrupted by climate shocks, as well as the number of forced displacements of school-aged children due to extreme weather events.

Education Cannot Wait
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Documents and publications

The study provides an account of progress, gaps and promising practices in including persons with disabilities in disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the region.

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

In 2023, the International Day will look at the reciprocal relationship between disasters and inequality. Inequality and disaster vulnerability are two sides of the same coin.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Glossary of early action terms: 2022 edition
Documents and publications

In an attempt to clarify key terms, and in keeping with its aim to bring coherence, alignment, and complementarity to the field of risk-informed early action, REAP has developed this glossary as a tool to support productive conversations around the topic.

Risk-informed Early Action Partnership (REAP)
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Documents and publications

This UNDRR-WMO joint report assesses the current global status of multi-hazard early warning systems (MHEWS) against Target G of the Sendai Framework, collating data officially reported by the Member States with data collected through a WMO survey.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
UNDRR Bonn Office

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