Marking the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, the UN chief stressed that “as climate and disaster risks multiply, building safer dwellings is the shared responsibility of governments, developers, engineers and communities”.
For this year’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNDP describes how risk-informed housing and land-use planning is taking shape in Cuba, Jamaica and Venezuela, in a region where 81.2 per cent of the population lives in cities.
Households absorb much of the cost of disasters: Post-Disaster Needs Assessments from 20 countries in Asia and the Pacific put about 40 per cent of impacts in social and productive sectors. ESCAP sets out three government interventions.
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP)
The WIN DRR Leadership Awards 2026 have been granted to Ms Utumapu of Samoa and Ms Hualde of the Philippines, in recognition of their contributions to strengthening inclusive disaster resilience and women’s leadership.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
This free online game, inspired by the book "Tout peut changer en une minute", teaches the right reflexes before, during and after a disaster or emergency. Players face concrete situations and receive an immediate explanation of the right action.
Nobody knows a home's risks better than the people who live in it. These seven examples show what happens when women, young people and residents with disabilities help plan, build and check the work.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
The Government of Lao PDR, supported by the United Nations, NGOs and CSOs, launch an inclusive risk communication initiative and a video competition on the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction to improve early warnings.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
Long before building codes, communities designed homes for earthquakes, heat and floods. Many of their techniques still work. Discover 6 examples of how time-tested traditional knowledge is making homes around the world more resilient. 🛖
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
When confronted by disaster, home is the first thing we fight to protect, and the first line of defence too. Resilience is innovated at the household level – through smarter design, better data and nature being put to work. 🌿
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Making homes more resilient is about understanding the risks people face, working with communities and finding solutions that help people live safely, before disaster strikes, not simply rebuild afterwards.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
