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”.
This blog resilience means having more choices when risks arise. Strengthening livelihoods, empowering women and protecting ecosystems helps households build financial security, manage uncertainty and adapt to changing circumstances.
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
Women's International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR)
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.
On International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, SRSG Kamal Kishore reflects on how everyday decisions about our homes shape disaster risk, how public policy can expand people’s capacity to act, and why recovery works best when households shape it.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
When policy, finance and implementation work together to protect where people live, resilience takes root – strengthening communities today and expanding opportunity for generations to come.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
This report aims to provide a comprehensive stocktake of the impacts of climate change on children across six major hazards that impact their health and well-being: extreme heat, droughts, wildfires, floods and storms, air pollution and ecosystem changes.
This policy brief outlines six policy recommendations for governments to protect young children, particularly vulnerable to the health effects of heat stress.
To achieve the goal of the Sendai Framework of reducing global disaster risks and losses, the theme of the IDDRR 2024, which falls on 13 October, will be on the role of education in protecting and empowering youth for a disaster-free future.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
The guide aims to help the reader understand what Anticipatory Action (AA) is and what benefits it offers; explain the different potential sources of AA finance available in a country; present real-world examples; and identify risks and challenges.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
The Guide for Adaptation and Resilience Finance sets out what constitutes adaptation and resilience finance. It seeks to provide confidence to investors looking to allocate capital to adaptation projects
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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.
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)
This study aims to evaluate how disasters affect student enrollment in higher education programs, considering both immediate and long-term consequences.
This note focuses on how integrated national financing framework (INFF) can support governments in achieving their disaster risk reduction (DRR) objectives.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
