The degradation of ecosystems, is driving disaster risk, making communities more vulnerable. Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco-DRR) offers a powerful solution by restoring and protecting these natural systems.
Learn why and how UN Women is putting this into practice in three countries from the Europe and Central Asia region - Georgia, Tajikistan, and Türkiye – with one important principle in mind: women and girls must always be at the center of these efforts.
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN WOMEN)
WMO has welcomed a declaration by the Group of 20 (G20) ministers which gives strong recognition to the need for multi-hazard early warnings and the essential role of National Meteorological Hydrological Services as the authoritative warning provider.
One of the main culprits for overlooking certain disasters is the way we talk about them. We tend to focus more on the narratives surrounding rapid-onset events — wildfires, earthquakes, hurricanes — versus long-term crises like climate change.
Every year, disasters threaten lives, livelihoods, and ecosystems. The human cost is devastating — and so is the often-overlooked suffering of animals. From floods to wildfires and conflict, animals are among the first affected and the last considered.
This October 13 marked the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. It is an opportunity to highlight the significant progress made in advancing this agenda in Central America and the Dominican Republic.
ARISE Philippines commemorated the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) 2025 with the theme "Fund Resilience, Not Disasters" on October 13, 2025, at the SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City.
Central America and the Dominican Republic face high disaster vulnerability. Investing in resilience is key: protect new infrastructure, strengthen existing assets, and plan for resilient recovery. The challenge: finance resilience, not disasters.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
CAF - Development Bank of Latin America and The Caribbean
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)
