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DRR Community Voices

The DRR Community Voices share personal stories and perspectives from the disaster risk reduction trenches on reducing risk and building resilience.

  • Our posts from both practitioners and academics reach a global audience and can influence policy, practices and approaches.
  • We invite you to propose your own blog and submit it for review.
  • Most articles can be republished under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO Deed.
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David Alexander, Professor of Risk and Disaster Reduction, University College London

Why we should regard 2017 as the centenary of disaster risk reduction

On 6th December 1917 two ships collided in Halifax, Nova Scotia. One, the SS Mont-Blanc, bore a cargo of munitions. A fire ignited them and the
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Robert D Watkins, United Nations Development Programme - Bangladesh

Building a disaster-resilient, prosperous Bangladesh

Today Bangladesh stands at a vital crossroads in its development path. Having averaged a 6 percent economic growth in the past decade, the country

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Robert Glasser, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

UN welcomes Trump commitment to resilient infrastructure

The Oroville Dam’s structural weakness and the forced evacuation of 200,000 people living in its shadow has seen renewed interest in President Trump’s

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Kirsi Madi, Director, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

Haiti and why we need more women managing disaster risk

Six months after Hurricane Matthew devastated Haiti, we know that it made the situation of women and girls even more precarious.

A Government-led

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Margareta Wahlström, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Swedish Red Cross

How can the world better prepare for natural disasters?

It is no longer business as usual. From major global businesses to SMEs to small local producers, economic losses from disasters are a growing threat

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