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Climate risk management promotes peace in Uganda

In the Karamoja region of northern Uganda, conflict frequently erupted among herders and communities over access to water and pasture for livestock.
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Haiti’s path to building financial resilience against disasters 

Building resilience to natural hazards, such as hurricanes, flooding, and earthquakes, is never easy, especially for a country like Haiti.
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2021

International Cooperation in Disaster Risk Reduction: Target F

The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction issued a new report “International Cooperation in Disaster Risk Reduction” which highlights low levels of investments in disaster prevention and disaster risk reduction for the world’s most vulnerable countries
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Women's Resilience to Disasters Knowledge Hub Library

The Women’s Resilience to Disasters (WRD) Knowledge Hub is an online platform providing consolidated access to data, tools, research, and expertise on the gender dimensions of disasters and threats and gender-responsive disaster risk reduction and

Words into Action
Implementation guides for the Sendai Framework
Latest guide: Nature-based solutions for disaster risk reduction
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Learning from Past Disasters
Turkey: Izmit earthquake 1999

In August 1999, an earthquake in the city of Izmit killed thousands and left hundreds of thousands homeless

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Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030
DOCUMENTS, TOOLS AND PROCESSES
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Upcoming Events
Tackling climate change in fragile states and protracted crisis situations
Daring Cities 2021 Side Event - Making Cities Resilient 2030: Leaving no municipality behind
"International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction" Commemorative Webinar: Disaster Risk Reduction from Today into the Future: SDGs/Climate Change Perspectives and Japan's Leadership
Resilience, resistance and recovery: Responding to landslide risk in post-earthquake Nepal
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Sendai Framework
Sendai Framework Monitor
A set of 38 indicators track progress in implementing the seven targets of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
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Global Assesment Report
The UN Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) is the flagship report of the United Nations on worldwide efforts to reduce disaster risk.
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Making Cities Resilient 2030
Join other cities on a pathway to resilience – making the city safer, preventing risks and promoting innovation and investments.
Voluntary Commitments
Voluntary Commitments
The Voluntary Commitments initiative was developed to support the development of partnerships at all levels to implement the Sendai framework.
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Knowledge Hub: Women's Resilience to Disasters
A network of local, national, regional and global #DRR stakeholders and women's organizations working to build women’s resilience to disasters.
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Women's International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction
The Women's International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR) supports and promotes women's leadership in DRR across Asia and the Pacific.
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International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
The International Day for Disaster Reduction is an international day that encourages every citizen and government to take part in building more disaster-resilient communities and nations.
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Disaster Risk Reduction Association of Journalists
DIRAJ is an association of journalists and communicators working in the fields of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and humanitarian response in Africa and around the world.