Capacity development

When disaster strikes, coming together to support impacted communities not only helps with their recovery – it can set them on the path to a more resilient, sustainable future.

Drawing on her expertise as a civil engineer in seismic safety and risk prevention, América Bendito offers an intimate look into the importance of meticulous planning to create built environments able to withstand earthquake tremors.

Analyzing how intensifying climate change threatens to increase poverty and hunger in the Asia and the Pacific, this report highlights the need for transformative solutions that advance climate action, increase resilience, and protect development gains.

Backed by funding from the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) initiative, WMO is supporting Cambodia and Lao PDR to strengthen effective and risk-informed early warning services, especially against floods and droughts.

Drawing on emerging best practices, a team provided in-depth training to regional and municipal officials in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao on how to design conflict-sensitive disaster recovery frameworks.

The Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Project, with World Bank support, has built 81 bridges to provide increased resilience and better livelihoods for the rural population.

La Secretaría de Gestión Integral de Riesgos y Protección Civil de la Ciudad de México, ha desarrollado un Kit de Bienvenida MCR2030 con el objetivo de guiar a las Alcaldías, y gobiernos locales.

The Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project (TCAP) continues to roll out training for the use of a coastal hazard modeling tool, to detect and mitigate coastal risks. This software will support efforts to mitigate threats like sea-level rise in the long-term.