Capacity development

The process of developing technical skills and institutional capability to effectively reduce disaster risk and build disaster resilience.

Latest Capacity development additions in the Knowledge Base

Nepalese man working in a rice field
UNEP has published a new policy brief to better inform climate adaptation planning and implementation. The new policy brief summarises lessons and best practices from 23 different National Adaptation Plans that UNEP is supporting around the world.
United Nations Environment Programme
Cover and source: United Nations Environment Programme
To better inform adaptation planning and implementation, this briefing note summarises lessons, practices and areas of future adaptation support from the National Adaptation Plans (NAP) that UNEP is supporting in 23 countries.
Crossroads of Yaoundé's central post office.
UNDP has partnered with UNEP, UNSN, UNDRR and the National Institute of Statistics and the Directorate of Civil Protection of Cameroon to host a learning event on climate change and disaster statistics.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Men fishing on a beach
Individuals chosen for the World Bank's West Africa Coastal Areas (WACA) Program will soon be granted a brand-new home in a secure location, shielded from the effects of climate change. The homes are expected to be completed in the latter half of 2023.
World Bank, the
Cover and source: Global Mangrove Alliance
Amid growing interest in the coastal resilience and climate mitigation potential of mangroves, the guidelines aim to build a shared understanding of best practices and facilitate scaling up of cost effective, inclusive, and successful restoration.
Thunderstorm over fields in South Africa.
Visitors, who hailed from Zambia, Kenya, Senegal, among other countries, practiced the latest techniques for generating seasonal forecasts for their countries, using their own national climate data as well as the hundreds of data sets available at IRI.
Columbia Climate School
A warning sign is set up to dissuade visitors from a liquefaction zone in Sulawesi
SM malls together with the Bureau of Fire Protection, Philippine National Police, and the local government unit’s disaster risk reduction council, gathered their employees,for the conduct of the simultaneous earthquake drill.
Cebu Daily News
Landslide-affected road
We have witnessed a growing number of geological disasters due to climatic shifts. One such disaster is the landslide, and this can be attributed to intense rainfall coupled with high slope angles in areas previously not expected to be susceptible.
European Geosciences Union

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