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Ensuring an all-of-society engagement and partnership for DRR through empowerment and inclusive, accessible and non-discriminatory participation, paying special attention to people disproportionately affected by disasters, especially the poorest.

Here are five ways countries ensure persons with disabilities are not left behind when the next disaster strikes.

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Persistent gender inequalities continue to shape how societies prepare for, experience, and recover from climate and disaster risks. Here are three areas where gender data reveals clear implications for disaster risk reduction and resilient development.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Documents and publications

This brief examines how the rights and needs of assistive technology users can be more effectively addressed in DRR and climate action.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Documents and publications

This study examines a peer leadership approach by a disability representative organisation in Australia, designed to enhance individualised support for members and improve systemic advocacy efforts.

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier)
Research briefs

A new three-year Charles Sturt University research project has uncovered how extreme heat is quietly disrupting home care services in rural New South Wales.

Charles Sturt University
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The city is on track to install barriers and elevate roads and sidewalks in the port neighborhood of Red Hook. Experts say it will provide insufficient protection from storms.

New York Amsterdam News
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Documents and publications

This briefing shows how current climate policies and emergency responses continue to ignore the rights, needs, and lived experiences of persons with disabilities.

European Disability Forum
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Māori communities - many of whom are located in coastal, rural, and geographically vulnerable areas - face disproportionate risks before, during, and after extreme weather events.

Waatea News
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Location: Brazil Cambodia India Solomon Islands
Countries like Brazil, the Solomon Islands and Cambodia are strengthening MHEWS through mobile-based strategies tailored to local contexts and resource realities.
  • United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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