DRR Community Voices

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

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Ioannis Vardakastanis Evangelia Kallimani Dimitrios Alexandris Efstathia Athinaiou Sofia Karma
An inclusive evacuation exercise took place in October 2023, organized by the European Center for Forest Fires, the General Secretariat of Civil Protection, and the National Confederation of Persons with Disabilities. PW interviewed the key stakeholders.
Samira Pfeiffer Maria Dewi Karen Dall Markus Reichstein Muhibuddin Usamah Saskia E. Werners Himanshu Shekhar Michael Hagenlocher
Understanding the opportunities and challenges of achieving equity in multi-hazard impact-based forecast and warning service through artificial intelligence (AI) is critical to ensuring that services benefit all.
Fabiane Parise
In May 2024 Brazil's State of Rio Grande do Sul was struck by catastrophic floods. The city of Veranópolis was one of the affected towns and our Risk Management Plan, set up as part of its implementation of MCR2030 programme, was put to the test.
Erik Asplund Madeline Harty Sarah Birch Ferran Martinez i Coma
Natural hazards not only present a huge humanitarian threat but also unparalleled challenges to electoral stakeholders seeking to protect electoral integrity during emergencies.
Angela Tamrakar
The BIPAD Portal was developed to meet the need to convey information to the community about the technical aspects of engineering that are vital to ensure disaster resiliency.
Meg Parsons
Community engagement is just as important as research and policymaking for successful efforts to adapt to the impacts of climate change and reduce disaster risks. Discover the climate resilience toolkit that includes a range of art activities.
In 2019, Retno initiated the idea to develop a disaster knowledge management platform that combines risk profiles and the distribution of knowledge products across Indonesia.
The proactive disaster risk management strategies employed by the Kyrgyz Republic serve as a valuable model for other nations with similar challenges.

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