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

  • Our posts from both practitioners and academics reach a global audience and can influence policy, practices and approaches.
  • We invite you to propose your own blog and submit it for review.
  • Most articles can be republished under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO Deed.
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Nurmalahayati Nurdin, Doctoral researcher at the Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction, University College London

Improving school resilience: Who are the key actors? A Perspective from Indonesia

Indonesia is an archipelago country which experiences various catastrophes. Over the years, the casualty rate and the cost of natural disasters have

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Susanna Tol, Senior Communications and Advocacy Officer, Wetlands International, Wetlands International

We need to use nature smarter than we have in the past

Are ecosystem based solutions to reducing risk gaining ground? And what can be done to bring these solutions from small pilots to scale and integrated

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William Lacy Swing, International Organization for Migration

How long must communities in disaster prone areas remain hopeful?

2015 was the year of hope for the global migration and humanitarian communities. 

That year, we saw the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development call

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Yohannes Yemane Kesete, Disaster Risk Management Specialist, The World Bank

The Road to Recovery in Dominica: Rebuilding and Resilience after Cyclone Erika

On August 27, 2015, there was little sense of anxiety or urgency in Dominica as the first rains landed on this small Eastern Caribbean island state

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Daniel Stander, Global Head of the RMS Public Sector Group, Risk Management Solutions

How to accelerate the understanding of disaster risk

RMS is delighted in playing an integral role at the United Nations’ Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Cancun next week.  This is the

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Triveño Luis, Urban Development Specialist, World Bank Group

To build resilient cities, we must treat substandard housing as a life-or-death emergency

The scene is as familiar as it is tragic: A devastating hurricane or earthquake strikes a populated area in a poor country, inflicting a high number

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Katie Peters, Senior Research Fellow, Overseas Development Institute

How can we lower disaster risk? Have a strategy, look for vulnerability and be accountable

When the world’s governments meet in Cancun this week, they will reaffirm their commitment to protecting their citizens from disasters.

Most will

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Toshihiro Sonoda, Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist, World Bank, the

Making Waves in Resilience: Managing Water to Reduce Disaster Risk

What do you think of when you hear ‘water issues’? You may think of water supply, sanitation or even food security.

Water issues in fact vary from

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