Press release

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A project for a water resources early warning system in the Inkomati Basin, which is shared by South Africa with Mozambique and Eswatini, was announced today as the winner of the 2023 RISK Award.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
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Five cities - Ajman (UAE), Doral (US), Makati City (Philippines), Reykjavik (Iceland), and Vaughan (Canada) - have completed ISO 37123 Resilient Cities certification that empowers them to adopt data-driven approaches towards urban resilience.
World Council on City Data
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New paper builds the foundations of a resilience taxonomy to channel trillions into projects to reduce climate impacts.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
CREWS Initiative
An estimated 111 million people are better protected against climate-related hazards thanks to early warning systems put into place in 2022 by the Climate Risk Early Warning Systems (CREWS) Initiative.
The Climate Risk & Early Warning Systems Initiative
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
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Increasing numbers of people are being affected by larger, ever more complex and more expensive disasters because decision makers are failing to put people first and prevent risks from becoming disasters.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Regional Launch of the Early Warnings for All Initiative (EW4ALL) for the Caribbean
The “Regional Launch of the Early Warnings for All Initiative (EW4ALL) for the Caribbean” aims to drive coordinated political action towards strengthening multi-hazard early warning systems.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
United Nations Resident Coordinator Offices for the Caribbean States
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
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IOM
The International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has joined the Making Cities Resilient (MCR2030) initiative as a supporting entity.
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030)
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A report from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns that half of the countries globally are not protected by Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
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The winners were selected from the 420 nominations that were received from 24 countries across the Asia-Pacific region. The awards, which come with a cash prize, celebrate women's achievements in reducing disaster risk.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Women's International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR)
Concept of climate change technology.
Report focuses on greenhouse gases, global temperatures, climate predictions and tipping points, urban climate change, extreme weather impacts and early warnings.
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

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