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This news story highlights how UN-supported disaster shelters in Palau are strengthening community resilience to climate hazards by providing safe refuges and enhancing preparedness.
“Tsunami prevention really highlights how important it is to have multilateral action,” said Kamal Kishore in an interview with UN News, commenting on the 30 July magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Russia that triggered a Pacific-wide tsunami alert.
As climate impacts extends into every aspect of sustainable development, the World Meteorological Organization is intensifying its efforts for disaster prevention in 2025 and beyond.
UN News recently joined one of these drills in Orlalan, Timor Leste where children play a crucial role. During the exercise, they practice staying in visible areas, protecting their heads, and shouting for help if they're trapped.
People living in Madagascar are learning to adapt to rapidly altering climatic conditions in what is said to be the fourth most climate change affected country worldwide.
Marking the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on Friday, UN chief António Guterres called on countries everywhere to boost resilience and adaptation, to build a safer and more just future for all.
The UN General Assembly will seek the opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on countries’ obligations to address climate change, following the adoption by consensus of a resolution on Wednesday.
After days of intense negotiations, countries at the latest UN Climate Change Conference, COP27, reached agreement on an outcome that established a funding mechanism to compensate vulnerable nations for ‘loss and damage’ from climate-induced disasters.
Voluntary Commitments
The organization has no registered commitments.
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.