UN support to the UN Plan of Action on Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience

In the face of mounting disaster risks and with the memory of Hurricane Irma still vivid, Sint Maarten has taken a decision to build a comprehensive approach to disaster risk finance to bolster the island's financial preparedness to natural disasters.

For real, lasting climate adaptation and to avoid maladaptation, there is a need to complement top-down with bottom-up approach to climate adaptation-one that includes and empowers the communities most at risk as equal partners.

This report examines the role of community-led climate adaptation in enhancing the inclusiveness, resilience, and sustainability of cities, focusing on rapidly growing informal settlements.

This guidance, developed by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), provides a comprehensive guide to conducting a detailed assessment of the water sector.

Across Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, and Rwanda—nations stitched together by the River Nile’s timeless flow—a new current of hope is rising, fueled by hydrometeorological and socioeconomic data and a common shared vision.

This report presents the findings of a rigorous impact evaluation focused on anticipatory cash transfers in response to severe flooding in Nepal.

Countries must ensure that investments in building resilience also contribute to their broader growth objectives and strengthen their development strategies and economic policies.

This report analyzes the degree of coherence between national policies and plans focusing on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), disaster risk reduction (DRR), and climate change adaptation (CCA) in Europe and Central Asia.