Stranded boats on the Amazon riverbanks as drought hits the Amazon river
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Already, tropical cyclones are peppering the Pacific and skipping the Atlantic, and U.S. temperatures are topsy-turvy.

Yale Climate Connections
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Cuba is strengthening DRR through anticipatory action, risk-informed planning and inclusive Cooperation Frameworks that address climate hazards and social vulnerabilities.

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
World Health Organization (WHO)
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
World Food Programme (WFP)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
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The Fijian Minister for Agriculture explains how climate change is affecting the country’s vital farming sector.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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In the summer of 2021, the hills of northeastern Algeria disappeared behind walls of smoke. Wildfires swept through Béjaïa, El Tarf, and Tizi Ouzou with a speed and ferocity that overwhelmed communities and firefighters alike.

World Bank, the
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Mendocino and Monterey could become increasingly favorable for premium vintages under shifting climate, while Napa and Sonoma may face increased pressure in grape cultivation.

Frontiers in Climate
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The world continues to underinvest in heat adaptation and climate resilience more broadly. Companies that lead on adaptation can not only protect their bottom lines but also contribute to a more stable and resilient economy.

Fortune
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China launched a Long March 4B carrier rocket to deploy its latest oceanographic research satellite, the HY-2E, on Thursday morning, according to the China National Space Administration.

China Daily
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The risk of severe wildfires could be cut by reducing the dominance of a moorland grass that leaves the landscape vulnerable to outbreaks, according to researchers.

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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As El Niño intensifies, evidence from across the Amazon basin shows why Amazon wildfire prevention depends on Indigenous knowledge and fire governance built from the territories up.

Forest news
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The Dominican Republic has become the first country in Latin America and the Caribbean to integrate parametric insurance into its adaptive social protection system; providing rapid financial support to households when extreme rainfall or wind events occur

Insurance Development Forum
Research briefs

Ocean tides push upstream along coastal rivers, in some cases reaching hundreds of kilometers inland. These inland stretches are known as tidal rivers, and they’re the scene of complex interactions between the river current and tidal oscillations.

Eos - AGU
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Investing in disaster risk reduction (DRR) saves lives and money and future-proofs our development gains.
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Timor-Leste’s United Nations partners are linking DRR, climate action, food security, early warning, social protection and resilient infrastructure to help communities move from crisis response to resilience.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
World Food Programme (WFP)
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN WOMEN)
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This project position is located at the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Headquarters in Geneva. The incumbent reports to the Senior Coordination Officer of the Intergovernmental processes, Interagency cooperation and Partnerships Branch..
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The rising temperatures in the Arctic, driven by human-caused climate change, have significant repercussions for the region’s peoples and ecosystems, with impacts extending far beyond the region.

The Arctic Institute

The HKH Monsoon Outlook 2026 forecasts that several countries in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region, including Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan, are likely to witness drier-than-average monsoon conditions coupled with temperatures averaging 0.5 °C to

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
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Statements and messages

Statement on Venezuela earthquakes by Kamal Kishore, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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This opinion piece argues that mistrust in Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is rooted less in misinformation than in histories of conflict, neglect and unequal care, calling for locally led, trust-based public health action.

The New Humanitarian
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The Risk Analytics and Climate Services Department is a multi-disciplinary team of experts committed to providing innovative, science-based solutions for actions to adapt to climate change and mitigate the impacts of disasters.
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The Global Risk Communication Network is a worldwide community of researchers, experts, and practitioners dedicated to improving how risks are communicated before, during, and after emergencies.
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The UN Plan of Action on Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience is the contribution by the UN to ensure the implementation of the Sendai Framework contributes to a risk-informed and integrated approach to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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Every professional, from engineers to planners to policymakers, has a role in ensuring that risk knowledge is accessible, trusted, and actionable.
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The PreventionWeb community section is the interactive part of the platform where DRR professionals meet, collaborate, share opportunities, and build partnerships.
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The UN Plan of Action on Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience is the contribution by the UN to ensure the implementation of the Sendai Framework contributes to a risk-informed and integrated approach to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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Existing and potential use cases of losses and damages data across a range of different domains are presented as a small demonstration of the many applications available today and anticipated in the future
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The policy objective of anticipating and reducing risk is called disaster risk reduction (DRR). Although often used interchangeably with DRR, disaster risk management (DRM) can be thought of as the implementation of DRR, since it describes the actions that aim to achieve the objective of reducing risk.
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The risk communication hub aims to support practitioners - from any sector - who are planning public risk communication strategies with the general public.
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A central repository of resources, tools, and knowledge aimed at enhancing disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience building across the globe.
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This page displays local policies and plans on disaster risk, climate adaptation and resilience. Local policies and plans for disaster risk reduction are tailored strategies developed by or for municipal authorities and provincial governments to mitigate and manage the impacts of disasters within their communities.
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This page displays regional policies and plans on disaster risk, climate adaptation and resilience. Regional policies and plans for disaster risk reduction are collaborative strategies developed by countries within a specific region to address and mitigate the impacts of disasters collectively.
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This page displays national legal frameworks on disaster risk, climate adaptation and resilience. A national legal framework for disaster risk reduction (DRR) is a comprehensive set of laws, regulations, policies, and institutional arrangements that a country establishes to manage and mitigate disaster risks.
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This page displays intergovernmental declarations on disaster risk, climate adaptation and resilience. These declarations typically outline shared goals, principles, and actions that member states commit to implementing to enhance their resilience to disasters. Intergovernmental declarations serve as blueprints for national and local disaster risk reduction policies, fostering international cooperation and ensuring a coordinated effort to mitigate the impact of disasters globally.
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Understanding disaster risk is crucial for effectively preventing disasters. This page provides comprehensive and up-to-date risk profiles for countries around the world. The profiles offer in-depth information on risk for each country; they help identify and prioritize risk, guiding risk management. Explore dynamic maps that visualize disaster risks, access detailed reports on each country's vulnerability, exposure, and resilience to various disasters, and understand key indicators and metrics used to assess disaster risk.
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National strategies set implementation milestones, establish key roles and responsibilities, and identify technical and financial resources. At the same time, the existence of regional/sub-regional strategies and/or legally binding frameworks for disaster risk reduction acts as a significant incentive for the development of DRR strategies at national level.
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Concrete innovations, inventions, and strategies are reducing the impacts of disasters worldwide. These practical case studies and proven strategies address various aspects of disaster risk.
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The Sendai GAP aims to accelerate progress towards the mutually reinforcing goals of gender equality and the prevention and reduction of disaster risk by ensuring DRR efforts are gender-responsive, promoting and supporting women’s empowerment and leadership.
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From deterministic and probabilistic risk to intensive and extensive risk, explore key concepts in disaster risk reduction.
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From anticipatory action to scaling up DRR in humanitarian action, explore various approaches used to prevent disasters and reduce risk.
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Get to know the key terms of disaster risk reduction and hazards that might cause disasters. Inform your DRR strategy.
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A description of each of the 281 hazard information profiles (HIPs), developed using a consultative process by scientists and experts across the globe.
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Top stories and editors picks from the most recent additions.
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Find here the latest additions to the knowledge base platform of UNDRR. New content is monitored and added on a daily basis.
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Cascading risk is the probability of a chain reaction resulting from a hazard or failure which triggers interconnected impacts that may escalate across systems and sectors.
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Compound risk is the risk that two or more hazards or risk drivers interact (e.g. wildfire and hear or storms and heat), either simultaneously or consecutively, producing impacts greater than the sum of individual events, and complicating response and recovery.
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Systemic risk is associated with cascading impacts that spread within and across systems and sectors (e.g. ecosystems, health, infrastructure and the food sector) via the movements of people, goods, capital and information within and across boundaries (e.g. regions, countries and continents).
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The consultant is expected to deliver the following outputs: Validation and accuracy assessments of the outputs from SERVIR SEA and peer-reviewed publications
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Objective of this position is to conceptualize, design, deliver and anchor all research activities in line with CDRI’s goals and objectives from CDRI’s Research and Knowledge Management outlook.
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The Project Coordinator shall provide administrative, logistical, coordination, and operational support to facilitate the effective implementation of the LA-RES project and achievement of project objectives within the agreed timeframe.
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Anticipatory action Anticipatory action allows humanitarians and affected communities to make informed decisions ahead of a humanitarian crisis – saving time and money; preventing displacement, disease, loss of livelihood; and preserving the dignity of those affected. Scaling up anticipatory action