Effective disaster risk communication will focus on a clearly defined issue.

Investing in disaster risk reduction (DRR) saves lives and money and future-proofs our development gains.

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.

How to communicate risk effectively: the 4-step loop Designing audience-centred risk communication: the Understand, Plan, Do, Improve cycle Communicating risk well is not about a single campaign or one-off message. It’s a continuous process that helps turn complex information into clear action

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.

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

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.

The risk communication hub aims to support practitioners - from any sector - who are planning public risk communication strategies with the general public.

A central repository of resources, tools, and knowledge aimed at enhancing disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience building across the globe.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

From anticipatory action to scaling up DRR in humanitarian action, explore various approaches used to prevent disasters and reduce risk.

From deterministic and probabilistic risk to intensive and extensive risk, explore key concepts in disaster risk reduction.

Get to know the key terms of disaster risk reduction and hazards that might cause disasters. Inform your DRR strategy.

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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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.

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.

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).

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

WiA are a series of guidelines, based on global expertise, communities of practice, and networks of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) practitioners. The guidelines provide practical, specific advice on implementing a people-centered approach to DRR in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.

PreventionWeb features content that helps DRR stakeholders better understand disaster risk and learn from the implementation of DRR strategies, policies and measures.

PreventionWeb offers profiles, publications, news, and resources for disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation across continents and countries.

PreventionWeb is the global knowledge sharing platform for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience. The site offers a range of knowledge products and services to facilitate the work of disaster risk management and emergency management professionals and is managed by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).

Organization profiles of organizations whose work scopes have stakes in the field of disaster risk reduction.

Meetings and conferences related to topics concerning disaster risk reduction, disaster risk communication, sustainability, resilience, recovery and beyond.

Insect infestation An insect pest infestation is a recently detected insect pest population, including an incursion, or a sudden significant increase of an established insect, disease agents or weed population in an area leading to damage to plants in production fields, forests or natural habitats

A heatwave is a marked warming of the air, or the invasion of very warm air, over a large area; it usually lasts from a few days to a few weeks.

Preparedness is the knowledge and capacities developed by governments, response and recovery organizations, communities and individuals to effectively anticipate, respond to and recover from the impacts of likely, imminent or current disasters.

Designing, resourcing and implementing gender-sensitive disaster risk reduction policies, plans and programmes. raising awareness of gendered vulnerabilities of men, women and LGBTs, and promoting inclusion and leadership of women and gender minorities in DRR.

Key disaster risk reduction related United Nations (UN) resolutions and reports.

The latest materials including children's books, textbooks, lesson plans, activities, games, and online resources on disaster prevention and school safety.

This page displays regional, national and local policy documents and declarations on disaster risk, climate adaptation and resilience.

Learn from past disasters on the PreventionWeb knowledge base. Εxplore the lessons learned from past disasters, what were the risk drivers, impacts and efforts towards building back better.

Keep up to date with the latest resource guides on the PreventionWeb knowledge base. These resource guides bring together a selection of reference material on various disaster risk reduction topics and emerging trends.

Keep up to date with the latest research on disaster risk and resilience on the PreventionWeb knowledge base.

The latest updates on disaster risk and resilience in the news, and news from the DRR community and beyond.

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Sovereign risk Sovereign risk is the financial damage a government faces after a disaster. Sovereign risk refers to the financial exposure a government faces in the event of a disaster. When disaster-related costs are not integrated into national budgets, governments may struggle to meet debt

Direct disaster losses refer to directly quantifiable losses such as the number of people killed and the damage to buildings, infrastructure and natural resources. Indirect disaster losses include declines in output or revenue, and impact on wellbeing of people, and generally arise from disruptions to the flow of goods and services as a result of a disaster.

Deterministic risk considers the impact of a single risk scenario, whereas probabilistic risk considers all possible scenarios, their likelihood and associated impacts.