#UN
Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, dedicated to building disaster
#resilience
and tackling
#climatechange
through implementation of the Sendai Framework
Top 3 long-term global risks:
1️⃣ extreme weather events
2️⃣ critical change to Earth systems
3️⃣ biodiversity loss & ecosystem collapse
💡It is a big challenge, but we must respond. Our future depends on it.
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@WEF
2024 Global Risks Report ➡️
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Applications for the Informal Programme of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction will be opening soon!
🎤 Side Events 🗓️ from 30 Sept
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Disaster risks are not simple. Impacts often cascade across systems, creating new risks.
Addressing systemic risks requires a new approach, working across silos, accepting a greater degree of uncertainty.
Learn more about systemic risks ➡️
What do these things have in common?
Earthquakes🏚️
Volcanic eruptions🌋
Submarine landslides🌊
Coastal rock falls🪨
Large meteorites☄️
They can all cause a
#Tsunami
! 🌊
Knowing about tsunami hazards could save your life!
👉
#GetToHighGround
#TsunamiDay
🧑🏫✏️ The
@GADRRRES
Comprehensive School Safety Framework (CSSF) protects learners & strengthens school resilience.
💡This
#DRRday
, 13 October we want ALL countries to endorse the CSSF.
Has your government endorsed the CSSF? ➡️
#AreYouReady24
🌟For the fourth consecutive year, six women from across Asia and the Pacific have been chosen as finalists for the 2024 Women’s International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR) Excellence Award. 🌟
Meet the finalists ➡️
#WINDRR
🌐"We are in a climate meltdown," said UN S-G António Guterres at
#UNGA79
.
"Extreme temperatures, raging fires, droughts and epic floods are NOT natural disasters."
We need urgent
#ClimateAction
alongside adaptation and resilience building.
#NoNaturalDisasters
🛰️Can you see disasters from space?🪐
School students from 11 tsunami-affected countries got a chance of a lifetime to speak to an astronaut in space.
More about Tsunami United ➡️
👇
#TsunamiDay
#AreYouReady24
Tsunami United is a pioneering initiative to engage and educate high school students about tsunami hazards, awareness, and readiness.
Envision a future where coastal communities stand resilient against tsunamis. ➡️
#OurResilientFuture
The climate projections for Kenya 🇰🇪 (2050-2100) indicate a significant temperature rise, leading to an increase in the frequency of droughts. The number of people affected is expected to more than double. Kenya's risk profile for
#floods
and
#droughts
➡️
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction countries with concrete actions to protect development gains from the risk of disasters.
Its key targets for 2030 are outlined below. 👇
Thanks to recent progress in weather forecasting, meteorologists can give countries and communities precious time prepare for extreme weather events
📡
#EarlyWarningsForAll
💪
#EarlyAction
Read more:
🔥 What can we learn about disaster risk reduction from Indonesia’s devastating wildfires in 2023?
🌐The latest edition of the
#GAR2024
provides forensic analyses of past disasters, using 10 case studies. 🌱
➡️
#DisasterForensics
Healthy mangroves are an effective defense against destructive tsunamis 🌱
🌊 They can shrink wave heights by 5–30%, says
@UNEP
.
This is how
#GenerationRestoration
can reduce disaster risk
➡️
🏗️🌉🌆Resilient infrastructure is an essential pillar of disaster risk reduction.
@CDRI_world
has made impressive progress in delivering resilient infrastructure as part of achieving the SDGs, UNDRR is proud to have been part of CDRI's 5-year journey.
➡️
📢The facts are clear: early warnings save lives, deliver financial benefits, and advance the SDG progress
🌐Join
@UNDRR
head Kamal Kishore and a high-level panel to discuss
#EarlyWarningsForAll
.
🗓️ 23 Sept 16:15 (EDT)
SDG Lounge ➡️
#GrowingSolutions
Even on days where there is no official heatwave warning, serious threats from heat remains, with mortality increasing by 6-8% in three cities across India.
Heat-related health impacts are tricky to quantify, due to major gaps in the data.
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