Disasters unfold across national boundaries, involving a range of interrelated hazards and complex dynamics. To tackle disaster risks and build resilience, it will require a united effort to move beyond working in silos.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction was a ‘wake-up call’ to improve preventative measures and ‘stop the spiral of increasing disaster impact and risk’. More countries must “Think Resilience”, and urgently adopt and improve early warning systems.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
The seventh Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction 2022 (GP2022) continued its work with another dense day, which included two plenary sessions on the Mid-term Review, a high-level dialogue, a ministerial roundtable, and other thematic sessions.
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
