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Latest news on Disaster Risk Reduction

  • Affected country: Afghanistan Glide: CW-2024-000025-AFG

    On 3 March 2024, the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) under the auspices of the Vice President convened an Emergency Task Force Meeting in response to the heavy snowfall and extreme cold temperatures that affected…

    ReliefWeb Disaster News on Thursday, 21 March 2024
  • The Communication on managing climate risks in Europe sets out how the EU and its Member States can better anticipate, understand, and address growing climate risks.
    PreventionWeb Publications on Monday, 18 March 2024
  • Sendai GAP: Frequently Asked Questions
    PreventionWeb Publications on Monday, 18 March 2024
  • Rapid population growth in disaster-prone regions concentrates people where recovery after extreme events is costly. Investment in resilience is crucial.
    PreventionWeb Publications on Monday, 18 March 2024
  • The Sendai GAP aims 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, and promote and support women’s empowerment and leadership
    PreventionWeb Publications on Monday, 18 March 2024
  • The Sendai GAP aims to accelerate implementation of the Sendai Framework by substantially increasing resource allocations, activities and impacts of gender-responsive DRR and substantially decreasing gender-related disaster risk by 2030.
    PreventionWeb Publications on Monday, 18 March 2024
  • Complexity is a defining feature of disaster risks. This makes conventional, single-hazard and single-risk assessment approaches increasingly insufficient for comprehensive disaster risk management.
    PreventionWeb Publications on Friday, 15 March 2024
  • Introducing the CLIMAAX handbook - a dedicated guide for regions navigating the complexities of current and future climate risk.
    PreventionWeb Publications on Friday, 15 March 2024
  • Environmental Solutions Limited (ESL) is a noted Caribbean-wide resource of environmental excellence. It was the first company in Jamaica to offer environmental consultancy by introducing an integrated approach to environmental management and development.
    PreventionWeb Publications on Friday, 15 March 2024
  • This Climate Risk Profile provides an overview of climate risks to food security and resilience in Somalia, including an overview of current and projected climate change impacts to agriculture, livestock, fisheries, water resources, and human health.
    PreventionWeb Publications on Friday, 15 March 2024