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Flood risk already affects 1.81 billion people

Climate change and unplanned urbanization could worsen exposure.

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High tech early warning system could curb next South African locust swarms

With another swarm predicted for September, the arrival of spring in the Southern Hemisphere, farmers in the vast 168,966 km² province have joined with researchers to introduce a software package to track locust swarms in real time.
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Research briefs

Climate change: wildfire risk has grown nearly everywhere – but we can still influence where and how fires strike

Humans have raised CO₂ levels in the atmosphere to 50% above what they were before the industrial revolution. Bouts of severe drought, heat and low humidity are becoming more extreme as the climate warms.
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Meet the high school activists fighting climate change in Zimbabwe

“We are climate activists!” “We are ready to fight disasters! We are ready to save lives!” The shouts echo throughout the hall at Biriiri high school in Chimanimani district, Manicaland, eastern Zimbabwe.
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Resource guides

Recovery Collection: Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) 2013

In November 2013, Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) devastated the Philippines, killing thousands and yielding unprecedented wreckage.
Words into Action
Implementation guides for the Sendai Framework
Latest guide: Nature-based solutions for disaster risk reduction
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Learning from Past Disasters
The Chernobyl disaster was the worst nuclear power plant accident of the 20th century.
Chernobyl Disaster (1986)
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Blog: DRR VOICES

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Expanding hurricane insurance coverage for individuals in the Caribbean

Parametric policies designed for lower-income consumers could help bridge the disaster insurance gap
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Blog

Prevention and preservation: An intelligent evacuation system for libraries and museums

This article offers an overview of smart evacuation management systems – which make use of soft computing techniques – as a component of DRR strategies, including crowd monitoring, disaster prediction, evacuation modelling, and guidelines for evacuation.
EXPLORE DRR VOICES
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030
DOCUMENTS, TOOLS AND PROCESSES
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A set of 38 indicators track progress in implementing the seven targets of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
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The UN Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) is the flagship report of the United Nations on worldwide efforts to reduce disaster risk.
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Join other cities on a pathway to resilience – making the city safer, preventing risks and promoting innovation and investments.
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Voluntary Commitments
The Voluntary Commitments initiative was developed to support the development of partnerships at all levels to implement the Sendai framework.
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Knowledge Hub: Women's Resilience to Disasters
A network of local, national, regional and global #DRR stakeholders and women's organizations working to build women’s resilience to disasters.
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Women's International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction
The Women's International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR) supports and promotes women's leadership in DRR across Asia and the Pacific.
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International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
The International Day for Disaster Reduction is an international day that encourages every citizen and government to take part in building more disaster-resilient communities and nations.
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DIRAJ is an association of journalists and communicators working in the fields of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and humanitarian response in Africa and around the world.
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Called for by the UN General Assembly the MTR SF marks the midpoint in the implementation of the Sendai Framework, the 2030 Agenda, the Paris Agreement and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda.