underscoring the urgent need to shift from reactive disaster response to proactive disaster risk reduction (DRR). The economic toll of these disasters is staggering. Hurricane Helene ...

A report marking the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction finds many deaths and economic losses from natural disasters could be averted by investing in preventive risk reduction measures.

In this context, UNESCO gives priority to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and resilience in the education sector, following an all-hazard, all-risk approach. UNESCO has long identified the need to ...

But ensuring a minimum living wage, improving working conditions and boosting job security are crucial elements of disaster risk reduction. Raising the rate of Jobseeker (or Newstart) to keep ...

The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2024 focuses on the role of education in protecting and empowering children for a disaster-free future. Many disasters, often worsened by climate ...

There are, however, clear signs that disaster risk reduction has become a key policy for the regime, representing a focal shift from disaster response and recovery toward a more proactive approach ...

Together with the World Health Organization Sasakawa Health Prize and the UN Environment Programme Sasakawa Environment Prize, the United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction is one of ...

The G20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRRWG), under the Indian Presidency, concluded the third and final meeting in Chennai on Wednesday with all G20 members accepting the relevant action ...