It can, however, support faster, smarter, and more targeted interventions that help lessen the impact for people when a disaster occurs. As a complement to existing disaster risk reduction (DRR ...

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 ...

MARIKINA CITY, (PIA) — The Marikina City Government, through the Marikina City Rescue 161 or Marikina City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MCDRRMO) continues to train youth volunteers ...

The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Velenkosini Hlabisa, will officially launch the inaugural virtual meeting of the Group of Twenty Disaster Risk Reduction Working ...

The Yobe SEMA and the Swiss Government delegation, led by the Deputy Ambassador Mr. Siamak Rouhani and Ms. Valeria Hutter, a Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) expert have during the visit engaged in ...

India is committed to the Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Principal Secretary, P.K. Mishra said on Friday (November 1, 2024), while calling for ...

MANILA, Philippines – Sainbuyan Amarsaikhan, Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia, has commended the Philippines for its “proactive initiatives” in disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM).

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Loren Legarda said disaster risk reduction (DRR) must be an election issue. A staunch advocate of environmental awareness and protection, Legarda, during an interview ...

MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos yesterday called on countries in the Asia-Pacific region to increase investments and funding in disaster risk reduction measures in the face of more ...

To protect children from disasters, countries must consider their vulnerabilities and needs when designing national and local disaster risk reduction strategies. Equally important is empowering ...

The project, called the AI Chatbot and SMS Analysis for Disaster Risk Reduction, was used in 2021 to help people to navigate information about floods and droughts in South Sudan, Rwanda ...