PreventionWeb
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Hazards do not have to turn into disasters. PreventionWeb is a collaborative knowledge sharing platform on disaster risk reduction (DRR), managed by @UNDRR.
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During 2023 and 2024 the world has been shaken by several major earthquakes.
👇 Here are 5️⃣ lessons they have taught us, from Money Maker Blog and Miyamoto International ow.ly/BNiO50R8tzq
📢 Catch up on this week's disaster risk reduction news and research, expertly selected by the #PreventionWeb editorial team.
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Policy responses to hazards can have unintended consequences across different sectors and impacts across national boundaries.
🕸️ Impact Webs use an 8-step approach to manage systemic risks.
Discover Impact Webs ➡️ ow.ly/gOz850R2YMq #PreventionWeb #DRRVoices UN University - EHS
Pacific Island traditional risk knowledge relates to animals, plants, water and sky – and this research shows how these beliefs make scientific sense. 🔬
More on #PreventionWeb ➡️ ow.ly/4yy850QZPvf
🌡️The world is getting hotter, and extreme weather events are getting more severe and more frequent, with impacts on all aspects of life and society.
We need urgent #ClimateAction and adaptation.
Explore the World Meteorological Organization State of the Global Report ➡️ ow.ly/7jq950QWVU3
The #SendaiGAP will help governments & stakeholders reduce the negative impacts of gender discrimination and inequality in disasters.
How? By offering concrete guidance on promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls
More ➡️ undrr.org/quick/83944
At 1°C of additional global warming, heat & humidity will stop 1 in 8 people in the tropics from working safely outside, with severe economic impacts, says Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
Urgent actions are needed to reduce warming & to provide safe working conditions.
preventionweb.net/quick/83793
🕸️The cascading effects of complex systemic risks often reach far from the original event.
In #DRRVoices , UN University - EHS researchers introduce a novel methodology to explore the systemic nature of risk: Impact Webs.
Discover Impact Webs on #PreventionWeb ➡️ ow.ly/FVGP50QUyLC
📢 The Sendai Gender Action Plan is out!
The #SendaiGAP will drive progress towards gender equality in disaster risk reduction, promoting gender-responsive DRR efforts that support women’s empowerment and leadership.
Check it out: ➡️ preventionweb.net/SendaiGAP
5 years ago, on 14 March 2019, Cyclone Idai struck Mozambique, Zimbabwe, & Malawi.
Since then, progress on early warning systems means that communities can better prepare & take early action.
On PreventionWeb ➡️ ow.ly/exrz50QTXrO #EarlyWarningsForAll
The UN Development Human Development Report calls for global cooperation to address global crises, like the climate crisis.
This is critical to break the vicious cycle of disasters worsening poverty & poverty increasing exposure to disaster risk.
Explore ➡️ stories.undp.org/breaking-the-g…
📢 Early warning of drought can save money and save lives. In 🇲🇬 Madagascar, El Niño is harshening the effects of drought. UN Climate Crisis Coordinator for the El Niño Response Reena Ghelani explains how #AnticipatoryAction and #EarlyWarningsForAll is making a difference.👇