Early warning systems must identify imminent hazards, but they also have to ensure that those at risk can receive, understand, and act on the alert.

Learn more about women leaders making early warnings more effective and inclusive👇
ow.ly/j5Ix50Ro26q #EarlyWarningsForAll

Get involved in shaping the APMCDRR 2024! ➡️ Host a 60-minute partner event on a topic of your choice within the thematic pillars of the conference and inspire change to reduce #disaster risk. Apply by 31 May. For more information 👉🏾 apmcdrr.undrr.org/2024/get-invol…

Today’s meeting for Thai 🇹🇭 communities showed once again what a multistakeholder approach to #DRR can look like: the Disaster Prevention & Mitigation Dept joins forces with municipalities & their association to build #ResilientCities together with support from universities.

Asia remains the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate & water-related hazards.

With sea levels rising above the global average in most of the region, World Meteorological Organization's latest #StateOfClimate report stresses the urgency for #ClimateAction . wmo.int/media/news/cli…

Call for abstracts is still open! Join us at the #AsiaPacific Disaster Law Conference 2024 (June 25-27, Christchurch, NZ) to explore the role of international & domestic law as a driver for #DRR . Submit your papers or panels by 29 April 👉🏾 apdisasterlaw.wixsite.com/disaster-law

Get involved at the APMCDRR 2024!
Are you interested in shaping the informal conference programme?

📢 Host a partner event
💡 Organize a learning lab
🎙️ Present on the Ignite Stage
🪧 Run an exhibition booth

Applications are now open until 31 May 👉🏾
apmcdrr.undrr.org/2024/get-invol…

Join us this Friday for the start of an inspiring webinar series on Women Leading Resilience! Featuring the 2023 WIN #DRR Excellence 🏆 winner Shaila Shahid. Organized by WIN DRR Philippines 🇵🇭.

🗓️ 26 April 2024, 3:00-4:30 pm (GMT+8)
➡️ Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

WIN #DRR Excellence Award 2024 🏆: Do you know a woman who has achieved exceptional professional success in the field of disaster risk reduction in #AsiaPacific ?

Nominate yourself or her by 14 June for the award sponsored by SM Prime Holdings 👉🏾 undrr.org/news/nominatio…

🌳🌳Reinforcing slopes with native trees and shrubs can be an effective, economical and sustainable alternative to clearing landslide-prone hills and using artificial reinforcements, research from @sydney_uni shows.

▶️ preventionweb.net/quick/84511 #NatureBasedSolutions

📢 Registration is now open for the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
➡️ bit.ly/APMCDRR2024_Re…

🗓️ 14-18 October 2024
📍 Manila, Philippines 🇵🇭
For more information, visit apmcdrr.undrr.org

This week, #AnticipatoryAction made another big leap forward in the #Pacific with the 2nd Regional Workshop happening. Great to see so many different Govt entities, NGOs, regional partners, Red Cross, 🇺🇳 & private sector all collaborating on early warnings & early actions.

While looking at the aftermath of 2018 super-typhoon #Ompong in the #Philippines 🇵🇭, scientists noticed that households that planted underground crops right after the disaster had faster access to food. ow.ly/QUeC50Rg0Cp #FoodSecurity

Sri Lankan farmers face numerous disaster risks, like floods, droughts & pests. ⛈️
🌱An innovative indexed insurance plan gives them the confidence to try new things, like diversifying crops & using new techniques to mitigate risks.
Learn more ➡️ ow.ly/AbKn50R6zJb IWMI

The #WINDRR Rising Star Award 🏆 is presented to a woman who has demonstrated leadership potential early in her #DRR career. Does this sound like you or someone you know? 👉🏾 Nominate yourself or others by 14 June 2024:
undrr.org/news/nominatio…

📢 Nominations for the 2024 Women’s International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction #WINDRR Leadership Awards are now open!
Nominate yourself or others by 14 June 2024:
➡️ undrr.org/news/nominatio…

UNDRR internships give students and young graduates first-hand experience of the day-to-day working environment in the UN's lead agency for the coordination of disaster risk reduction.

Discover UNDRR internships ➡️ ow.ly/6qLE50R7sCy

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

“Women are not just vulnerable but have the capacity to take on leadership roles & become powerful change-makers, driving the transformation towards a more resilient society and nation' –Krishna Karkee, 2023 #WINDRR award finalist.

Read Krishna's story ➡️ ow.ly/2Y3G50R5JR4

Sri Lankan farmers face numerous disaster risks, like floods, droughts & pests. ⛈️
🌱An innovative indexed insurance plan gives them the confidence to try new things, like diversifying crops & using new techniques to mitigate risks.
Learn more ➡️ ow.ly/AbKn50R6zJb IWMI

Delighted to have a fruitful discussion with Mr Marco Toscano-Rivalta and Ms Chinatsu Endo of UNDRR Asia-Pacific on #ASEAN 🇯🇵 cooperation for disaster risk reduction in the region. I hope that 🇯🇵's expertise on disaster management can contribute to make a difference!