The issues related to disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation are cross-cutting, and relevant to all of UNESCO’s fields of competence. With that in mind, UNESCO’s strategy for 2022 ...

The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, held each year on 13 October, celebrates how people and communities around the world are reducing their exposure to natural hazards. Although it is ...

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 ...

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 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR), observed every year on October 13, offers a critical reminder to shift from disaster response to disaster prevention. As we reflect on ...

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 — Artificial intelligence has the potential to enhance disaster risk reduction efforts, especially for countries heavily impacted by natural hazards, global experts said.