United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

💡 This week's #DRRquiz tests how much you know about international agreements on #DRR.

REMINDER: Join students from the Indian Ocean region as they find out about natural hazard research and monitoring, as seen from the unique perspective of an astronaut in the International Space Station (ISS). The educational activity is promoted by the Tsunami United initiative, a project engaging students in the Indian Ocean region as part of the 20th commemoration of the 2004 tsunami. TODAY! 🗓️ Friday 2 August | 12:15 pm UTC / 2:15pm CEST Livestream ➡️ https://ow.ly/NoVe50SN7VY #AreYouReady #DRRday #TsunamiUnited #OurResilientFuture

📢 This week's selection of #DRR 🗞 news and 🔬 research – from the #PreventionWeb editors.

🆘 We cannot reduce disaster risk without tackling #Biodiversity loss. 🌳🌱 Environmental degradation is both a driver and consequence of disasters, reducing the capacity of the environment to meet social and ecological needs. We must invest in nature-based solutions and ecosystem-based approaches to benefit all people and nature. ➡️ https://ow.ly/3y5R50SObRl

#EarthOvershootDay

🌡️ Africa is one of the lowest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change – but has already experienced widespread losses and damages attributable to climate change, including biodiversity loss, water shortages, reduced food production, loss of lives and reduced economic growth. 💡Limiting global warming to 1.5°C is expected to substantially reduce damages to African economies, agriculture, human health, and ecosystems compared to higher levels of global warming. ⚙️ But there are a range of adaptation options available today to deal with future climate risks: ♻️Integrating climate adaptation into social protection programmes, such as cash transfers, public works programmes and healthcare access, can increase resilience to climate change. 🙎♀️Gender-sensitive and equity-based adaptation approaches reduce vulnerability for marginalised groups across multiple sectors in Africa, including water, health, food systems and livelihoods. 📢Early warning systems based on targeted climate services can be effective for disaster risk reduction. ➡️Explore the different scenarios from the IPCC Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability ➡️ https://ow.ly/2zbs50SObug

🌊In May 2024, unprecedented floods in Brasil's Rio Grande do Sul struck Veranópolis. 🇧🇷 🛡️The city's Risk Management Plan, set up as part of its implementation of #MCR2030 resilience building, was put to the test. 💪Discover how the preparations and risk reduction measures helped reduce damages – and the lessons learnt on the city's continued journey towards resilience – in this #PreventionWenWeb #DRRvoices blog post from the Veranópolis' Civil Defense Coordinator ➡️ https://ow.ly/vOEK50SO8XG

The INFORM Risk Index is an open index for measuring the risk of humanitarian crises globally. The INFORM partners – which include UNDRR – believe that the availability of shared analysis of crises and disasters can lead to better coordination of actors and better outcomes for at-risk and affected people. INFORM creates a space and process for shared analysis that can support joint strategy development, planning and action to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. This can bring together development, humanitarian and other actors to manage risk and respond better when crises do occur. Explore the INFORM 2024 Report to learn more ➡️ https://ow.ly/AYv750SOao8

Can our infrastructure handle extreme heat? 🚆🛤️✈️ The climate crisis is causing more frequent and severe heat waves across the globe. Much of our critical infrastructure was built for a cooler world and is unprepared for this new normal. Roads buckle, trains slow down, and power grids strain, risking blackouts. We need to reduce risks with stress testing and investments in making infrastructure resilient ➡️ https://ow.ly/qkGu50SNYlu

Disasters are getting faster!⚡ The #ClimateCrisis is making extreme weather faster and more unpredictable. 🚨 We must be prepared for flash droughts, sudden extreme rains, and wildfires – which may happen rapidly. Read more ➡️ https://ow.ly/y2Ah50SNnor