@UNDRR

#UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, dedicated to building disaster #resilience and tackling #climatechange through implementation of the Sendai Framework

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In 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in 🇭🇹 Haiti killed 222,000 people and left millions homeless. But in 2012 just two people died when a 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit 🇨🇷 Costa Rica. Why? 🏗️ Strict building codes. Resilient infrastructure saves lives.👇 #BuildingResilience
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🌊🏝️ Nature-based solutions use coastal ecosystems to protect us from coastal hazards like tsunamis. 🌱 Upper beaches and dunes 🫧 Intertidal wetlands 🪸 Aquatic ecosystems ➡️ ow.ly/Peqa5100AJT #TsunamiDay #ResilienceStartsWithYou
Nature-based solutions can help protect and restore coastal ecosystems, reducing coastal risk.

ALT Nature-based solutions can help protect and restore coastal ecosystems, reducing coastal risk.

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Let’s break the chain. Stop saying NATURAL disasters—and others will follow. 💡 There’s no such thing as a natural disaster! ❌ A hurricane, earthquake, or flood is a natural HAZARD – but DISASTERS only happen when people are unprotected, exposed, vulnerable. #NoNaturalDisasters
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🎴 When drought lowered Panama Canal water levels, shipping disruptions rippled through global supply chains. ⛓️‍💥 🪄One consequence: delays to the release of new Magic: The Gathering cards. Climate risks cascade across interconnected systems➡️ ow.ly/CXXM5100zPP
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Climate hazards are disrupting sports events. 🌡️ Extreme heat 🌫️ Wildfire smoke 🌊 Storms and floods 🕐 Schedule disruption 👥 Spectators exposed to risks The climate crisis is changing the rules of the game. ➡️ ow.ly/9EMV5100B8q
Infographic showing five climate hazards impacting summer sports, including extreme weather, heat, wildfire smoke, floods, and storms disrupting events.

ALT Infographic showing five climate hazards impacting summer sports, including extreme weather, heat, wildfire smoke, floods, and storms disrupting events.

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🚨After a disaster strikes, early damage assessments can help save lives, deliver aid, and restore systems. This is how Japan invests in developing cutting-edge technology to assess damage & take action. ➡️ ow.ly/pHZ55100Awq #TsunamiDay #ResilienceStartsWithYou
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When people see familiar streets submerged in a flood simulation, risk becomes very real – even if it's virtual. In France, water management authorities are using VR to communicate flood risk, to start dialogue about risk reduction. #DRRvoices ➡️ ow.ly/I3IX5100AW6
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🚑 Hospitals are often on the front line of disasters. But how prepared are the people who keep them running in an emergency? 🏥Training, accessibility & regular exercises help build a culture of preparedness in healthcare settings. ➡️ow.ly/AuIZ5100A4F #DRRvoices
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🌧️☀️ Did you know.... flood risk can actually increase after droughts? Why? Dry, scorched soil becomes solid, unable to absorb heavy rain—leading to surface runoff and flash floods. 🌊 Healthy soil helps prevent floods. 🌱 #SoilHealth
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🏘️Homes account for 50%+ of expected annual building stock disaster losses. We can make homes more resilient: 📍 Safer locations 📐 Risk-informed building codes 🔧 Retrofitting 📊 Measure exposure and vulnerability ➡️ ow.ly/BHVn5100zxu #ResilienceStartsAtHome #DRRday
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🗨️ "Europe's resilience will be built in its regions, provinces, cities and communities." On #UNDay, we look back at our recent #CoRplenary debate with @UNDRR SRSG Kamal Kishore on strengthening resilience to pressing challenges such as wildfires and drought.

Plenary debate with UNDRR

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🎶🌊The most effective tsunami warning may be a song! 🎵 Emotion builds connection 🧠 Melody aids memory 📻 Local voices extend reach 🏃 Song leads to action 🎶Sing along "Tsunami, tsunami...." ➡️ ow.ly/HueN5100wju #TsunamiDay #ResilienceStartsWithYou
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📢 Can everyone in your household receive and understand an emergency warning? Find a practical next step with Resilience in One Action, the @UNDRR–@ifrc interactive preparedness guide. 👉 ow.ly/boMN5100bSV #ResilienceStartsAtHome #DRRDay
Woman checking emergency alert on phone as storm approaches, emphasizing the importance of early warnings for all household members.

ALT Woman checking emergency alert on phone as storm approaches, emphasizing the importance of early warnings for all household members.

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📰 A fresh batch of insights from the world of disaster risk reduction. Explore the 🗞️ latest news updates and 🔬 trusted research, carefully selected by the #PreventionWeb editors. 🌍 ➡️ ow.ly/10gM5100a4e #ResilienceStartsAtHome 👣 Follow 👍 Like 🔔 Subscribe 🗨️ Comment
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🌍 Climate disasters don't stop at borders. A drought, flood, or heatwave in one region can ripple through global food trade, creating risks beyond where it occurs. Disaster risk reduction must take a systems approach to address interconnected risks. ➡️ow.ly/i8fb5100buU
Diagram showing how extreme heat and drought reduce crop yields, disrupt exports, increase food prices, and cause widespread food insecurity across borders.

ALT Diagram showing how extreme heat and drought reduce crop yields, disrupt exports, increase food prices, and cause widespread food insecurity across borders.

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Disaster risk exists as a spectrum. 🎯 Deterministic assessment: one defined scenario 🔭 Probabilistic assessment: likelihood across thousands of events Together, they provide a better foundation for preparedness. ➡️ ow.ly/v8925100bqw
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Extreme heat kills more people each year than all other climate hazards. Yet public finance systems are reactive, only spending after the crisis. 🆕 @UNDRR and @NDMAindia report sets out a comprehensive heat resilience financing strategy ➡️ ow.ly/izlN50ZZMRo #BeatTheHeat
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💧Flooded homes. Failed harvests. Since 2000, recorded flood disasters have risen by 134% compared with the two previous decades. Early warnings, healthy ecosystems and resilient infrastructure can reduce water risks.➡️ ow.ly/mUpM50ZZFQh #2026UNWC
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Island nations are under threat from rising seas, but healthy ecosystems can help atoll islands hold their ground: 🐦 Seabirds bring nutrients 🪸 Parrotfish turn dead coral into sand 🌿 Native plants grip the shallow soil ➡️ ow.ly/3QG550ZZGRf #ForNature #COP17Armenia
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Heat then flood. Flood then heat. Heat and flood at once. 🌡️🌊 Compound events exceed the impact of single hazards – and traditional risk assessments often miss them. Explore further ➡️ ow.ly/ukzY50ZZMPw
Diagram explaining compound risk from climate change, urbanization, and environmental degradation increasing hazards like heatwaves and floods.

ALT Diagram explaining compound risk from climate change, urbanization, and environmental degradation increasing hazards like heatwaves and floods.

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