United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

🐈⬛ Why are animals the missing link in disaster risk reduction? 🐾 By considering our four-legged friends in preparedness, we become more resilient - and the benefits reach far beyond animal welfare itself: 🐄 Communities recover faster 🩺 Public health is protected 🌱 Ecosystems stay balanced 🐶 Families remain whole In a special #DRRvoices blog post for International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction – #DRRday – FOUR PAWS contributors stress that in order to build a future that protects all lives, animal welfare must be part of disaster risk planning and policy. ✍️ Explore the blog post and discover their 7️⃣ recommendations ➡️ https://ow.ly/L44K50XhFOS #ResiliencePays

Disaster risks are not simple. Impacts often cascade across systems, creating new risks. Addressing systemic risks requires a new approach, working across silos, accepting a greater degree of uncertainty. Learn more about systemic risks ➡️ https://ow.ly/ZOzS50XhJYx

👩💼 Empowering women strengthens disaster resilience. A study in Sri Lanka – which has a high disaster profile and a lower level of women’s participation in decision-making – has resulted in a comprehensive framework to support women's empowerment. The study draws on interviews across three high-risk districts and expert input. It identifies four intervention levels – individual, community, organisational, and legislative – each with primary and secondary actions to guide implementation. The framework offers a pathway for policymakers and practitioners to enhance women’s leadership and participation in disaster governance – ultimately strengthening whole-of-society resilience. Learn more ➡️ https://ow.ly/RphV50XhprK

🍃 Nature offers some of the most cost-effective, multi-benefit tools for building resilience - if it is restored, protected, and managed wisely. Across Africa, countries and communities are applying nature-based solutions to address a multitude of hazards. 

🌍More than half the global population are at high risk of experiencing an extreme weather event, such as a flood, drought, cyclone, or heatwave. About 2.3 billion of them are poor (living on less than $6.85 per day), and almost 400 million are extremely poor (living on less than $2.15 per day), according to this World Bank report. To achieve #ZeroClimateDisasters we need to address inequality and invest in resilience. 👉https://ow.ly/sy5050Xh3a4

Can't scientists predict #earthquakes? 💡They can make forecasts, but not accurate predictions. But what's the difference between a forecast and a prediction? Find out more👇

📊 To build resilience, we need to measure what matters. Losses and damages to people, economies, and ecosystems reveal where progress is happening – and where risk is rising. But this data is often fragmented, inconsistent, or missing altogether. That’s where DELTA Resilience comes in. Developed by UNDRR and partners, it helps countries generate trusted, comparable, and actionable data on disaster impacts — year after year. DELTA Resilience is a comprehensive open-source software system that combines: 💡 Methodological frameworks 📘 Data standards and governance 🤝 Capacity development and technical assistance 💻 Software tools supporting national loss databases By tracking losses and damages, countries can: ✅ Monitor Sendai Framework progress ✅ Inform the SDGs and Paris Agreement ✅ Protect hard-won development gains Discover DELTA Resilience ➡️ https://ow.ly/tgMB50Xhmt5 #ResiliencePays

🌳 Can trees really cool our cities? A new global study led by the University of Cambridge has analysed 182 scientific papers since 2010 to assess how effectively trees lower urban temperatures. Key findings: 🌡️ Trees can reduce pedestrian-level air temperatures by up to 12°C. 🏙️ In 83% of 110 cities, tree planting brought the hottest month’s average temperature below 26°C. ☀️ Cooling is strongest in hot, dry climates (≈9°C reduction), moderate in temperate zones (≈6°C), and more limited in humid regions. 🌙 However, trees can slightly raise night-time temperatures — from +0.4°C in dry to +1.5°C in temperate cities — posing trade-offs for heat recovery. 💡 Urban greening isn’t one-size-fits-all — it’s about matching tree traits and city design to local climate realities. ➡️ https://ow.ly/JLlw50XhnfH #NatureBasedSolutions #BeatTheHeat

🇺🇳 Nothing erodes sustainable development like disasters, which can often destroy decades of progress in minutes. 🤝To protect SDG progress against disaster risk, ALL of society must be engaged in DRR, and a culture of risk reduction and resilience must be developed. DRR financing strategies should be set up across sectors for sustainable development, investment in prevention encouraged, and an evidence base for investment in DRR should be established. There must be stronger oversight of an overhauled regulatory environment, and new and innovative financing models need to be created. ➡️ https://ow.ly/RGVz50XhAsa #UNday #UN80

“The United Nations has never been more needed. Our values have never been more relevant. And the needs have never been greater.” As the United Nations marks its 80th year of working in service of humanity, Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed the enduring value of the Organization’s efforts. UNDRR is doing its part by advancing resilience worldwide: 💡 Expanding risk knowledge to reduce disaster impacts 🧠 Cultivating innovative solutions for disaster risk reduction 🌍 Strengthening resilience to climate-related hazards 📢 Helping deliver #EarlyWarningsForAll – globally 📈 Safeguarding sustainable development from disaster losses #UNDay