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🇮🇳 India is harnessing technology to improve resilience. On October 13th – the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction – two state-of-the-art High Performance Computing (HPC) systems were inaugurated at meteorology and forecasting centres in the country. 💻 This marks a significant improvement in Global South meteorological computing capacities - and forms part of the shift to a new paradigm where investment in data and technology is central to disaster risk reduction. In this article for the #DRRvoices blog, Dr. Sanjay K. Srivastava – former Chief of Disaster Risk Reduction at United Nations ESCAP – explains the significance of India's shift in investment from reactive disaster management to an anticipatory governance model. 💰 Read more about how India is using tech to fund resilience 👉 https://ow.ly/z0bq50XiiO6 #ResiliencePays

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🍃 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. Discover how ➡️ https://ow.ly/wmWA50XhEfB

🐈⬛ 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

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⏳ Disasters have lasting impacts on the mental health of everyone they touch, so disaster risk reduction efforts need to focus on reducing psychological harm as well as physical damage. These four examples from PreventionWeb showcase initiatives to build mental resilience to disaster risks. 👉 https://ow.ly/Rwrf50XeSZb #WorldMentalHealthDay

💰 Ever wondered how to combine climate resilience with fiscal resilience? ☂️ We need for a decisive shift: fund resilience now to avoid paying for disasters later. In this #DRRvoices blog for International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure specialist Arighna Mitra proposes practical actions for governments to fund resilience: 🌐 A dedicated global facility for disaster-resilient infrastructure financing. 💰 Integrate resilience metrics into credit ratings, debt instruments, and bank project pipelines. 💪 Strengthen local and country-led platforms with embedded resilience units and data hubs. 📖 Discover how to avoid paying the high price of disasters: https://ow.ly/8l2p50XcXVu