📣 The political declaration adopted at the High-level Meeting calls for countries to embed risk reduction in all investments and development decisions, and to bolster resilience, especially for the most vulnerable countries and groups ▶ ow.ly/mYUW50OrRSL #ResilienceForAll

Interested in understanding & tackling multidimensional crises? Hear governments (Pakistan, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Portugal, Croatia) & operational agencies (Food and Agriculture Organization IFRC UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs GNDR) unpack the complexity of such crises: media.un.org/en/asset/k15/k… #ResilienceForAll

Following the #Sendai Framework Midterm Review, one thing is clear: There remains a dearth of investment, analytics, and collaborative tools to address #disasters in conjunction with fragility, conflict, and violent (#FCV) settings, and to account for the complex causal

I’m working on a reading list for nursery/pre-school (ages 2.5-5) that can provide talking points to discuss diversity and difference in a positive, even fun, way. Stories with Black/Brown girls as protagonists, non-Western themes/cultures etc. Please let me have your favourites

Reflecting on GFDRR experiences in #Turkey #Syria and #Yemen, Karima Ben Bih & I explore the opportunities to address compounding disaster-conflict risks in the context of multidimensional crisis; a growing theme for #COP28 Read on: blogs.worldbank.org/sustainablecit…

Thinking about the intersection of #climatechange & #conflict in preparation for #COP28? Consider new evidence which finds, under certain conditions, disasters (including climate-related) can result in conflict de-escalation. This opens opportunities for more peaceful outcomes.

. Anna Bjerde makes an impassioned call to devise a New Playbook for the WorldBank to accelerate action on complex and compounding risks; specifically action on the intersection of disaster & conflict risks. #WBmeetings are devising innovative financial mechanisms to do this.

Our report "Roots for peace: Uncovering #climate #security challenges in #Haiti 🇭🇹 and what to do about them" is finally out! What an incredible journey this has been... A 🧵 below. Read more: adelph.it/WRHaiti

We, at the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), conducted a portfolio review of World Bank’s DRM interventions in FCV settings that help countries better understand and reduce their vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change. This review,

As NEEDS 2023 gets underway, @LauraERPeters Rodrigo (Rod) Mena, Juliane Schillinger & I get ready to disentangle #disasters in conflict settings. How? By * taking a critical lens to the 'fragile' state * unearthing disaster-conflict causal mechanisms * learning from operational experience

Disasters and conflicts not only intersect but can be compounding; and require substantial scale-up in investment in Disaster Risk Management in #FCV settings. Read what WorldBank & GFDRR have been doing: reliefweb.int/report/world/r… #disasterfcv

Owing to a last minute change of plans I’m seeking a Blue Zone pass for #COP28UAE if anyone knows delegations who might have spare. Happy to support as needed in return! #COP28 #ClimateAction DM me if you can help.

Live at COP28 UAE launch of the #Climate, Relief, Recovery and Peace Declaration! Accompanied by a package of solutions to operationalise its objectives! #COP28

Powerful, deeply moving and infused with a strong decolonial narrative, @emilycwilkinson shares the stage with Minister Cozier Frederick, #Dominica to reinforce the imperative to support local resilience to climate-related #disasters. COP28 UAE #ClimateBlueprint ODIclimate