
UNDRR Asia-Pacific
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Advocates for #disaster prevention!
Regional Office for Asia-Pacific
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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https://www.undrr.org/asia-pacific 04-04-2018 01:57:37
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GCF Board #GCFB41 approved #adaptation project FP258 with UN Development to advance multi-hazard early warning systems and impact-based forecasts in 7 countries 🇦🇬 🇰🇭 🇹🇩 🇪🇨 🇪🇹 🇫🇯 🇸🇴, improving preparedness and anticipatory actions by authorities and communities. g.cf/fp258



We look forward to working with Republic of Kiribati, NDMA Maldives, #TimorLeste CPA and Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure to enhance the availability, quality & use of risk information and data for critical infrastructure - reducing disaster risk, boosting resilience & improving #EarlyWarnings.

Disasters don’t wait - neither should we. Join UNDP, IFRC, The Gov't of Japan & partners at #APFSD2025 side event: Leaving no one behind, to discuss inclusive disaster resilience in #AsiaPacific 📅 25 Feb 2025 | 13:00 BKK #LeaveNoOneBehind #InclusiveResilience #EW4All #DisasterResilience



📆 Join our webinar tomorrow, 27 Feb, 13:00 (CET), to explore how the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami shaped DRR & recovery. Your insights will inform the 2025 World Resilient Recovery Conference. Co-organized by UNDRR UN Development UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 World Health Organization (WHO) @GNDR Register: ow.ly/o8ET50V60Zy


Productive meeting between UNDRR Regional Chief Marco Toscano Rivalta & 🇹🇱 #TimorLeste Secretary of State for Civil Protection, Mr. Domingos Mariano Reis, on enhancing #EarlyWarnings. Timor-Leste Govt to implement disaster risk education to better prepare communities and avoid losses.


The Fiji NDRMO was delighted to traditionally welcome Kamal Kishore Kamal Kishore in Suva yesterday who is on a two-week visit to the region, focusing on accelerating Sendai Framework implementation, strengthening DRR coordination, & promoting resilience investments.


Cyclone Alfred exposed some major weaknesses in Australia's vital infrastructure. ⛈️ 🌱To better prepare for future extreme weather, we can learn from nature, research from Griffith University shows. Find out how ➡️ ow.ly/XwZZ50VhXQJ #NatureBasedSolutions





The Kamal Kishore & United Nations Resident Coordinator Dirk Wagener 🇺🇳 visited NDMO Vanuatu, which operates around the clock in one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. Strengthening national capacity is crucial to ensuring a quick and effective response to disasters. #Recovery



“People who have already got so little are those who are hardest hit. We need the support of the world for these people who are in such terrible conditions.” —Tom Fletcher Tom Fletcher, speaking to Al Jazeera English at the end of his visit to earthquake-hit areas in #Myanmar. 📽️⬇️


UNDRR Swiss Development and Cooperation Marco Toscano Rivalta UNDRR Asia-Pacific AHA Centre The earthquake in Myanmar🇲🇲 was a strong reminder of the importance of Disaster Risk Reduction efforts. The Global Platform in Geneva🇨🇭offers an important opportunity to exchange best practices 🤝

