Sustainably sourcing building materials for emergency shelter improves shelter options & reduces harm to the environment. The Building Materials & Environment Guide contains guidance for environmentally responsible building materials. Global Shelter Cluster IFRC UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

More and more displacement is taking place in cities. To recover with resilience after disasters, it’s crucial for humanitarians to account for environmental issues. Tools such as Urban NEAT+ can help. #WorldEnvironmentDay Global Shelter Cluster

Emergency shelter helps people recover after disasters. For a resilient recovery, it’s critical to build shelter in a sustainable way. Proactively addressing environmental issues helps avoid deforestation, desertification, & soil erosion. #WorldEnvironmentDay Global Shelter Cluster

Alcides Morales described a vision of the riverbank, transformed. “I want to give back the jungle this place used to have,” he said. Through its mangrove restoration initiative, Para la Naturaleza works with communities to reduce flood risk on Puerto Rico’s north coast.

Mangrove restoration is labor-intensive work, requiring dedication and creativity to foster healing and regrowth. The WWF WWF Environment and Disaster Management found inspiration in the work that Para la Naturaleza and their community are doing to adapt for a more positive future. envirodm.org/resource/setti…

Francisco Fuentes is a Disaster Risk Management Specialist at the Guatemala Institute for Climate Change Research. We spoke with him to learn about the use of nature-based solutions for flood risk reduction in Guatemala. envirodm.org/resource/guate…

Puerto Rico’s northern #mangroves face many challenges including burning, flooding, and hurricanes. Para la Naturaleza's mangrove restoration initiative replants seedlings, works with communities, and provides conservation education. Via WWF Environment and Disaster Management: envirodm.org/resource/setti…

🌊🌀 ¿Será posible reducir el riesgo de inundaciones utilizando soluciones basadas en la naturaleza? Francisco Fuentes, Especialista en Gestión de Riesgos de Desastres de ICC - Instituto de Cambio Climático, nos explica. WWF Environment and Disaster Management WWF Mesoamérica envirodm.org/resource/como-…

2nd day of the national celebration of #MangrovesDay in Nosy Be. A carnival with the participation of conservation actors, local communities & youth was held this morning. Exhibition stands are also visible to expose the initiatives of WWF, communities & youth.

The Menabe region also celebrated the #MangrovesDay. About 250 people participated in the reforestation of 52,000 propagules. This was followed by a conference & debate. During a mangrove contest, 500 youth form community organizations were sensitized on mangroves. Save Our Mangroves Now!

Community leader José Nevárez Rivera’s goal is to return the land to its pre-agricultural state. He views it as supporting a Puerto Rican culture in which humans work with nature to protect their own societies. #GlobalMangroveDay Para la Naturaleza envirodm.org/resource/setti…

Madagascar’s mangrove forests provide important ecosystem services, reducing flood risk and sustaining fisheries. @WWF_mada is working to restore hundreds of thousands of hectares of mangroves. #GlobalMangroveDay #WorldMangroveDay #MangroveDay wwf.mg/en/our_news/la…

In Da Loc, Vietnam, restoring mangroves helps reduce the risk posed by typhoons & coastal flooding. #GlobalMangroveDay #WorldMangroveDay #MangroveDay Learn more: envirodm.org/resource/commu…

Participated in three days program on Natural and Nature based methods for Flood Risk Management jointly organised by National Institute of Disaster Management WWF & Youth for Resilience WWF-India WWF Environment and Disaster Management #flood #disaster #drr #risk #emergencies #sustainabledevelopment #resilience #community #hazard #earth

EDM recently hosted a workshop for Flood Green Guide (FGG) Youth Champions Pilot Program. Appreciate support from Climate Centre @Lauren_Risi Kyle McKay 9 young leaders worked together to co-create an FGG program, “by youth for youth”. Read more envirodm.org/pilot-youth-pr…

Flooding is the most common #disaster risk affecting all sectors of society, esp. youth. Read how 9 young leaders are co-creating a Youth Champions Program & advocating for nature-based approaches to flood management USAID #DRRDay #DisasterRiskReduction bit.ly/3tybK4n

Just out on America Adapts podcast, hear how young leaders from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Caribbean traveled to Sri Lanka to develop a #FloodGreenGuide Youth Champions initiative to reduce flood risk in their communities USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance Red Cross/ Red Crescent Climate Centre shorturl.at/xDJUY

Zambian climate activist Judith Laiza Nasebebo organizes community cleanups & awareness-raising campaigns -- and has firsthand experience with destructive floods. Read how WWF’s Flood Green Guide opened her eyes to nature-based flood management tools tinyurl.com/y6ac9f93

Join us Friday, May 3 at 9 AM EST to hear stories from the frontlines of the movement to include environmental and climate issues in #disaster risk communications. Zoom: tinyurl.com/2nzmftem Learn More: theieca.org/page/EC-EXPO

Thank you to CNN for sharing role of nature in reducing disaster risk. Check out this article: cnn.com/2024/08/04/opi…