No AC? No problem!   ☀️ Close curtains during peak heat. 🏡 Light roofs reflect sunlight. 🌳 Plant trees for shade. 💧 Stay hydrated & cool pulse points.   Small changes = BIG relief! 👉 Support heat resilience: every.org/undp/f/beatthe…   #BeatTheHeat #StayCool #ClimateAction

Siendo adolescente, @RhughJackson experimentó su primer huracán ⛈️. Hoy, dirige el equipo de reducción de riesgo de desastres y recuperación de ONU Desarrollo y nos explica cómo la prevención de fenómenos climáticos extremos es clave para el #FuturoDelDesarrollo: bit.ly/42pmvUu

'Leave something on the table' - a key point from Mia Amor Mottley re: unique role of Fund for responding to Loss and Damage to fill a critical finance gap in raising funds for #lossanddamage due to #climatechange impacts. UN Development is committed to supporting developing countries in this effort.

✨Resilience isn’t just about surviving, it’s about thriving.    UN Development's new Guidance Note provides practical tools and insights for designing programmes that can empower communities to prepare, adapt and thrive amid diverse risks. 👩🏽‍🌾👨🏾‍🌾   📘 Read here 👉🏻 go.undp.org/UwP

At #GP2025 in Geneva, IOM’s Climate Action Director Rania A.Sharshr will be co-hosting with UN Development's Ronald Jackson an event in celebration of 15 years of the CADRI Partnership. As co-chair of the The CADRI Partnership, IOM - UN Migration 🇺🇳 is proud to be a part of this impactful partnership 💫

When temperatures rise above 45°C, lives, livelihoods, and ecosystems are at risk. Extreme heat isn't just uncomfortable— I’s deadly. Let's #BeatTheHeat and create a safer, cooler future. 🌍🔥 Read the story 👉🏻 go.undp.org/UPv

Cities are at the heart of climate challenges, but also 🔑 to the solution. Today, UN Development🇨🇳, Tongji University & CICETE launched RISE Lab – a platform for disaster #resilience solutions & a space for national & intl. exchanges on urban #sustainabledevelopment🔗go.undp.org/Ua3

The cost of disasters is ⬆️ - but so's the case for investing in resilience. At #HLPF2025 event w/ MOFA of Japan JICA - Japan International Cooperation Agency & UNDRR, we made the case for disaster risk reduction as a driver for sustainable growth, not a side issue. Let’s shift from response to readiness.

Participants worked together under the UN Development-The Gov't of Japan Tsunami Project in Thailand to create real change and bring safer schools to every classroom and community. #GetToHigherGround #TsunamiPreparedness

Each year, we spend billions responding to disasters that could have been prevented. To build resilience, we need investments that promote: 🛡️Resilient infrastructure 🛡️Social protection 🛡️Risk-informed governance Read more in this blog by Ronald Jackson: go.undp.org/wvw

October 22 saw the conclusion of #RISEWeek 2025! Over 6 days, experts, policymakers & practitioners engaged in in-depth dialogues on concepts & pathways towards #UrbanResilience. After the morning's plenary sessions, the closing ceremony featured remarks from Vice-President Lv

Preliminary estimates of Hurricane Melissa: US$6-7 billion in damage, >150 000 buildings heavily destroyed and 4,8 tonnes of debris in Jamaica. Read Ronald Jackson UN Development Head of #DRR on how to turn this crisis into opportunity for a strong recovery: shorturl.at/2814r

Hurricane Melissa has wreaked havoc in Jamaica. An initial USD 2 million in grants have been mobilized for 🇯🇲 hurricane recovery effort by UNDP Multi Country Office in Jamaica to restore community life and livelihoods and to support the national vision for a resilient recovery. go.undp.org/ihr

Loss & Damage took a major step forward at #COP30, but this progress will only matter if we strengthen systems to protect people on the frontline. Our Ronald Jackson reflects 👇 undp.org/geneva/blog/ne…

Hurricane Melissa showed both the value & the limits of our preparedness systems. A systems approach to future recovery & resilience is essential against rising risks - aligning data, governance, planning and finance. My reflection on the way ahead 👉 go.undp.org/iht

Loss & Damage reveals the fragility of our systems - not just the force of nature. #COP30 moved the Loss & Damage agenda forward; real progress now depends on mobilising support to help countries build resilient systems. My analysis on the key takeaways: go.undp.org/i7g

#ThrowbackThursday💡 | When a cat 5 hurricane severely damages homes, technical advice & small resilient-repair grants on location can be a game changer. See how our service on wheels served BAH in 2020 & how it can help affected homeowners in western Jamaica. #ResilientJamaica

Join me as I talk planning and disaster management along with two of the region's best minds: Ronald Jackson and Rae Furlonge. sta-uwi-edu.zoom.us/webinar/regist… Ronald Jackson

From the Himalayas to the Andes, from the Caucasus to the Pamirs & the Altai, mountain communities everywhere are on the frontline of disaster risks.⛰️ Read how UN Development works to build resilience in mountain regions globally. go.undp.org/izR #MountainsMatter

As climate risks rise, many parts of the 🌎 are becoming uninsurable. Without resilience, premiums rise & risk reduction stalls. We need insurance models that price risk & reward adaptation, I ✍🏾 w/ Lauren Carter & Miguel Solana from UNDP Sustainable Finance. go.undp.org/i92