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In Belém, the capital of the state of Pará, the climate crisis has contributed to extreme heat events and rising sea levels, threatening urban infrastructure and increasing the vulnerability of the poorest populations.

UNDRR ONEA & GETI and Incheon Metropolitan City welcomed a delegation from Makati City in the Philippines for a study visit organized by the Asian Institute of Management (AIM)

The workshop on Integrated Climate and Disaster Risk Management brought together more than 50 representatives from all over Latin America with a clear objective: to develop joint strategies to face the challenges of climate change and disasters.

Jordan hosted a national training workshop on the Sendai Framework Monitoring for DRR. The workshop aimed to enhance governance in disaster risk reduction and raise awareness of the importance of monitoring the implementation of the Sendai Framework.

UNDRR, in partnership with GIZ, organized a disaster risk reduction workshop for the city of Bukavu. Some 40 participants from a wide range of institutions came together over 4 days to learn about the Making Cities Resilient 2030 initiative.

This visit underscores the importance of international cooperation and knowledge sharing in disaster preparedness and response, promoting a collaborative approach to protect and save lives in the region.

We must continue to strengthen multi-hazard early warning systems in the Caribbean, through efforts such as the recently announced Climate Risk Early Warning Systems (CREWS) Caribbean 2.0 project.

To strengthen local preparedness and support cities in reducing risk and building resilience, UNDRR Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia expanded its cooperation in 2024 with three municipalities from the Republic of North Macedonia.

UNDP and UNDRR recently conducted a mapping exercise of early warning system stakeholders across Central Asia to help support a transformational shift in how systems are perceived and integrated into broader resilience-building efforts.