Press release

On 14 June, Tanzania celebrated the inauguration of its Emergency Operation and Communication Center (EOCC) Situation Room, which is the first national room to be set up under the Africa Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Early Action System Programme.

The MOU supports the commitments made in the Regional Action Plan for the Implementation of the Sendai Framework in Latin America and the Caribbean. It could also serve as a platform to further the UN Secretary-General´s Early Warnings for All Initiative.

Tajikistan takes significant strides towards bolstering its resilience against natural hazards and climate change impacts through a series of local level workshops under the Early Warnings for All (EW4ALL) initiative.

Despite evidence showcasing the effectiveness of investment in DRR for safeguarding development gains, funding for this area remains insufficient.

UNDRR, Standard Chartered and KPMG launch an adaptation and resilience financing roadmap to galvanise vital funding efforts ahead of COP29.

Geneva, Switzerland, has been selected as the host of the headquarters of the secretariat of the Santiago network for averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage. The decision was made by the Advisory Board at its first meeting.

This national launch in Guatemala will consolidate multi-agency efforts to address existing gaps in risk knowledge, hazard monitoring and forecasting, warning dissemination and communication, and rapid response.

The Santiago network for Loss and Damage will catalyze technical assistance and boost the capacity of vulnerable developing countries to effectively manage climate-related loss and damage.

UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and UNOPS will host the Santiago network Secretariat which aims to avert, minimize and address loss and damage from the impacts of climate change.

A new report from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) finds more lives are being protected from dangerous climate change but there is a long way to go.