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Water is getting scarce. Here’s how three Pacific island states are securing their access

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Innovative finance for global weather and climate data

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Tropical Cyclone Programme: 40-year review highlights success

Laws and regulations for effective international humanitarian response

Americas: Five million more people in extreme poverty and highly exposed to disasters after two years of COVID-19 pandemic

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UNDRR is glad to announce that visa/entry requirements for Indonesia, applicable to GP2022 participants, are now available

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All disaster risk is systemic, all disaster impact is systemic...but what does it mean?

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International Recovery Forum 2022 assesses 6 years of progress and challenges in disaster recovery toward the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework

04 February 2022

HydroSOS supports adaptation to changing water cycle

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31 January 2022

Sink or swim: Southeast Asian cities turn to nature solutions for climate resilience

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21 January 2022

New sand and dust forecast website launched

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13 January 2022

GP2022: Information note for participants for the Seventh Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction is now available

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