Over the past decade, communities across the United States have faced a steady rise in severe weather events. Climate Central reports more than 193 major disasters during this period, resulting in ...

Addressing a session at the AI Impact Summit, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Chief Intergovernmental Interagency cooperation and Partnerships Branch Sujit Mohanty said India ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is pivotal in disaster management, offering predictive analysis to minimize losses. However, effective implementation requires robust legal and policy frameworks to ...

NEW YORK, 18 May 2023 – Representatives from UN Member States meeting in New York this week have agreed on greater political commitment to resilience building. It comes in a context of rapidly rising ...

The United Nations system, coordinated by the United Nations Office for Disaster Reduction, has guidelines for nations and municipalities to manage natural hazard risk. Foremost among these, in many ...

In an era where urban areas are increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters, a new study published in Engineering offers a comprehensive framework for quantifying urban disaster resilience. The ...

UNDRR official emphasizes the need for legal and policy frameworks to enable the effective use of AI in disaster management and risk reduction.

According to him, the Sendai Framework, which was adopted in 2015, represents a landmark internal agreement to chart the course for global disaster risk reduction efforts. The Director-General, ...

International Day for Disaster Reduction promotes a global culture of risk awareness and disaster reduction by celebrating how people around the world are reducing their exposure to disasters. This ...

Against this backdrop, UNESCO’s project Strengthening capacity of Viet Nam for early warnings, disaster risk reduction and ...

Dehradun: To ensure timely achievement of targets under UN's Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015–2030), the ...