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Anticipatory action is a smart way to provide humanitarian assistance ahead of a disaster, by putting in place pre-arranged finance ahead of forecastable hazards. It makes sense to fund resilience, not disasters. ➡️ ow.ly/WVwb50X9nLR #EarlyWarningsForAll #ResiliencePays

This is how Jamaica turned foresight into resilience: A $150M catastrophe bond triggered after Hurricane Melissa, unlocking rapid funds to restore roads, health care and telecoms. Layered risk finance means faster recovery & stronger, resilient systems. 🔗 ow.ly/tU4V50XoxwH

🌊 Tsunamis may be rare, but when a tsunami strikes, the impacts can be catastrophic. Smart investments, regional cooperation, & community readiness can save lives and protect economies. #TsunamiDay #EarlyWarningsForAll

In 2024, extreme weather events pushed more than 96 million people into hunger. 🌾 The @FAO flagship report highlights this growing risk — and shows how disasters can trigger widespread and prolonged hunger. Read more on the report 👉 ow.ly/4UBQ50Xz5VO

Multi-hazard early warning systems reduce flood risks and protect lives. @UNDRR, @IFRC, @WMO, @ITU are committed to ensuring #EarlyWarningsForAll. 📢 Learn more ➡️ ow.ly/sjps50Vifkb

Investing in tsunami readiness pays dividends in safety, stability, & sustainable development: 📢 #EarlyWarningsForAll 🌐 Regional coherence 💰 Financing & innovation 📣 Communication 📊 Readiness metrics ➡️ ow.ly/hxxv50YvVUK

City planning must keep pace with the rising risk of urban disasters. 📚 This free, flexible e-learning course equips government officials and DRR professionals to put in place local action plans for safer, more resilient cities. Get started now! ➡️ ow.ly/AIen50YvGxK

🌐 On 18 March 2015, UN Member States adopted the Sendai Framework – the global blueprint for reducing disaster risk. 🟢2 targets are on track. 🟡2 show partial progress. 🔴3 moving in the wrong direction. We need stronger ambition & more investment. ➡️ ow.ly/qCZQ50Yvq5C

🌊Tsunami! Tsunami! 💡Disaster risk lessons save lives! This young girl had learnt about tsunamis at school, & recognized the warning signs when the 2004 tsunami struck. Her actions to raise an alarm saved the lives of those on the beach.📢 #GetToHighGround #TsunamiDay

This is how the #ClimateCrisis could make rare #Tsunami events more common and destructive 🌊

Around the world, extreme weather is impacting infrastructure, including power grids. Here are 4️⃣ ways to reduce power outage risks, from @ClimateCentral : 🔌Microgrids 🖥️ Smart grid technologies 🏗️ Hardening the grid 💵 Incentives Explore ➡️ ow.ly/rTUH50YuWgY

🌡️ Warmer ocean, more rain, more deaths. The pattern is consistent across 40 years of data. New research links marine heatwaves to a 20–30% surge in extreme coastal rainfall and 30% more flood fatalities – most in developing countries. ⛈️ Dive deeper ➡️ ow.ly/QjY350YuSHW

Businesses that plan for disruption come out better positioned to grow. A solid business continuity plan helps SMEs anticipate, absorb, recover and adapt. 🔄 Resilience should be a daily operating practice – not a crisis response. 🏗️ ➡️ ow.ly/TOyA50YuERU

💰“Disasters are neither natural nor inevitable.” — Kamal Kishore, @UN SRSG for Disaster Risk Reduction. The world needs decisive investment shifts: 1️⃣ Fund prevention & resilience 2️⃣ Make all investments risk-informed ➡️ ow.ly/Ub2c50YuSTg #ResiliencePays

🌍 Communities rarely face just one hazard. Disasters often cascade, amplify & compound. That’s why a multi-hazard approach is essential. UNDRR @WMO @ITU @ifrc are working to ensure everyone is protected by Multi-Hazard #EarlyWarningsForAll. 🔗 ow.ly/UiNz50Xxrkb

Resilience Bonds could be a game‑changer for adaptation finance.📈 These bonds are a new way to finance projects that reduce disaster risk & strengthen climate resilience. 🏗️ Learn more in UNDRR's Disaster Risk Reduction Financing Training Modules ➡️ undrr.org/our-work/train…

🌊🛑We can't stop tsunamis. We can prevent them from becoming disasters. 🛡️ Here's how: 📢 Early warnings🏃‍♂️‍➡️ 🏗️ Resilient infrastructure 🏢 💡Preparedness ⛑️ 🌐 Regional cooperation 🤝 🪸 Healthy ecosystems 🪴 ➡️ow.ly/jXV750XlWjC #TsunamiDay #EarlyWarningsForAll

🌡️ Extreme heat is a top-tier climate risk, threatening lives, economies & ecosystems. 🚀 At #COP30Belem, @UNDRR & @WMO launched the Extreme Heat Risk Governance Framework & Toolkit – to help assess, plan & act for heat resilience. 🧰 ow.ly/czVL50XpSQp #BeatTheHeat

Conflict amplifies disaster risk. 1 in 5 people worldwide live within 5 km of conflict, so our investments in resilience must keep pace with growing crises. "We must prioritize early warning systems & climate action in fragile ( conflict-affected countries." #ResiliencePays

⚠️ Conflict-affected contexts face overlapping risks — hazards as well as limited coping capacity. 🌍 In such situations disaster risk reduction safeguards lives, sustains systems & builds resilience amid instability. 👉 ow.ly/kOQY50Ytwr3

🌀 A hurricane is approaching – and you have to make some tough choices to protect your coastal community!🏖️ You have the power to stop disasters! 🎮 What choice would you make? 🛡️ Tell us in the comments! 👇 Play now 👉 ow.ly/LMZV50YtvLm #StopDisastersGame