In the context of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2024 under the theme “Empowering the next generation for a resilient future” UNDRR are pleased to announce the launch of a Youth Art ...

Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, known as the 'Cyclone Man of India,' received the United Nations Sasakawa Award 2025 for his ...

Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of the India Meteorological Department, has been awarded the Sasakawa Award by the ...

The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, held each year on 13 October, celebrates how people and communities around the world are reducing their exposure to natural hazards. Although it is ...

There is an endless narrative on why mining is bad. Having been in the industry for over 40 years now, I know this for a fact: responsible mining brings more good than bad. The Department of ...

GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) — The head of disaster risk reduction at the United Nations (UN), Kamal Kishore, says he is pleased that Caribbean and countries in the Americas are taking seriously ...

The Philippines hosted the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction, which marks the country’s implementation of the Sendai Framework. The United Nations says it is the ...

Together with the World Health Organization Sasakawa Health Prize and the UN Environment Programme Sasakawa Environment Prize, the United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction is one of ...

Hari Krishna Nibanupudi is a trained Communicator who works in Sustainable Development, Climate Change, International Humanitarian Affairs, International Relations, entrepreneurship and Innovation.

MANILA, Philippines — Artificial intelligence has the potential to enhance disaster risk reduction efforts, especially for countries heavily impacted by natural hazards, global experts said.

underscoring the urgent need to shift from reactive disaster response to proactive disaster risk reduction (DRR). The economic toll of these disasters is staggering. Hurricane Helene ...

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Loren Legarda said disaster risk reduction (DRR) must be an election issue. A staunch advocate of environmental awareness and protection, Legarda, during an interview ...