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Early Warnings For All initiative scaled up into action on the ground

A global initiative to ensure that everyone on Earth is protected by early warnings by 2027 is being fast-tracked into action on the ground.
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
International Telecommunication Union
Panel at technical session at EFDRR AOD Romania
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European policy dialogue results in commitment to better disaster risk communication for all

The EFDRR Roadmap Action-Oriented Dialogue in Bucharest in February 2023 brought European civil protection leaders and stakeholders together to examine different approaches to building societal resilience through effective risk communication.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
Romania - government
Palace of the Parliament building in Bucharest
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European civil protection leaders set to share expertise on disaster risk communication in Bucharest 

The EFDRR Roadmap Action-Oriented Dialogue on ‘Understanding and communicating existing and future risks: Ensuring evidence-based communication’ is taking place in Bucharest this week on 23-24 February.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
Romania - government
CAI final event
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Final meeting of the European Union funded project on “Strengthening Disaster Resilience and Accelerating Implementation of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in Central Asia”

UNDRR and CESDRR organised a final meeting to mark the closure and showcase the achievements of the EU-funded “Strengthening disaster resilience and accelerating implementation of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in Central Asia” project.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
Regional Launch of the Early Warnings for All Initiative (EW4ALL) for the Caribbean
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Barbados to host the world’s first regional launch of the United Nations Early Warnings for All Initiative

The “Regional Launch of the Early Warnings for All Initiative (EW4ALL) for the Caribbean” aims to drive coordinated political action towards strengthening multi-hazard early warning systems.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
United Nations Resident Coordinator Offices for the Caribbean States
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
Barbados - government
IOM
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IOM joins Making Cities Resilient 2030 as supporting entity

The International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has joined the Making Cities Resilient (MCR2030) initiative as a supporting entity.
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030)
AOD Croatia
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High-level officials from South-Eastern European countries gather in Dubrovnik to discuss investments in disaster risk reduction

The Government of Croatia and the Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative for South-Eastern Europe, with UNDRR support, organised a 3-day workshop on the EFDRR Roadmap priority area on investing in disaster risk reduction (DRR)
Croatia - government
Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative for South Eastern Europe
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
Ministerial RT Athens
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Heads of the National Disaster Management Authorities from Eastern Mediterranean pledge to take actions to reduce climate change impacts

Heads of National Disaster Management Authorities from Eastern Mediterranean met in Athens today to participate in the first EFDRR Roadmap 2020-2030 action-oriented dialogue on ‘Inclusive and Collaborative Systems for Heat and Wildfire Risks Governance’.
Greece - government
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Arab States
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UN warns that half the world is not prepared for disasters

A report from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns that half of the countries globally are not protected by Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Regional forum CA
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Regional forum on disaster risk reduction: strengthening the resilience of Central Asia

A three-day Regional Forum - Meeting of the Heads of Emergency Authorities in Central Asia concluded today in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
Tajikistan - government
Center for Emergency Situations and Disaster Risk Reduction
World Bank, the
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia

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