The issues related to disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation are cross-cutting, and relevant to all of UNESCO’s fields of competence. With that in mind, UNESCO’s strategy for 2022 ...

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 ...

A top Indian official, Kamal Kishore started his term as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's special representative for disaster risk reduction. On May 20, the United Nations Office for ...

The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2024 focuses on the role of education in protecting and empowering children for a disaster-free future. Many disasters, often worsened by climate ...