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UCL Warning Research Centre @uclwrc.bsky.social · 5h

Brilliant article 'Early Warnings for All – What Does Success Look Like?' by John Harding and Yi Wang of the Climate Risk & Early Warning Systems (CREWS) Secretariat wmo.int/media/magazi...

Early Warnings for All – What Does Success Look Like?

Three years into implementation, the Early Warnings for All initiative has brought the world closer to a reality in which everyone on Earth is protected from hazardous events through life-saving…

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GNDR @globalnetworkdr.bsky.social · 1d

"Technology alone cannot save lives — early warnings must lead to early action.”

In a new #PreventionWeb blog, GNDR’s Shivangi Chavdaa argues that public engagement is what transforms forecasts into resilience.

🔗 www.preventionweb.net/drr-communit...

#EarlyWarningSystems #EW4All

Why early warnings don’t always lead to early action: The missing link of public engagement

Too often, early warning systems are built as technical tools, not community systems. They are driven by data, forecasts, and algorithms - but they fail to ask: will people understand and act on this?

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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 4d

A decade since 190+ countries adopted the #ParisAgreement, it’s time to see where we stand 🌍 📋

Join #SystemChangeLab on Oct 28 for the launch of the State of Climate Action 2025, a roadmap for closing the global gap in climate action.

Register: bit.ly/3J7LnKH

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Lloyd's Register Foundation @lr-foundation.bsky.social · 7d

In recognition of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, we are highlighting data from our World Risk Poll, which shows that more than 4 in 10 people (43%) globally say they can do nothing to protect themselves in a disaster situation.

Find out more: https://loom.ly/GQ0_Qi8
#DRRday

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Women's Learning Partnership @learningpartnership.org · 7d

Disasters are not gender neutral. Women are on the frontlines from prevention to recovery, organizing relief, protecting their communities, & demanding preventative measures.

Read how WLP Pakistan, Aurat Foundation, turned crisis into collective power: https://wlp.digital/Crisis-Pakistan

#DRRDay

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GNDR @globalnetworkdr.bsky.social · 4d

To mark #DRRDay, we brought together #GNDRMembers for a celebration of their work as civil society organisations on the frontline of disaster risk.

📽️ Watch the recording here: youtu.be/UCMa-GapHuE

IDDRR25 - A celebration of civil society

To mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2025, GNDR hosted a webinar celebrating the work of our members from around the world. They are civil society organisations working on the…

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Knowledge for Development and Diplomacy (K4DD) @k4dd.ids.ac.uk · 7d

Does private finance hold the potential to fund adaptation and resilience programmes?

Emelien Devos explores the challenges and opportunities for mobilising private finance for disaster resilience here 👇

k4d.ids.ac.uk/resource/mob... #DDRDay #ResiliencePays

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Mobilising Private Finance for Resilient Infrastructure

This review discusses approaches of mobilising private finance in the infrastructure sector in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

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GNDR @globalnetworkdr.bsky.social · 7d

After the 2015 earthquake in Sindhupalchowk, Nepal, @trianglegh.org supported communities with emergency relief, earthquake-resistant homes, water access, and livelihoods training.

👉 www.gndr.org/stories/stor...

#DRRDay #ResiliencePays #GNDRMembers

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GNDR @globalnetworkdr.bsky.social · 7d

Our sincere thanks to Kamal Kishore for sharing a message with #GNDRMembers this #DRRDay.

Civil society knows that #ResiliencePays and we value UNDRR's commitment to ensuring more and more funding reaches the local level.

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#FundResilienceNotDisasters

Kamal Kishore's IDDRR25 to GNDR members

Kamal Kishore, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction, shares his International Day of Disaster Risk Reduction with GNDR members.…

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GNDR @globalnetworkdr.bsky.social · 7d

Repeated floods in Bardhul Union, Bangladesh, threatened Charbel Primary School. MMS helped the community raise the school, build a playground-cum-flood shelter, and construct safe roads. 150 locals earned wages while building resilience.

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#DRRDay #ResiliencePays

GNDR @globalnetworkdr.bsky.social · 7d

Flood-resistant homes and community planning in Pakistan show how risk-informed finance saves lives. Civil society makes resilience funding effective and sustainable.

Read their story of resilience: www.gndr.org/stories/stor...

#DRRDay #FundResilienceNotDisasters #ResiliencePays #GNDRMembers

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Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance @zcralliance.bsky.social · 8d

Combined advocacy efforts from @practicalaction.bsky.social and @concernworldwide.bsky.social resulted in the Bangladesh government allocating money to Union Parishads for Disaster Risk Reduction for the first time.

More here: zcralliance.org/resources/it...

#ResiliencePays #DRRday