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Caption: ‘Protection Zone’ consisting of concrete walls and demountable flood barriers at the low-lying fishing village of Tai O in Lantau Island, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
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Hong Kong’s preparedness and resilient infrastructure cut economic losses f...

For the urban coastal city of Hong Kong, typhoons are a regular occurrence from May to October. Consequently, Hong Kong’s infrastructure is designed to cope with the strong winds, floods, and storm surges they bring. Recently, however, the territory experienced two powerful storms in consecutive years. In 2017, Super Typhoon Hato struck the region, and in the following year, the city witnessed Super Typhoon...
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EU Adaptation Strategy in the spotlight at EURESFO 2021

This framework establishes a long-term vision for adaptation, which recognises the need for a systemic approach and acknowledges the...
EURESFOR
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EU Adaptation Strategy in the spotlight at EURESFO 2021

The world has recently seen extreme climate events and natural disasters, occurring simultaneously in various countries. In light of an...
UNGRD Colombia launches MCR2030
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Strengthening Vertical Links Towards a Resilient Future in Colombia

The numerous disaster events that Colombia has faced, have highlighted the need to emphasize that disaster risk management is both a...
Train of trainers in the Americas region
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300 cities, 131 million people, 1 goal: Resilience

The Brazilian municipality of Riversul has become the 300th member of a global partnership of local governments committed to...
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Paving the way to Resilient and Sustainable Cities in the International For...

The second Panel of the International Forum “Connect RN” on “Paving the way to Resilient and Sustainable Cities” explored how Latin...
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The Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF) launches an updated version o...

Municipal officials working in urban development and planning, environmental management, civil defense, health, social affairs, among...
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You can now vote for the 'Voices of the Community' video contest!

Todavía puedes presentarte al concurso de vídeos cortos de MCR2030 "Voces de la Comunidad - Preparándose para un futuro resiliente",...
scorecard assessment workshop in Nur-Sultan 2021-09-28
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Nur-Sultan moves to resilient, and healthy future, with the support of UNDR...

On September 28, the City of Nur-Sultan with the support of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Regional Office for...
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MCR2030 Team Delivers In-Person Capacity Building in the State of Sao Paulo

On September 9th, MCR2030 had its FIRST INPPERSON CAPACITY BUILDING in the Americas and the Caribbean! Under the guidance of MCR2030...
A typical Mising house, called Kare Okum (or chang ghar in Assamese), is an innovative way to keep floodwaters at bay as it is built on a raised platform supported by bamboo stilts.
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India’s Mising community seeks to expand its indigenous adaptation practice...

Floods in the Brahmaputra river, one of the largest rivers in the world, cause massive loss of lives, livestock, crops, and properties...