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Barcelona SME Resilience Forum
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Barcelona forum highlights urgent need to strengthen SME resilience

the Barcelona SME Resilience Forum brought together public authorities, business leaders, and experts from across Europe to strengthen the resilience of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises against disasters, climate impacts, and systemic shocks.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
Barcelona City Council
Barcelona Chamber of Commerce
Group of participants and representatives of the UNDRR, UNICEF, Youth Representatives are standing at the UNICEF Pavilion booth
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Children and youth take center stage in urban climate action

UNDRR and UNICEF launch special report on protecting children from intensifying urban heat across Europe and Central Asia.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
panelists with the event background
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Central Asia countries unite to build a resilience and safe future

On 16-17 October 2025, Dushanbe in the Republic of Tajikistan hosted a series of high-level regional events focused on disaster risk reduction, urban resilience, and early warning systems in Central Asia.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
Cali - Resilient hub
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Latin America strengthens its commitment to local resilience

As Resilience Hubs, Cali, Montevideo, Pudahuel, and Santa Ana play a crucial role in the MCR2030 network, sharing knowledge and good practices with other cities.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Venice Resilience Hub
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MCR2030 welcomes Venice as the new Resilience Hub in Europe

The city of Venice is recognized as a Resilience Hub for its leadership in cultural heritage protection in DRR.

Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030)
MCR2030 Disaster Risk Financing Roundtable
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MCR2030 Disaster Risk Financing Roundtable at EURESFO 2023

The MCR2030 Disaster Risk Financing Roundtable brought together over 100 participants to learn about experiences and opportunities for financing local level resilience plans.

Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030)
Speakers at the workshop during the EURW
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EU Regions Week - Discussions on Cross-Border Cooperation in DRR

Workshop session on “Bridging the Gap in Cross-border Cooperation: Societal Resilience and Disaster Risk Reduction” held in Brussels, Belgium.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
European Committee of the Regions
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030)
Participants at the MCR2030 Flames of Change Webinar
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Tackling Urban Heat & Wildfire Risk with Inclusive Governance Systems

A webinar was held on 3 October 2023, as part of the MCR2030 initiative, on “Innovating Heat and Wildfire Risk Governance”, bringing together participants from Europe and Central Asia as part of EFDRR Roadmap implementation.

Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030)
MCR2030 Croatia Webinar
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Croatian government and cities join forces with MCR2030

The City of Zagreb and Dubrovnik-Neretva County both recently joined the Making Cities Resilient 2030 network, leading the expansion of Croatia’s MCR2030 engagement

Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030)
Croatia - government
Swedish MCR2030 network meeting
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Swedish MCR2030 network raises concerns on climate change adaptation

This year’s annual meeting of the Swedish MCR2030 network took place on 13-14 September in Malmö, focusing on climate change adaptation.

Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB)
City of Malmö