The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) works to reduce vulnerability to disasters in a changing climate.
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Jamaicaโs investments in disaster risk reduction are helping safeguard homes, jobs, roads, and livelihoods when storms hit.
Read our immersive story to learn more: wrld.bg/5nxZ50Z9IVs
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๐ตPre-arranged financing
๐ตForecast-based triggers
๐ตCommunity-led priorities
Countries in Africa, Asia, and beyond are showing that smart adaptation design saves lives and protects livelihoods โ before disaster strikes. Learn more: wrld.bg/XmIO50ZaiP5
#RisingToTheChallenge
ALT Road in the Rangapani area of Bangladesh submerged in knee-deep water as a result of flooding. Credit: ยฉ Mohammad Shajahan/istock.com.
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In Saly, Senegal, beach restoration has helped protect jobs and livelihoods in the countryโs main tourism hub.
Learn more about our partnership with Senegal in this new immersive story: tinyurl.com/2xavytxe
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In the coastal city of Saint-Louis in Senegal, homes located away from high-risk zones are now providing a safer living environment for roughly 7,000 people.
Learn more about our partnership with Senegal in this new immersive story: tinyurl.com/2xavytxe
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This is what resilience looks like on the ground โ workers keeping their wages, families keeping what they have built.
Read out new immersive story to learn more:
wrld.bg/Zbip50Z94WQ
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In Senegalโs capital and economic center of Dakar, investments in drainage systems have reduced risk for approximately 250,000 residents.
Learn more about our partnership with Senegal in this new immersive story: tinyurl.com/2xavytxe
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๐ข๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐
๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐: ๐จ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐
Support our City Resilience Program in helping countries identify & develop solutions to urban floods.
๐Apply here: tinyurl.com/yjtzn9mp
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Deadline: June 15, 2026
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Setting its sights on a brighter future, Senegal is making the leap from disaster response to risk-informed resilience.
Learn more about our partnership with Senegal in this new immersive story: tinyurl.com/2xavytxe
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In ๐น๐ฏ Tajikistan, small policy changes could create BIG economic gains. Resilient infrastructure investments could lift employment by up to 3% by 2030. โ
Read more: wrld.bg/B8a050Z6tEq
#ClimateAndDevelopment
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Each year, disasters and extreme heat are associated with the loss of a staggering 90 million fullโtime job equivalents worldwide.
Our latest study paints a fuller picture of how and why risk-informed development is key to protecting jobs and livelihoods: tinyurl.com/bd77cwse
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Many countries, while eager to mobilize nature-based solutions, have limited capacity to integrate #NBS into resilience efforts.
By building local capacity, trainings in Azerbaijan, Jamaica, Kenya & Tanzania are bringing these solutions closer to reality: tinyurl.com/582ku8z9
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๐ข๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐
๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐: ๐จ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐
Join our City Resilience Program in helping countries identify and develop solutions to urban floods.
๐ Apply here: tinyurl.com/yjtzn9mp
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Deadline: June 15, 2026
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Our new handbook provides key insights on how to:
๐ Integrate hazard and risk data into land use planning
๐ Strengthen policy frameworks for risk-informed infrastructure
๐ Translate risk analytics into urban solutions
Available in English & French: tinyurl.com/wud32k9s
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How do we ensure that buildings can withstand disasters & climate change? Building codes are a critical piece of the puzzle.
This week, GFDRR colleagues presented our recent global assessment of building codes at @EPICentreUCL.
View the assessment here: tinyurl.com/yvvdacpj
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From risk to action.
GFDRR supported preparation of Samoaโs PREPARE project with technical assistance on early warning systems, urban resilience planning, seismic monitoring, and emergency preparedness.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/4dwty37d
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Located on Icelandสผs Reykjanes Peninsula, Grindavรญk has recently faced significant volcanic activity, prompting multiple evacuations and disrupting the town's socioeconomic fabric.
How to ensure a path to more resilient recovery?
Read our new report: tinyurl.com/2d2p478e
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GFDRR retweeted
Sustainable forest management can create jobs across Moldova by:
๐ช Employing thousands of foresters
๐ก Bolstering the timber industry
๐ฏ Supporting farmers and small businesses
See the impact investing in woodlands has on rural communities: wrld.bg/eihm50Z3SNh
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By aligning flood risk reduction with land value capture, Barranquilla, Colombia mobilized local revenue and ensured financial sustainability for resilience investments.
See more case studies of resilience in our Handbook for Livable & Resilient Cities: tinyurl.com/e3zu4kce
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Cali, Colombia combined infrastructure reinforcement, resettlement and ecological restoration, while embedding risk into a spatial planโprotecting nearly 900,000 people.
See more case studies of resilience in our Handbook for Livable & Resilient Cities: tinyurl.com/e3zu4kce
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.@UnderstandRisk 2026 will now take place on May 10โ14, 2027 in Abu Dhabi.
Watch out for these key dates:
๐ Call for Proposals: Nov. 13, 2026
๐๏ธ Early Bird Registration: Feb. 28, 2027
GFDRR is honored to cohost this global forum with @Adcmc_ae: tinyurl.com/bdhfvwdh #UR26
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