Civil society showed up at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction - but were we truly heard?
GNDR’s new analysis unpacks what was achieved at #GPDRR25, what was missing, and why the next five years must move from words to action.
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Our thanks our partners & supporters who made this possible: Risk-informed Early Action Partnership, British Red Cross, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) & Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe.
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#GPDRR2025 closing ceremony: Kamal Kishore, Global Platform Co-Chair, called on all to consolidate progress in bringing down the disaster mortality rate by 50%, develop national DRR plans by "organizing the money", and elevate local participation and action.
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A world in crisis: Building resilience in complex settings - today's session at #GPDRR25 was framed with a short film, featuring #GNDRMembers, Nari Maitree, who work in Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh to build the resilience of climate and conflict-affected communities.
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Brenda and Gabriel from @ifrc.org taking #GPDRR2025 attendees through the @zcralliance.bsky.social program in Mexico.
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#GPDRR2025 Special Event on SIDS. On embedding DRR in national development strategies, Robert Jules Ernesta (left), asks: "Is DRR not a national security issue?"
Walton A. Webson, Antigua&Barbuda: "We need to move away from project thinking and move toward process thinking."
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In #GPDRR2025 multistakeholder plenary on harnessing strategic foresight & innovation, Velenkosini Hlabisa, Minister of Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, South Africa: "Innovation isn’t just about technology; it’s about new ways of thinking & working together."
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Before we look ahead at the final days of #GPDRR25, our Head of Programmes, Shivangi Chavdaa, gives a brief overview of what was a special day for GNDR...
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GNDR's Global Board member, Diana Carolina Caicedo Enriquez, reflects on why it's so important that #civilsociety is properly represented at #GPDRR.
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Ministerial Roundtable on School Safety hears from the Holy See on Safe Schools and disaster risk as a “unique venue for advancing environmental stewardship behaviors that are directly entrusted by God to human care."
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@SM_Investments CEO Hans Sy, High-Level Dialogue on investing in disaster risk reduction: It doesn't help to wait for gov't; no single sector can address disasters alone. No matter how small the contribution, everyone should carry responsibility & lead by example.
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To close the event, Gavin White from the Risk-informed Early Action Partnership asks attendees for their one key takeaway for future action.
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#GNDRMembers sharing their expertise during Equity in Action: Early Warnings for All People
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Governance is key to effective #EarlyWarningSystems. Dharam Uprety @practicalaction.bsky.social explains how they partner with local & national governments in Nepal to develop #EWS plans - ones that, critically, are hazard-specific!
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Manuel von der Muehlen from @planglobal.bsky.social takes us through the responses from the group work.
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Adessou Kossivi from @globalnetworkdr.bsky.social stresses the importance of comprehensive disaster risk knowledge in the implementation of #EarlyWarningSystems.
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A packed room for #GPDRR2025 side event on 'Equity in Action: Early Warnings for All People'!
Mirianna Budimir @practicalaction.bsky.social with the opening remarks.
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GNDR's Regional Lead for the Americas and Caribbean, João Figueiredo, gives a quick rundown of what took place at #GPDRR25 today - along with a preview of tomorrow's #Localising #EarlyWarningSystems global seminar.
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Resilient infrastructure can only be achieved through compliance with robust standards built on continuous learning, shared responsibility and social engagement. —Mutale Nalumango, Vice-Pres. of Zambia at the Global Platform on #DRR 2025.
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Denis Semakula of LM International reminds us of the critical role of faith-based actors in #DRR.
A whole-of-society approach has to be exactly that. Effective disaster risk management needs every sector of society to be meaningfully involved.
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Fascinating look at our host country Switzerland's approach to #EarlyWarningSystems, including level of collaboration between civil protection, weather services and more.
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The Sendai Framework's guiding principle of 'leaving no one behind' is “not only a moral imperative, but a cornerstone for effective disaster management and response.” - Marko Lovše, State Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Slovenia
Pic: Diverse participants at #GPDRR2025
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Here's Miguel's @practicalaction.bsky.social colleague Mirianna Budimir, leading a discussion on improving preparedness & response capabilities for #EarlyWarningSystems.
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Working together to design impact-based #EarlyWarningSystems. What factors make EWS more effective, especially in remote contexts? #GPDRR2025 #ActForResilienceToday
In the breakout groups, Miguel shares the ways that communities in Peru are collecting local rainfall information to strengthen flood #EarlyWarningSystems.
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Alliance colleagues from @practicalaction.bsky.social in Peru are now participating in an exciting 'Learning Lab' session on Early Warning Systems, and how we can scale up low-cost, locally-adapted systems. #GPDRR2025 #ActForResilienceToday
High-level dialogues at GPDRR 2025. Palau Pres. Surangel Samuel Whipps: "We must ensure our metrics & #data move beyond once-off projects into long-term #resilience building; data should be available all the time to everyone, esp local-level leadership of disaster-prone areas.
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It's a full house at #GPDRR side event on 'Understanding systemic risk in the polycrisis'.
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As the official #GPDRR programme gets underway, a brief recap of the preliminary days, including the #EW4All forum:
✔️Inclusive, people-centred approaches to EWS are key
✔️Prioritize resilient recovery after disasters
✔️Standalone measures must give way to joined-up thinking
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So that's the prep days of #GP2025 wrapped up.
GNDR's Marcos Concepcion Raba reflects on the day - a day where #GNDRMembers were advocating for civil society to be at the forefront of setting the agenda for the final 5 years of the #Sendai Framework
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