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
On #DRRDay, we remember that crises affect children first. ChildFund Alliance’s new Strategic Plan makes child-sensitive humanitarian action a priority — with DRR, preparedness & anticipatory action at its core.
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#ChildProtection #HumanitarianAction
Are you ready to face a disaster?
Whether it’s a flood, wildfire, earthquake, extreme heat event or power outage, you should be ready by knowing the risks, making an emergency plan, building an emergency kit, and building a support network.
#DRRday tips ⬇️
📲 www.redcross.ca/ready
Our training programs not only save lives today but also build a sustainable tomorrow by equipping local people with essential skills. #TrainingSavesLives #ResiliencePays #DRRday
Today is International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. A reminder that preparedness isn’t only about safety kits and evacuation plans, but also about mental resilience. Strengthening communities means caring for emotional recovery, not just physical survival. 💙 #DRRDay #MentalHealth
🌀 Without healthy reefs, hurricane-related flood damage could rise by up to 75cm in coastal areas.
This study shows how #NaturaCapital acts as critical infrastructure, safeguarding communities and economies as climate risks grow.
🔗 Learn more: jncc.gov.uk/news/new-cli...
#ResiliencePays #DRRday
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
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
Today is International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. UNDRRs link between investment & resilience as our climate warms. Early warnings help but the call is to "Fund resilience, not Disasters". #DRRday #resiliencepays International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction share.google/L5UgsFlECt2v...
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
Through a budget study, messaging around #DisasterRiskReduction investment, and community resilience data, Mercy Corps and @undp.org influenced the adoption and disbursement of a 5% budget provision for resilience activities in Sudurpaschim province, Nepal.
🔗 zcralliance.org/resources/it...
#DRRday
📣 Today is International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction!
On this #DRRday, WMO and our partners want to highlight that #ResiliencePays and that #EarlyWarningsForAll are not a cost, but an investment.
To learn more about why, click the link below 👇
https://bit.ly/3J4saJO
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.
👉 www.gndr.org/stories/stor...
#DRRDay #ResiliencePays
I attended today an @fao.org event marking the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction to highlight the expertise gained by the Philippines in #AnticipatoryAction & the country’s progress toward making it an institutional reality. #DRRDay
#Nepal’s🇳🇵 vulnerability to disasters underscores the urgent need for proactive measures.
Driven by this need, Anup volunteers to strengthen #DisasterRiskReduction and help people prepare for disasters across the country. #DRRDay
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
🌍 13 Oct is International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction #DRRDay
1 Billion children face extreme climate risks, incl. disasters (UNICEF).
The #IRAF supports cdri.world to build climate- & disaster-resilient infrastructure for a safer future. #ClimateAction #Resilience #ResiliencePays
#ClimateChange is affecting our agrifood systems and is likely to make food production even more unpredictable.
We must invest in #DisasterRiskReduction and #AnticipatoryAction to protect our food security.
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#DRRDay #ResiliencePays
Being prepared saves lives. 💪
From 2019–2024, MOAS trained refugees & host community volunteers in Cox’s Bazar, #Bangladesh, to respond to floods & fires, providing skills & equipment to act fast.
#IDDRR #MOAS #ResiliencePays #DRRday #CoxsBazar
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
Integrating MHRA frameworks into infrastructure development planning can help identify overlapping hazard zones and their dynamic interactions — guiding decision-makers to design for resilience.
Read the full article here: www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/mess...
#ResiliencePays #DRRDay
43,000 lives lost annually to storms and floods in Asia Pacific. Climate-resilient facilities protect people when it matters most.
Across the Western Pacific Region & globally, #ClimateChange is no longer a distant worry - it’s an everyday emergency threatening lives and health.
The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction is a reminder that building climate resilience, including in health systems, saves lives.
#DRRday
13 October is #DRRDay!
Under the theme “Fund Resilience, Not Disasters”, this year calls for a decisive shift -- fund resilience now & avoid paying for disasters later as #ResiliencePays.
Learn how #GENeva is advancing disaster risk reduction agenda ▶️ tiny.cc/GENDRR2025
🌐 Today is the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Islamic Relief has decades of experience helping communities prepare for & recover from disasters like earthquakes—building resilience & saving lives.
Learn how we respond 👉 islamic-relief.org/news/earthqu... #DRRDay
With support from the European Union, IOM helped a community in Somalia build flood regulation structures, plant trees and restore vegetation to prevent flooding and protect against sandstorms.
Let’s invest in resilience, not disasters. #DRRDay
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Disasters displaced a record 46M people in 2024. Yet prevention remains severely underfunded.
On #DRRDay, IOM calls to fund resilience, not disasters.
Every dollar in preparedness protects lives, dignity & resources.
Read more: https://www.iom.int/ZMM
Aujourd'hui c'est la Journée Nationale de la Résilience.
La @villedegrenoble.bsky.social s'associe au Collège Aimé Césaire pour organiser exercices, ateliers immersifs, jeux sérieux, village forum... Un engagement fort au service de la culture du risque et de l'entraide !
#JNR2026 #DRRDay #Grenoble
The project works with local governments, project partners and communities to turn DRR into tangible, locally led actions that safeguard lives and livelihoods, protect ecosystems, and build lasting resilience.
#FundResilience #ResiliencePays #DRRDay
SHEEP Indonesia Foundation built multi-use community evacuation centres in Indonesia. Local ownership and preparedness funding save lives before disaster strikes.
Read their story of resilience: www.gndr.org/stories/stor...
#FundResilienceNotDisasters #DRRDay #ResiliencePays #GNDRMembers
Aujourd'hui 13 octobre c'est la Journée Nationale de la Résilience 2026.
La @villedegrenoble s'associe au Collège Aimé Césaire pour organiser toute cette semaine des exercices, des ateliers immersifs, des jeux sérieux, un village forum... Un engagement fort au […]
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