Hubs: tools and knowledge

A central repository of resources, tools, and knowledge aimed at enhancing disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience building across the globe.

Each hub within this section is designed to provide unique insights, practical tools, and actionable knowledge to empower stakeholders in their efforts to mitigate, prepare for, and respond to disasters. By bringing together diverse and specialized content, this section supports individuals, communities, and professionals' ongoing efforts to build a more resilient and disaster-prepared global community.

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Disaster Risk Communication Hub

The primary users of the Pocket guide are practitioners - from any sector - who are planning public risk communication strategies with the general public.

Create your risk communication plan

Risk Media hub

Journalist resources to tell the other side of the disaster story and raise critical questions to help societies become more resilient: What are the drivers of risk? How can development and policy decisions either increase or reduce risks? How can countries and communities reduce risk and build resilience? 

Use the toolkit

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Africa Network of Centres of Excellence for Disaster Risk Reduction (NoE)

The Africa Network empowers its members and African countries with the knowledge and skills to prepare, prevent, and mitigate the negative impacts of climate-related disasters on society, through a suite of capacity building initiatives for effective multi-hazard early warning systems in support of disaster risk reduction in Africa.

Explore the training

Malagasy typical village along the Pangalanes channel, eastern Madagascar (2016)

Resilience building and disaster response management in the Indian Ocean (RDRM-IO)

The overall objective of the Resilience building and disaster response management in the Indian Ocean (RDRM-IO) programme is to reduce disaster and climate related losses in the human, economic, social, physical, and environmental assets of Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) member states.
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Get to know the programme

Disaster Preparedness Programme (DP) in Latin America and the Caribbean

This is a collection promoted by the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations and UNDRR - Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, dedicated to promoting tools and knowledge on Disaster Preparedness and Disaster Risk Reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Dive into the knowledge

Heavy flooding from monsoon rain and tide from river in Dohar, Bangladesh (2016)

A walk through DRR history

Discover the early experiences and works of the disaster risk reduction pioneers between 1970 and 2000 through a dedicated publication, pioneer video interviews, timelines on various types of DRR initiatives and archives of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), 1990-1999.

Fill the gaps