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This theme covers advocacy and awareness raising of disaster risk reduction (DRR) including through traditional and new media, as well as guidance for journalists reporting on disasters, guidance on communicating about climate change and extreme weather attribution.

Visit the Risk Media Hub: a toolkit for news media professionals reporting on disasters and resilience. he toolkit provides an array of resources to help journalists tell the other side of the disaster story and raise critical questions to help societies become more resilient.

Explore the Disaster Risk Communication Hub: the risk communication hub aims to support practitioners - from any sector - who are planning public risk communication strategies with the general public.

Latest Advocacy and media additions in the Knowledge Base

Press release

Living with floods: UN guidelines offer decision-makers hope to reduce flood losses

On the occasion of World Water Day, 22 March 2004, the UN will launch the inter-agency effort “Guidelines for reducing flood losses” in Geneva, New York, Bangkok and Harare. “Guidelines for reducing flood losses” are a result of a series of consultations
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Press release

Can we avoid another Bam tragedy in the future?

On 26 December 2003 an earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale destroyed the historic city of Bam, Iran, killing, according to the latest figures over 30’000 people. The international community has responded generously to the needs of the population
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Press release

Japan to host World Conference on Disaster Reduction

The United Nations General Assembly today adopted a resolution announcing the convening of a World Conference on Disaster Reduction, hosted by the Government of Japan at Kobe, Hyogo from 18 to 22 January 2005.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Press release

2003 UN Sasakawa Award recognizes global efforts in disaster reduction

Ms. Esther Tadzong of the Global Centre for Compliance, Hazard and Disaster Management in Cameroon is the 2003 UN Sasakawa Laureate for Disaster Reduction for her efforts in raising awareness and promoting community involvement in preparing for imminent disasters.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Press release

International Day for Disaster Reduction turns the tide on water-related disasters

The International Day for Disaster Reduction will be celebrated on Wednesday 8 October at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, with the official opening of the photographic exhibition ‘WATER: Floods in Central Europe’. The exhibition - organised jointly with
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Press release

The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction celebrates World Water Day 2003

At any time throughout the world a river somewhere is in flood and its waters are threatening communities, their properties and even their lives. At the other end of this extreme water overload are droughts that have been and are still occurring around
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Press release

Cuba: a model in hurricane risk management

As Ivan stormed across the Caribbean, the United Nations stated that Cuba was a model in hurricane risk management in developing countries. “The Cuban way could easily be applied to other countries with similar economic conditions and even in countries
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Press release

Bam: one year after - a lesson learned on building reinforcement

One year after this tragedy, the reconstruction process is slow and most of city’s inhabitants are still living under tents and provisional shelters. The Iranian Government has since hosted a number of conferences bringing together earthquake experts and
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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