The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) works to reduce vulnerability to disasters in a changing climate.

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How much does conflict delay disaster recovery? The answer can be seen from space. Satellite data reveals that when severe floods hit active conflict zones in Mozambique, local economies stayed "in the dark" and struggled to recover for more than six months longer than in stable regions. Explore the visual data showing how conflict acts as an economic drag anchor: tinyurl.com/3hu5npbp
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Across 29 countries, NBS Invest is helping integrate nature-based solutions into development investments.  See how countries are restoring ecosystems, strengthening resilience, creating opportunities for communities on the new NBS Invest website. worldbank.org/en/programs/nb…   @theGEF
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In March of this year, the BRICK 2026 Knowledge Exchange Event in Bucharest brought together more than 100 practitioners and experts from across Europe and Asia to share lessons on how they are putting the right “bricks” in place for more resilient societies. Learn more: tinyurl.com/3ua227ke
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When communities take the lead in charting their path to resilience, progress can be much more sustainable. Learn about how households were at the helm of constructing 274,000 homes in Pakistan with @GFDRR support: tinyurl.com/mutm3cs8
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Research informs policy → Policy attracts investment → Investment creates jobs. It happens when knowledge is generated, shared, and actually used. That's what the @WorldBankGroup's Knowledge Bank does. When knowledge moves, development moves with it. bit.ly/4y53Ls8
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💧 Outdated, inefficient irrigation was costing Uzbekistan's Ferghana Valley over a billion cubic meters of water a year.  See how a project backed by @WBG_IDA, @EU_Tashkent, and @GOVuz is helping modernize critical infrastructure and boosting harvests: bit.ly/4gKcMip
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Last week, the @WorldBankGroup and GFDRR, in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) of Marshall Islands, facilitated a one-day workshop in Majuro to assess the country’s institutional readiness for emergency preparedness and response. Learn more: tinyurl.com/3kyhxdjy
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✔️The identification of 60,000 buildings in flood-prone areas in Juba, South Sudan, providing the city's first consolidated digital urban baseline ✔️ AI-driven building detection in Kigali, Rwanda which identified thousands of buildings absent from the property tax registry Learn more about how our Smart Parcel Atlas for Resilient Cities is helping cities transform analytics into action: tinyurl.com/bdd3t9he
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Cities and towns in the Pacific region face significant risks from natural hazards, which are projected to increase with climate change and increasing urbanization. Our latest report draws on risk modeling and scientific analyses to examine who and what is at risk from critical natural hazards in 38 urban areas in 10 Pacific Island Countries: tinyurl.com/3nx5tk79
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From July 27 to 31, 2026, the @WorldBankGroup and GFDRR worked with the City of Salvador, Brazil as part of the preparation of the Salvador NBS Project. GFDRR presented the NBS Opportunity Scan, highlighting opportunities and potential priority areas across the city, with support from the City Climate Finance Gap Fund. Learn more about the NBS Opportunity Scan: naturebasedsolutions.org/opp…
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Since 1970, wildfires in Argentina have damaged crops on more than 11 million hectares of land, required evacuation of more 20,000 people, and destroyed thousands of education centers. Learn more about how we are supporting Argentina to strengthen its wildfire preparedness and response: tinyurl.com/vmh9a5dr #WorldFireCongress
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Spreading into regions once considered low risk, wildfires are threating lives, communities, and infrastructure across Europe. Our report series takes a closer look at what can be done about it: tinyurl.com/59fcfcxa #WorldFireCongress
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In May of this year, the Urban & Climate Risk Data Lab brought together data scientists and practitioners in Paris to identify urban data gaps, test tools, and co-develop practical approaches that support cities in addressing climate risk. Learn more: piped.video/watch?v=xJEbDZ8J…
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This week, GFDRR’s Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist Mary Boyer is at the World Fire Congress in London, engaging with fire and rescue services to share best practices and lessons, while also catalyzing and deepening opportunities for collaboration. Learn more about some of our recent work on wildfire preparedness: tinyurl.com/59fcfcxa #WorldFireCongress
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The @WorldBankGroup’s #WB_PROGREEN and @TheGwsp programs are helping 67 countries improve their ecosystems and water security, delivering the finance and expertise needed to build resilience to drought and degradation. Learn more: bit.ly/3Rh0Zj1
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1 People are at the heart of resilience. #URAbuDhabi seeks research and case studies on #RiskCommunication and human-centered resilience approaches, and many other priority topics. Check out all the forum themes and share your expertise: urabudhabi.com/call-for-prop…
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By blocking storm surges, the mangroves of northern Viet Nam’s Red River Delta have long provided a measure of protection against flooding for local communities. Learn about how we are supporting Viet Nam in harnessing nature for resilience: tinyurl.com/mrpzctcy
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From art in schools to strategic dialogues & actionable plans, #Eswatini is advancing its readiness to tackle #droughts. Explore how youth are building #WaterResilience & planting seeds that connect communities & policymakers: bit.ly/4v1yeEN #ArtNeverDries
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Across 🇸🇳Senegal, resilience has become essential, not only to protect lives, but also to secure the country's future. Watch this video to learn more about how Senegal is making the leap from disaster response to risk-informed resilience: tinyurl.com/2h4kw44v
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Jamaica’s investments in disaster risk reduction are helping safeguard homes, jobs, roads, and livelihoods when storms hit. Learn more - in the immersive story: wrld.bg/hUk650Z8V4F
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