ARISE Philippines, together with UNDRR, wishes everyone a joyous celebration this holiday season. As one, we can make 2021 a year of action for a safer, more resilient, and sustainable world. To know more about ARISE Philippines, you may contact its secretariat through [email protected] or click this link to learn more.
The Secretary-General expressed it very well in his message for World Tsunami Awareness Day (WTAD) on November 5: “Currently we are struggling with what some describe as a tsunami of death and disease due to COVID-19. This metaphor comes easily because living memory remains strong of the worst sudden onset disaster this century, the Indian...Continue reading
It is hard to overemphasize how important Target (e) is to the implementation of the Sendai Framework and the overall effort to achieve the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Simply stated, we need a substantial increase in the number of national and local disaster risk reduction strategies by the end of this...Continue reading