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Gaetano Vivo, Deputy Head of Unit for Prevention and Preparedness Capacity Building, DG ECHO, European Commission, shares his highlights and takeaways from the UR24 Global Forum held in June 2024 in Himeji, Japan.

The World Bank's Enhancing Fiscal Management and Building Disaster and Climate Resilience Development Policy Operation (DPO) aims to contribute to the Republic of the Marshall Islands' sustainable and resilient development. GFDRR contributed technical assistance funding and knowledge, enabling the country to strengthen its fiscal management and enhance its disaster and climate resilience. (LinkedIn)

According to the World Bank's rapid Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) report, which benefited from GFDRR's financial and technical support, $230 million is needed to address the recovery efforts following the devastating 2023 Deyr floods in Somalia.

Through GFDRR's Disaster and Climate Risk Data Fellowship, young climate researchers and data scientists contributed significantly to improving disaster and climate risk knowledge for their communities.

A study titled Ukraine: Impact of the War on Agriculture Profitability was recently conducted by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, in cooperation with the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UCAB) and with the support of GFDRR. The Ministry highlighted the study in a news release. A key finding of the study is overall, profitability levels for grains and oilseeds in Ukraine improved in 2023 compared to 2022, but low global prices prevented the industry from achieving tangible profitability.

This podcast on BBC shares how in Japan, automated drones are being developed to mitigate the risks posed by tsunamis and earthquakes.

Mary Boyer, disaster risk management specialist at GFDRR, sheds light on how Dominica is bolstering its early warning systems, with an eye to saving lives and livelihoods when the next hurricane strikes.

The Averted Disaster Award, an innovative competition that brings visibility to successful disaster-risk-mitigation interventions around the world, will announce its 2023 winners at the 11th Global Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action. The award ceremony on day three of the conference will include a documentary film about the winners.