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An aerial view showing the aftermath of flooding in Bekasi, Indonesia
An aerial view showing the aftermath of flooding in Bekasi, Indonesia
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Resilience Starts at Home

“There’s no place like home.” It is where we seek comfort, safety and shelter. But when floods rise, extreme heat takes hold or other hazards strike, the place meant to protect us can become the frontline of disaster.

That is why the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, observed on 13 October, is focusing this year on “Resilience Starts at Home.” The message is simple: everyone deserves a home that is safe, affordable and able to withstand the hazards around it.

Making that possible takes more than individual preparedness. Governments need safer planning and building standards; businesses must put long-term safety before short-term gains; and communities need information, resources and a voice in decisions about where and how they live.

Around the world, solutions are already taking shape — from families moving to safer homes in the Philippines to centuries-old earthen building techniques keeping homes cooler across West Africa.

Because resilience is not only about rebuilding after disaster. It starts before disaster strikes, and it starts at home.

Disaster resilience starts where we live

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Are you Ready to help build resilience?

Get and share your experiences using the social media . Help spread the word about empowering the next generation to build a resilient future! Help raise awareness of the need for disaster risk reduction that includes everyone, especially those most at risk, by joining the conversation around the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. your event and participate. 13 October is #DRRDay #ResiliencePays

Key messages

  • No one should have to choose between an affordable home and a safe one.
  • Every person deserves a home that can withstand the hazards around it.
  • Disasters don't just destroy buildings: they destroy lives, livelihoods, and futures.
  • A warning that doesn't reach the household, isn't understood, or isn't acted on is a warning that fails.
  • The cost of building resilience into homes is a fraction of the cost of rebuilding after disaster.

Background

The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction was started in 1989, after a by the United Nations General Assembly for a day to promote a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster reduction. Held every 13 October, the day celebrates how people and communities around the world are reducing their exposure to disasters and raising awareness about the importance of reining in the risks that they face.

In 2015 at the in Sendai, Japan, the international community was reminded that disasters hit hardest at the local level with the potential to cause loss of life and great social and economic upheaval. Sudden onset disasters displace millions of people every year. Disasters, many of which are exacerbated by climate change, have a negative impact on investment in sustainable development and the desired outcomes.

It is also at the local level that capacities need to be strengthened urgently. The is people-focussed and action-oriented in its approach to disaster risk reduction and applies to the risk of small-scale and large-scale disasters caused by man-made, or natural hazards, as well as related environmental, technological and biological hazards and risks.

Did you know?

  • Total disaster costs now exceed $2.3 trillion annually when indirect and ecosystem impacts are included.
  • Around 100 million people were affected by disasters each year on average between 2016 and 2025.
  • 128 countries now report having multi-hazard early warning systems, up from just 55 in 2015.
  • Average disaster-related mortality per 100,000 population declined by 65%.

Play and learn to stop disasters

This online game teaches children how to build safer villages and cities against disasters. Children learn through playing how the location and the construction materials of houses make a difference when disasters strike and how early warning systems, evacuation plans and education save lives.

Resources

Websites

  • , Sendai Japan
  • UNOOSA: (UN-SPIDER)
  • OCHA: (UNDAC)

Documents

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  • General Assembly:
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Eleven years after the was adopted, official data through the shows progress in disaster risk reduction, but also highlights ongoing challenges: the rate of people affected by disasters has doubled, reported direct economic losses exceeded US$1 trillion over the past decade, and damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of essential services remain substantial.?

Every year, the (UNDRR) works with thinkers, practitioners, experts and innovators to investigate the state of risk across the globe: highlighting what’s new, spotting emerging trends, revealing disturbing patterns, examining behaviour, and presenting progress in reducing risk. The findings make up the .

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International days and weeks are occasions to educate the public on issues of concern, to mobilize political will and resources to address global problems, and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity. The existence of international days predates the establishment of the United Nations, but the UN has embraced them as a powerful advocacy tool. We also mark other UN observances.