United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

There's a global movement or the, the, the direction that European Union goes to now.

They call it, uh, deforestation, uh, UNDRR reduction.

And this policy will affect people in my village and other villages, those who are producing cocoa, those who are producing a lot of cash crops, because traceability is the keyword there.

You must not cut down the forest to plant your cocoa plantation.

The event brought together students from the H.L. Robinson High School and the Eliza Simons Primary School to discuss practical ways individuals and families can prepare for emergencies and reduce the risk they face during disasters.

This year's international observance was held under the theme "Resilience Starts at Home," selected by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction to highlight the importance of making homes safer and ensuring households are prepared to respond when disaster strikes.

The theme recognizes that while governments and emergency agencies play a critical role in disaster management, preparedness also begins with actions people take within their own homes and communities.

During the panel discussion, students were encouraged to understand the importance of being prepared before any emergency occurs, rather than waiting until a disaster is imminent.

The event brought together students from the A.T. Robinson High School and the Eliza Simons Primary School to discuss practical ways individuals and families can prepare for emergencies and reduce the risk they face during disasters.

This year's international observance was held under the theme, Resilience Starts at Home, selected by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction to highlight the importance of making homes safer and ensuring households are prepared to respond when disaster strikes.

The theme recognizes that while governments and emergency agencies play a critical role in disaster management, preparedness also begins with actions people take within their own homes and communities.

During the panel discussion, students were encouraged to understand the importance of being prepared before any emergency occurs, rather than waiting until a disaster is imminent.

Yeah.

Um, in terms of the economic cost, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction notes that the annual disaster costs now exceed two to three trillion when you add in cascading ecosystem losses.

And continuing on the economic theme, already we're seeing impacts of heat on labor, and for example, The Lancet projects that climate inaction may lead to significant heat-related labor losses.

490 billion hours are already being lost, but this is gonna increase exponentially in sectors like construction, agriculture, manufacturing, where workers are more exposed.