The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
The day is used to highlight how people and communities around the world are reducing their exposure to disasters and raising awareness.
Reports and books
The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
(1.95 MB - PDF)- Author details
- Marin Ferrer, Montserrat
- Unique identifier
- JRC122140
- Summary
The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction was started in 1989, after a call by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a day to promote a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster reduction. In 2009, the UNGA officially designated 13 October as the date to commemorate the Day.
The Day highlights 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.
This special issue newsletter from the Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre shows recent projects of the European Commission that directly or indirectly contribute to better governance of disaster risk, through providing better tools, creating science-based guidelines, curating authoritative risk data, and animating multidisciplinary networks.
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Geographic focus
all Europe/EU
Sectors
Education & Training
Risk awareness & communication