Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 17 hours ago
🌪️🌊🌍 Every year, disasters cost us more than we realize — damaging not just buildings, but lives, economies, ecosystems, and futures. The true cost exceeds $1 trillion annually, falling hardest on the most vulnerable communities.
But these losses can be prevented.
In this video, experts from around the world break down the three harmful cycles making us more vulnerable — and offer a clear path forward through risk reduction, risk transfer, and risk management. 💡
💰 Investing in disaster resilience isn't just the smart choice — it's the only choice. It stabilizes economies, protects nature, and strengthens communities.
From financial reform to nature-based solutions, this is a call to action for governments, businesses, and communities to come together and invest in a safer, more resilient future.
🌱 Because resilience isn’t a cost — it’s a return.
Every Day Counts, Act for Resilience Today.
#GP2025 #ActForResilienceToday
Visit the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2025: globalplatform.undrr.org
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About UNDRR:
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has a big ambition: to help decision-makers across the globe better understand and act on risk. At UNDRR, we believe there is no such thing as a natural disaster. A natural hazard, such as a hurricane, earthquake, tsunami, or flood, only becomes a disaster when it impacts a community that is not adequately protected and whose population is vulnerable as a result of poverty, exclusion, or social disadvantage. We envision a world where disasters no longer threaten the well-being of people and the future of the planet. Sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda cannot be achieved without working towards the goal of building resilience.
Learn more about UNDRR: undrr.org
Learn more about disaster risk reduction: preventionweb.net
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🌪️🌊🌍 Every year, disasters cost us more than we realize — damaging not just buildings, but lives, economies, ecosystems, and futures. The true cost exceeds $1 trillion annually, falling hardest on the most vulnerable communities.
But these losses can be prevented.
In this video, experts from around the world break down the three harmful cycles making us more vulnerable — and offer a clear path forward through risk reduction, risk transfer, and risk management. 💡
💰 Investing in disaster resilience isn't just the smart choice — it's the only choice. It stabilizes economies, protects nature, and strengthens communities.
From financial reform to nature-based solutions, this is a call to action for governments, businesses, and communities to come together and invest in a safer, more resilient future.
🌱 Because resilience isn’t a cost — it’s a return.
Every Day Counts, Act for Resilience Today.
#GP2025 #ActForResilienceToday
Visit the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2025: globalplatform.undrr.org
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Subscribe to UNDRR on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCUw0G3AdE_0EDhcDPlJtJyA?sub_confirmation=1
Captions: Where possible we provide additional captions to make our videos more accessible to those who use assistive technology, such as screen readers. If you don't require the captions they can be toggled off using the CC button, usually at the bottom of the video display.
About UNDRR:
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has a big ambition: to help decision-makers across the globe better understand and act on risk. At UNDRR, we believe there is no such thing as a natural disaster. A natural hazard, such as a hurricane, earthquake, tsunami, or flood, only becomes a disaster when it impacts a community that is not adequately protected and whose population is vulnerable as a result of poverty, exclusion, or social disadvantage. We envision a world where disasters no longer threaten the well-being of people and the future of the planet. Sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda cannot be achieved without working towards the goal of building resilience.
Learn more about UNDRR: undrr.org
Learn more about disaster risk reduction: preventionweb.net
Sign up for updates: undrr.org/subscribe-undrr-updates
Follow:
linkedin.com/company/undrr
twitter.com/UNDRR
facebook.com/unisdr
