Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 22 hours ago
🌊 When the tsunami hit Tonga, lives were saved—not by luck, but by early warnings.
In this video, we hear powerful stories from Tonga, South Sudan, Bangladesh, the Philippines and Central Asia about how inclusive, people-centred early warning systems are saving lives every day.
From moving cattle before droughts 🐄 to evacuating before tsunamis 🌪️, communities around the world are taking action thanks to timely alerts. But effective early warning is more than just a message—it's about access, inclusion, and action.
Every Day Counts, Act for Resilience Today.
#GP2025 #ActForResilienceToday #EarlyWarningsForAll
Visit the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2025: globalplatform.undrr.org
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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.
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🌊 When the tsunami hit Tonga, lives were saved—not by luck, but by early warnings.
In this video, we hear powerful stories from Tonga, South Sudan, Bangladesh, the Philippines and Central Asia about how inclusive, people-centred early warning systems are saving lives every day.
From moving cattle before droughts 🐄 to evacuating before tsunamis 🌪️, communities around the world are taking action thanks to timely alerts. But effective early warning is more than just a message—it's about access, inclusion, and action.
Every Day Counts, Act for Resilience Today.
#GP2025 #ActForResilienceToday #EarlyWarningsForAll
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
