In the 06/10/2025 edition:

Disaster Risk Reduction 2025: June Highlights and Global Actions

Disaster Risk Reduction 2025 is at the heart of global climate and resilience discussions in June. From the Geneva Call to extreme weather events, this month’s report highlights the key developments you need to know.

News: The Geneva Call for Disaster Risk Reduction: The Co-Chairs’ Summary of the Global Platform

By United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) on Jun 06, 2025 09:00 pm
The outcome document of the 8th session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction serves as a guide and a rallying call to governments and stakeholders to accelerate the implementation of the Sendai Framework in the remaining 5 years until 2030.

News: Global Platform elevates risk communication as essential for disaster risk reduction

By United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) on Jun 06, 2025 04:59 pm
When hazards threaten, everyone deserves clear, actionable information delivered through trusted channels in ways that resonate and empower. The Global Platform’s elevation of risk communication marks a crucial step toward making that vision reality.

News: Leave no one behind: Global Platform 2025 champions inclusive disaster risk reduction

By United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) on Jun 06, 2025 04:01 pm
When inclusion guides disaster risk reduction efforts, communities become stronger and more resilient. As climate change continues to intensify disaster risks, the imperative to leave no one behind has never been more urgent-or more achievable.

News: LAC women take the lead in shaping a gender-responsive, resilient future

By United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean on Jun 06, 2025 03:22 pm
With over 1,500 members and four elected representatives, the LAC Women’s Network brings the voices and stories of women from an expansive region where disasters intersect with deep-rooted inequalities.

News: Changing winds could amplify North Atlantic climate anomaly

By University of Alaska Fairbanks on Jun 06, 2025 03:14 pm
Despite climate change-driven global ocean warming, an area of the North Atlantic stands out as a zone of relative cooling. A new study projects that wind-driven changes in ocean circulation would add to the cooling effect in the region by about 2040.

News: Why seismic waves spontaneously race inside the earth

By ETH Zurich on Jun 06, 2025 02:53 pm
A spectacular breakthrough in geoscience shows that our planet is in motion even at a depth of 3000 kilometres.

News: Plastic pollution in Small Island Developing States: A crisis beyond borders

By United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Jun 06, 2025 02:41 pm
Plastic pollution is a global crisis that transcends borders and bodies of water. A simple bottle or wrapper transforms into a silent contributor to environmental degradation and potential health risks for human populations, even on distant shores.

News: New data shows that crops like wheat, coffee, beans and cassava could lose half of the best land for growing them by 2100

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – Headquarters on Jun 06, 2025 02:35 pm
Findings come from FAO’s upgraded Adaptation, Biodiversity and Carbon Mapping Tool “ABC-Map”, further boosting capacity to assess and confront climate-related shocks.

News: Multiple extreme climate events at the same time may be the new normal

By Uppsala University on Jun 06, 2025 02:21 pm
Heatwaves, droughts and forest fires are some of the extreme climate-related events that are expected not only to become more frequent but also to increasingly strike at the same time, according to a new study.

News: Ingenuity helps Zimbabwe weather drought – and US aid cuts

By Context on Jun 06, 2025 02:16 pm
Chicken wire, jars, sand and cement – how to harvest rain and survive Zimbabwe’s new norm of drought

News: The nexus of climate change, sovereign debt, and climate finance in Fiji

By SLYCAN Trust on Jun 06, 2025 02:08 pm
Recognising the existential threats of climate change impacts to its economy and society, Fiji has been proactively exploring holistic pathways to addressing this global crisis, most notably by establishing robust regulatory and legal frameworks

News: Expect a long summer of wildfire smoke for North America

By Yale Climate Connections on Jun 06, 2025 02:00 pm
Fire danger is increasing as the climate warms, drying out forests.

News: Why building resilience makes business sense in the face of extreme weather

By Z Zurich Foundation on Jun 06, 2025 01:56 pm
Businesses can no longer afford to underestimate the threat of extreme weather. Building resilience is essential for mitigating risks and safeguarding economic interests.

News: 5 facts on marine heatwaves

By United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) on Jun 06, 2025 01:51 pm
Heatwaves exist not only on land, but also in oceans.

News: Smart bridge infrastructure: Automatic height adjustment for flood resilience and intelligent monitoring

By International Journal of Scientific Research and Technology on Jun 06, 2025 01:47 pm
This paper introduces the concept of smart bridges—structures that can automatically adapt to environmental changes such as floods and seismic activity through advanced technologies.

News: Heatwaves greatly influence parasite burden; likely spread of disease

By Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin on Jun 06, 2025 01:38 pm
New research from scientists at Trinity College Dublin strongly implies that heatwaves have a major influence on the spread of many diseases – and that many existing predictive models have overlooked this complexity.

News: The smoke from Canada’s wildfires may be even more toxic than usual

By Grist Magazine on Jun 06, 2025 01:30 pm
More than 200 wildfires are blazing across central and western Canada, half of which are out of control. These fires are mobilizing toxicants like arsenic from mining grounds to local ecosystems.

News: GPDRR 2025 highlights: Thursday 5 June 2025

By International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) on Jun 06, 2025 07:00 am
Finance DRR and its corresponding challenges was central to the day’s sessions. Delegates focused attention on financing a wide range of needs, including school safety, measures to deal with extreme heat, and nature-based solutions (NbS).

News: A financial backbone for stability, not band-aids for crises

By United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) on Jun 06, 2025 05:00 am
At the 2025 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, a ministerial roundtable sought innovative approaches to fast-track financing for lasting disaster resilience.

News: Recognizing inspirational innovation that improves resilience for the most vulnerable – The 2025 Sasakawa Award

By United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) on Jun 05, 2025 08:03 pm
The 2025 Sasakawa Award winners were announced at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, in a ceremony celebrating some outstanding contributions to disaster risk reduction.

News: Farmers face ‘new world’ of extreme weather as scientists urge action on climate change

By Australian Broadcasting Corporation on Jun 05, 2025 03:36 pm
Scientists and politicians are warning big policy shifts are needed to mitigate extreme weather impacts, following what farmers describe as unprecedented flooding in the New South Wales Hunter and Mid North Coast regions last month.

News: Assessing and managing disaster risks for the financial sector in Thailand

By World Bank, the on Jun 05, 2025 03:25 pm
More recently, the 2024 flood caused significant economic losses across multiple provinces, through damage to infrastructure and housing as well as effects on the agriculture and tourism sectors.

News: The Great Lakes are in an extreme new era

By University of Michigan on Jun 05, 2025 03:13 pm
Heat waves and cold spells are part of life on the Great Lakes. But new research from the University of Michigan shows that is true today in a fundamentally different way than it was even 30 years ago.

News: Weak winds key factor in 2023 extreme North Atlantic heatwave – marine heatwaves set to worsen

By Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research on Jun 05, 2025 02:05 pm
The largest marine heat wave ever recorded in the North Atlantic Ocean, occurring in the summer of 2023, was primarily driven by unusually weak winds, leading to an exceptionally shallow – and warm – upper ocean layer, according to a new study.

News: Study projects that increasing wildfires in Canada and Siberia will actually slow global warming

By University of Washington on Jun 05, 2025 01:53 pm
The aerosols in smoke reflect more sunlight and make clouds brighter, summer temperatures during fire season drop, leading to reduced sea ice loss and cooler winter temperatures

News: Thicker sediments under Salt Lake could result in more intense ground shaking

By University of Utah on Jun 05, 2025 01:40 pm
The sediments underlying the Salt Lake Valley are thicker in places than previously thought, indicating that current seismic hazard models likely underestimate the amount of shaking Utah’s population center could experience in future earthquakes.

News: Mpox research is helping scientists prepare for a new pandemic

By University of California, San Francisco on Jun 05, 2025 01:28 pm
When a new disease emerges, medicine doesn’t always have a proven cure. Now, UCSF researchers have shown that the best science to find one doesn’t have to wait until the emergency is over.

News: Unprecedented heat in the North Atlantic Ocean kickstarted Europe’s hellish 2023 summer. Now we know what caused it

By Conversation Media Group, the on Jun 05, 2025 12:58 pm
New research uncovers what drove the unprecedented marine heatwave in across the North Atlantic Ocean in 2023 that smashed temperature records and kickstarted deadly heatwaves across Europe.

News: Ocean heat and sea-level rise threaten communities in the South-West Pacific

By World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Jun 05, 2025 12:25 pm
Unprecedented ocean warming engulfed the South-West Pacific in 2024, harming ecosystems and economies, according to a new report, which highlights how sea level rise threatens islands in a region where over half the population live close to the coast.

News: The atmosphere is getting thirstier and it’s making droughts worse – new study

By Conversation Media Group, the on Jun 05, 2025 11:59 am
Droughts are becoming more severe and widespread across the globe. But it’s not just changing rainfall patterns that are to blame. The atmosphere is also getting thirstier, according to a new study.

News: Extreme weather’s true damage cost is often a mystery – that’s a problem for understanding storm risk, but it can be fixed

By Conversation Media Group, the on Jun 05, 2025 11:19 am
A few small fixes could make NOAA’s storm events database and the corresponding values in the larger SHELDUS database, managed by Arizona State University, more reliable and improving the data environment for disasters.

DRR Community Voices: To build trust, start by listening: Introducing the Community Trust Index for early warning systems

By Gefra Fulane on Jun 05, 2025 09:39 am
Too often, disaster risk reduction (DRR) strategies focus on delivering information, rather than understanding how people receive it and what makes them act. Risk, after all, is not just something calculated by meteorologists or agencies. I

News: Santiago network catalyzes national loss and damage response in Vanuatu

By Santiago Network on Jun 05, 2025 05:57 am
Tailored support is on the way for the Small Island Developing State as Vanuatu becomes the first country matched with technical assistance through the network.

News: GPDRR 2025 highlights: Wednesday 4 June 2025

By International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) on Jun 05, 2025 05:43 am
Collecting data, ensuring its availability, and financing underlying processes are ongoing global challenges. Discussions at the Eighth Global Platform’s official programme tackled these issues in high-level dialogues and a ministerial roundtable event.

News: 2025 RISK Award goes to an indigenous children and youth DRR project in Bolivia

By United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) on Jun 04, 2025 06:43 pm
A project aimed at empowering indigenous children and youths on the front line of emergency preparedness and climate resilience in Bolivia was announced today as the winner of the 2025 RISK Award.

News: What does real recovery look like?

By United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Jun 04, 2025 05:00 pm
Too often, better is decided in capital cities or donor strategy rooms. Yet, as responses from Namibia, Ecuador, and Montenegro emphasized, recovery must be designed with youth, women, Indigenous peoples, and excluded communities

News: As flood risks rise, Latino landscapers and residents learn to fight back with green infrastructure

By Yale Climate Connections on Jun 04, 2025 03:51 pm
A Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit called EcoLatinos created a Spanish-language program to train Latino landscapers and local residents in stormwater management techniques to build healthier, flood-resilient neighborhoods.

News: Start Network pioneers innovative insurance mechanism to protect more people from climate crises with Aon

By Start Network on Jun 04, 2025 03:37 pm
Start Network and Aon have launched a groundbreaking reinsurance product to strengthen Start Ready’s ability to provide early, anticipatory funding for climate crises.

News: Scientists say next few years vital to securing the future of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

By Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research on Jun 04, 2025 03:24 pm
Collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could be triggered with very little ocean warming above present-day, leading to a devastating four metres of global sea level rise to play out over hundreds of years according to a new study.

News: Cooler finance: The business case for sustainable cooling

By World Bank, the on Jun 04, 2025 03:19 pm
Access to cooling solutions that help people and businesses adapt to changing weather is more critical than ever. Yet only 15 percent of 3.5 billion people who live in hot climates – most of them in developing countries – have access to cooling.

News: Enhancing levee inspections with advanced technology

By Texas A&M University System on Jun 04, 2025 03:05 pm
Researchers are developing cutting-edge inspection technologies for continued reliability and resiliency of levees nationwide.

News: First direct observation of the trapped waves that shook the world

By University of Oxford on Jun 04, 2025 02:51 pm
Using a brand-new type of satellite altimetry, a study led by Oxford University has confirmed that the cause of extraordinary global tremors in September – October 2023 was indeed two mega tsunamis in Greenland that became trapped standing waves.

News: We are safer during and after earthquakes thanks to UC San Diego’s Shake Table

By University of California, San Diego on Jun 04, 2025 02:39 pm
Research on one of the world’s largest earthquake simulators has made buildings, bridges, and other infrastructure more earthquake-safe

News: Reforms to bolster flood protection for communities across the country

By United Kingdom – government on Jun 04, 2025 02:26 pm
New proposals to accelerate the construction of flood schemes and protect thousands of homes and businesses in the nation’s cities and rural areas from the risks of flooding have been unveiled

News: Preparedness in practice: Rwanda’s record-breaking Marburg response

By Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations on Jun 04, 2025 02:18 pm
Rwanda’s swift response and robust preparedness enabled record-time containment of the Marburg outbreak.

News: Paper addresses natural history collections’ role in pandemic preparedness

By University of Florida on Jun 04, 2025 02:06 pm
Natural history collections contain information needed to prevent, prepare for, and respond to disease outbreaks that could turn into a pandemic – but they are an underused resource.

News: UNESCO supports local voices to build climate resilience in Zimbabwe

By United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – Headquarters on Jun 04, 2025 02:05 pm
Founded in 2022 after Cyclone Idai’s devastation, Chimanimani FM is a community radio station reaching over 150,000 people in eastern Zimbabwe sharing vital information on climate adaptation, early warnings, and sustainable farming.

News: What makes some homes, neighborhoods more likely to survive wildfire? New research offers insight

By University of Colorado Boulder on Jun 04, 2025 01:53 pm
The researchers found that during the Marshall Fire, the layout of communities and the spatial arrangement of houses determined which homes survived.

News: Feature story: A voice of resilience

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – Headquarters on Jun 04, 2025 01:43 pm
Empowering Nepali farmers to flourish through sustainable and resilient agriculture.

News: ‘Now we know what to do’: Boosting local flood preparedness in Zimbabwe

By International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on Jun 04, 2025 01:00 pm
From prayers and panic to preparedness and poise: disaster risk reduction drills in Chibuwe village give young and old a clear sense of what to do — well before the waters rise.

News: What made Mount Etna’s latest eruption so rare

By Associated Press on Jun 04, 2025 12:25 pm
Mount Etna has again captivated the world with a spectacular show, spewing smoke and high into the sky. But the defining event of its latest eruption was the more rare pyroclastic flow from the southwestern crater not visible from a distance.

News: What’s a ‘Strombolian eruption’? A volcanologist explains what happened at Mount Etna

By Conversation Media Group, the on Jun 04, 2025 12:15 pm
Understanding volcanic eruptions is key to monitoring them. This monitoring allows local authorities to issue warnings when an eruption is imminent.

News: From heatwaves to cyber threats: a comprehensive new guide to today’s hazards

By United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) on Jun 04, 2025 10:35 am
UNDRR and ISC release an updated overview of hazards to help governments, researchers, and responders to better understand and act on interconnected risks.

News: Early warnings for heatwaves can save lives – and we need them now

By Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance on Jun 04, 2025 10:05 am
Across the world, instances of extreme heat are occurring more frequently than ever. Failure to scale up and improve heat warning systems globally will lead to otherwise preventable deaths.

News: Geological time capsule highlights Great Barrier Reef’s resilience

By University of Sydney on Jun 04, 2025 09:30 am
New research suggest the reef can withstand rising sea levels in isolation but is vulnerable to associated environmental stressors arising from global climate change.

News: Restorative fires for landscape resilience

By Rockefeller Foundation, the on Jun 04, 2025 09:12 am
Ecological forest restoration, including returning fire to the landscape, is a critical tool for reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfire. The Rockefeller Foundation supports conservation organizations engaged in this work.

News: Securing Amazonia cities for a resilient and sustainable planet

By World Economic Forum on Jun 04, 2025 08:58 am
The Amazon’s current forest landscape is the result of centuries of human interaction. This underscores the need to move beyond the urban-rural dichotomy, recognizing urban areas as essential to Amazonia’s sustainability and resilience.

News: From risk to resilience: Mainstreaming climate adaptation in Ethiopia’s Borana water program

By Global Center on Adaptation on Jun 04, 2025 08:30 am
How GCA’s technical assistance helped transform a traditional water infrastructure project into a climate-resilient investment for pastoralist communities.

News: Early Warnings: We must go further, faster and together

By World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Jun 04, 2025 08:18 am
The first ever Global Early Warnings for All Multi-Stakeholder Forum is taking place to inject a sense of urgency and unity into the global ambition of protecting everyone everywhere with timely, life-saving early warnings.

News: Virginia heat watch study reveals local hot spots and climate vulnerabilities across 10 cities

By University of Richmond on Jun 04, 2025 07:59 am
A new study highlights how extreme heat affects neighborhoods across Virginia, revealing stark disparities in temperature exposure linked to race, income, and tree cover.