The @World_Wildlife team integrating environmental issues into disaster recovery, reconstruction, & risk reduction.
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Thank you to CNN for sharing role of nature in reducing disaster risk. Check out this article: cnn.com/2024/08/04/opinions/…
Join us Friday, May 3 at 9 AM EST to hear stories from the frontlines of the movement to include environmental and climate issues in #disaster risk communications. Zoom: tinyurl.com/2nzmftem Learn More: theieca.org/page/EC-EXPO
Zambian climate activist Judith Laiza Nasebebo organizes community cleanups & awareness-raising campaigns -- and has firsthand experience with destructive floods. Read how WWF’s Flood Green Guide opened her eyes to nature-based flood management tools tinyurl.com/y6ac9f93
Just out on @usaadapts podcast, hear how young leaders from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Caribbean traveled to Sri Lanka to develop a #FloodGreenGuide Youth Champions initiative to reduce flood risk in their communities @USAIDSavesLives @red_climate shorturl.at/xDJUY
Flooding is the most common #disaster risk affecting all sectors of society, esp. youth. Read how 9 young leaders are co-creating a Youth Champions Program & advocating for nature-based approaches to flood management @USAID #DRRDay #DisasterRiskReduction bit.ly/3tybK4n
EDM recently hosted a workshop for Flood Green Guide (FGG) Youth Champions Pilot Program. Appreciate support from @RCClimate @Lauren_Risi @freshwaternerd 9 young leaders worked together to co-create an FGG program, “by youth for youth”. Read more envirodm.org/pilot-youth-pro…
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Participated in three days program on Natural and Nature based methods for Flood Risk Management jointly organised by @nidmmhaindia @WWF & @youth4resilien @WWFINDIA @EnviroDM
#flood #disaster #drr #risk #emergencies #sustainabledevelopment #resilience #community #hazard #earth – at New Delhi, India
In Da Loc, Vietnam, restoring mangroves helps reduce the risk posed by typhoons & coastal flooding. #GlobalMangroveDay #WorldMangroveDay #MangroveDay
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Madagascar’s mangrove forests provide important ecosystem services, reducing flood risk and sustaining fisheries.
@WWF_mada is working to restore hundreds of thousands of hectares of mangroves.
#GlobalMangroveDay #WorldMangroveDay #MangroveDay
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Community leader José Nevárez Rivera’s goal is to return the land to its pre-agricultural state.
He views it as supporting a Puerto Rican culture in which humans work with nature to protect their own societies. #GlobalMangroveDay
@paralanaturalez
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The Menabe region also celebrated the #MangrovesDay. About 250 people participated in the reforestation of 52,000 propagules. This was followed by a conference & debate. During a mangrove contest, 500 youth form community organizations were sensitized on mangroves.
@MangrovesNow
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2nd day of the national celebration of #MangrovesDay in Nosy Be. A carnival with the participation of conservation actors, local communities & youth was held this morning. Exhibition stands are also visible to expose the initiatives of WWF, communities & youth.
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Puerto Rico’s northern #mangroves face many challenges including burning, flooding, and hurricanes.
Para la Naturaleza's mangrove restoration initiative replants seedlings, works with communities, and provides conservation education.
Via @EnviroDM: envirodm.org/resource/settin…
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🌊🌀 ¿Será posible reducir el riesgo de inundaciones utilizando soluciones basadas en la naturaleza? Francisco Fuentes, Especialista en Gestión de Riesgos de Desastres de @oficial_ICC, nos explica. @EnviroDM @WWF_MAR envirodm.org/resource/como-e…
Francisco Fuentes is a Disaster Risk Management Specialist at the Guatemala Institute for Climate Change Research.
We spoke with him to learn about the use of nature-based solutions for flood risk reduction in Guatemala.
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Mangrove restoration is labor-intensive work, requiring dedication and creativity to foster healing and regrowth. The WWF @EnviroDM found inspiration in the work that @paralanaturalez and their community are doing to adapt for a more positive future. envirodm.org/resource/settin…
Alcides Morales described a vision of the riverbank, transformed. “I want to give back the jungle this place used to have,” he said.
Through its mangrove restoration initiative, @paralanaturalez works with communities to reduce flood risk on Puerto Rico’s north coast.
Emergency shelter helps people recover after disasters.
For a resilient recovery, it’s critical to build shelter in a sustainable way.
Proactively addressing environmental issues helps avoid deforestation, desertification, & soil erosion.
#WorldEnvironmentDay @ShelterCluster
More and more displacement is taking place in cities.
To recover with resilience after disasters, it’s crucial for humanitarians to account for environmental issues.
Tools such as Urban NEAT+ can help.
#WorldEnvironmentDay @ShelterCluster
Sustainably sourcing building materials for emergency shelter improves shelter options & reduces harm to the environment.
The Building Materials & Environment Guide contains guidance for environmentally responsible building materials.
@ShelterCluster @IFRC @refugees