The growing human and economic toll of disasters is forcing governments to rethink how they prepare for, respond to, and recover from extreme weather and climate events. A new joint report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) makes a compelling case for a fundamental shift: moving away from reactive disaster response toward proactive, risk-informed development grounded in robust data and scientific evidence.

Titled Mapping the Impact and Informing Economic Resilience: An Analysis of Post-Disaster Needs Assessments (PDNAs) , the publication responds to rising demand from governments, donors, and development partners for more precise, sector-specific insights to guide recovery investments and strengthen national resilience syst

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