Address the escalating costs of disasters.

Fund resilience, not disasters.


The theme for the 2025 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR), which is commemorated on 13 October, is “Fund Resilience, Not Disasters”. This theme highlights the urgent need to address the escalating costs of disasters by shifting focus from reactive response to proactive investments in disaster risk reduction. Specifically, building on the outcomes of the Oslo Policy Forum, the 2025 IDDRR will emphasize two key calls to action: 1. Increase funding for disaster risk reduction, within public budgets and international assistance. 2. Ensure all public development and private sector investments are risk-informed and resilient. Responding to these two calls can transform the disaster risk landscape by accelerating the implementation of the Sendai Framework over the next 5 years and reducing the human and economic cost of disasters. This theme aligns with major global initiatives in 2025, including: • The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, which underscored the importance of financing for resilience. • The outcomes of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development, which called for greater investment in disaster risk reduction. • The G20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group, which under South Africa’s Presidency is prioritising DRR financing. Key initiatives include the development of G20 Voluntary High-Level Principles for Investing in DRR and a Ministerial on 13 October. • The focus on scaling up finance to address growing climate impacts at the 30thConference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 30) in Brazil in November.

On this DRRday, the WMO and our partners want to highlight that Resilience Pays and that Early Warnings For All are not a cost, but an investment.

How so? 
  • 24 hours of early warning can cut the ensuing damage by 30%, saving on disaster damages
  • Investing in national hydrological and meteorological services in developing countries can reduce disaster risks to generate up to a 36:1 return on investment.









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