Abstract Despite mitigation and adaptation efforts, the residual risks of climate change will continue to impact the most vulnerable communities globally. Highly exposed regions, such as the Pacific Islands, will continue to experience profound negative loss and damage as a result of climate change, which will challenge current ways of life. Knowledge on the extent to which regional and national …

This report was developed jointly by UNDP and UNDRR in order to guide the next generation of disaster data systems (DDS). UNDP and UNDRR conducted an in-depth analysis of the current status of national disaster database systems in 13 countries globally by applying UNDP’s Digital Disaster Risk Reduction Maturity Model (DDRRMM) assessments, which were developed to provide guidance to governments, …