Head of the Disaster Risk Reduction, Recovery for Building Resilience Team, UNDP
Geneva, Switzerland
Joined October 2012
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How can better planning, resilient infrastructure, and risk financing save lives?
Read @UNDP’s latest OP-ED in The Sunday Times @TimesOnlineLK, co-authored by @AzusaKubota and @RHughJackson.
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#CycloneDitwah #DisasterRiskReduction #SriLanka #lka
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Join me as I talk planning and disaster management along with two of the region's best minds: Ronald Jackson and Rae Furlonge. sta-uwi-edu.zoom.us/webinar/… @RHughJackson
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#ThrowbackThursday💡 | When a cat 5 hurricane severely damages homes, technical advice & small resilient-repair grants on location can be a game changer. See how our service on wheels served BAH in 2020 & how it can help affected homeowners in western Jamaica. #ResilientJamaica
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Loss & Damage took a major step forward at #COP30, but this progress will only matter if we strengthen systems to protect people on the frontline.
Our @RHughJackson reflects 👇
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Hurricane Melissa has wreaked havoc in Jamaica.
An initial USD 2 million in grants have been mobilized for 🇯🇲 hurricane recovery effort by @UNDPJamaica to restore community life and livelihoods and to support the national vision for a resilient recovery. go.undp.org/ihr
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Preliminary estimates of Hurricane Melissa: US$6-7 billion in damage, >150 000 buildings heavily destroyed and 4,8 tonnes of debris in Jamaica.
Read @RHughJackson @UNDP Head of #DRR on how to turn this crisis into opportunity for a strong recovery: shorturl.at/2814r
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October 22 saw the conclusion of #RISEWeek 2025!
Over 6 days, experts, policymakers & practitioners engaged in in-depth dialogues on concepts & pathways towards #UrbanResilience.
After the morning's plenary sessions, the closing ceremony featured remarks from Vice-President Lv Peiming of @Tongji_Uni & @RHughJackson, Head of @UNDP's Disaster Risk Reduction, Recovery for Building Resilience Team.
Their words reiterated a shared commitment to future collaboration for #sustainable urban development, building on RISE Week's successful exchanges.
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Each year, we spend billions responding to disasters that could have been prevented.
To build resilience, we need investments that promote:
🛡️Resilient infrastructure
🛡️Social protection
🛡️Risk-informed governance
Read more in this blog by @RHughJackson:
go.undp.org/wvw
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Participants worked together under the @UNDP-@JapanGov Tsunami Project in Thailand to create real change and bring safer schools to every classroom and community. #GetToHigherGround #TsunamiPreparedness
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Cities are at the heart of climate challenges, but also 🔑 to the solution.
Today, @UNDP🇨🇳, @Tongji_Uni & CICETE launched RISE Lab – a platform for disaster #resilience solutions & a space for national & intl. exchanges on urban #sustainabledevelopment🔗go.undp.org/Ua3
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The cost of disasters is ⬆️ - but so's the case for investing in resilience.
At #HLPF2025 event w/ @MofaJapan_en @jica_direct_en & @UNDRR, we made the case for disaster risk reduction as a driver for sustainable growth, not a side issue.
Let’s shift from response to readiness.
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At #GP2025 in Geneva, IOM’s Climate Action Director @RaniaAhmedSh will be co-hosting with @UNDP's @RHughJackson an event in celebration of 15 years of the CADRI Partnership.
As co-chair of the @cadripartners, @UNmigration is proud to be a part of this impactful partnership 💫
Next Monday at #GP2025, we celebrate🎉 15 years of impact through the CADRI Partnership–46 countries, 700+ experts, and a shared mission to turn risk into resilience through integrated, coherent solutions. #ActForResilienceToday #CADRI15
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✨Resilience isn’t just about surviving, it’s about thriving.
@UNDP's new Guidance Note provides practical tools and insights for designing programmes that can empower communities to prepare, adapt and thrive amid diverse risks. 👩🏽🌾👨🏾🌾
📘 Read here 👉🏻 go.undp.org/UwP
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'Leave something on the table' - a key point from @miaamormottley re: unique role of @FRLossandDamage to fill a critical finance gap in raising funds for #lossanddamage due to #climatechange impacts. @UNDP is committed to supporting developing countries in this effort.
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Siendo adolescente, @RhughJackson experimentó su primer huracán ⛈️.
Hoy, dirige el equipo de reducción de riesgo de desastres y recuperación de @pnud y nos explica cómo la prevención de fenómenos climáticos extremos es clave para el #FuturoDelDesarrollo:
bit.ly/42pmvUu
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🌡️The heat crisis is real—2.4B ppl are at risk. Women face the worst impacts but are leading solutions!
👉 @UNDP #BeatTheHeat drives ♀️-led climate action using data, innovation & grassroots efforts.
Join us: every.org/undp/f/beattheheat…
Thanks @UNDPNepal @RHughJackson @UNDPGeneva
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Join @UNDP at #WorldBosaiForum2025 to see how the Tsunami Project, in partnership with @JapanGov, is advancing #TsunamiPreparedness!
🌊 Test your readiness
🌊 Hear real stories
🌊 Engage with experts
📅 March 9, 2025 | Sendai, Japan
Let’s build a resilient future! #LeaveNoOneBehind #DisasterResilience #EmbassyofJapan #GetToHigherGround
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Speakers at the #APFSD2025 Side Event: Leaving No One Behind are advocating for strengthening disaster resilience in Asia and the Pacific. Experts from @jica_direct_en, @UNESCAP, @IFRCAsiaPacific, @UNDP, @JapanGov, and @WMO are sharing insights on inclusive solutions.
#LeaveNoOneBehind #DisasterResilience #EW4All
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🌍 Disaster preparedness practitioners from UNDP, IOM, OCHA & IFRC meet for day 1️⃣ of an Immersive Preparedness Experience hosted by @UNDP and @UNmigration. This joint initiative aims to enhance national and local preparedness for response capacities
✨Stay tuned for updates!
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Twenty years after the deadly Indian Ocean tsunami, we continue to emphasize tsunami preparedness and education, especially in schools across high-risk areas. Our colleague @sanny_jegillos shares his experiences from the disaster sites in this video.