Are you Ready? Surge to 2030: Enhancing Ambition in Asia-Pacific to Accelerate Disaster Risk Reduction

United Nations Office for Disasters Risk Reduction (UNDRR) | Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR)

Exhibition Venue: Music Hall, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines
13 - 18 October 2024

The Asia-Pacific region is the most disaster-prone in the world and the frequency and intensity of disasters are increasing. There has been an 80% increase in the number of people affected by disasters since 2015, and the most vulnerable countries are on the front lines of disaster and climate impacts. Disaster risk reduction saves lives – significantly fewer people are dying from disasters such as cyclones, floods and storms because of better warning, planning and resilience.

This exhibition presents a wide range of artworks to highlight challenges and solutions related to disaster risk reduction in Asia and the Pacific. The artworks are displayed to encourage engagement with the three thematic pillars of the APMCDRR. We invite you to reflect on the individual and collective actions we need for a resilient, thriving future. Artists: Auntora Mehrukh Azad, Tiffany Chung, Common Room, Nathalie Dagmang, Arum Dayu, Liz Ebengo, Manabu Ikeda, Tsubasa Kato, Daniel H Lin, Teody Boylie R Perez, Sidney Régis, Tsherín Sherpa, Do Ho Suh, Veejay Villafranca, Chris Wainwright, and Catherine Sarah Young.

The exhibition is organized by the UNDRR with the support of the Philippine Government, the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.