Disaster risk can be sudden or everyday.

⚡ Intensive risk: High-impact, lower-frequency events cause sudden, catastrophic losses.

🌧️ Extensive risk: Frequent, lower-impact (eg. floods, storms, droughts) – impacts accumulate.

Both must be reduced➡️ https://t.co/9L0rm7zwhS https://t.co/Qslv9dDazk

UNDRR

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A pair of lows dance around each other in the North Atlantic Ocean. https://t.co/RxyX56SJsH

CIRA

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🌐 Join the IUCN Forest and Grasslands Team on June 5th at the 8th GEF Assembly in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for an event on primary forests.

🌲 The event focuses on moving from ambition to implementation through country leadership, practical financing, and stronger recognition of Indigenous Peoples and local communities as central partners in forest stewardship. The event will also mark the launch of the Indigenous Peoples Ambassador Initiative, highlighting Indigenous leadership as essential to protecting primary forests and advancing action for nature, climate, and people.

📅 Date: June 5th, 2026
⏰ Time: 13:30 - 14:30 UZT
📍 Location: Ballroom, Eighth GEF Assembly, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Speakers:
🔹 Chetan Kumar, Global Head of the IUCN Forest and Grasslands, IUCN
🔹Nicolas Schäfstoss, Head of the division for International Environment and Forest Finance, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
🔹Brendan Mackey, Director, Griffith Climate Action Beacon at Griffith University, Queensland
🔹Rose Waigl Alphonse, Acting Director, Special Projects Division, Papua New Guinea CEPA
🔹Regina Rosales Talamas, Director General in charge of International Forums and Sustainable Finance Mexico, Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público
🔹Daniel Mabengo, Community Facilitator, ANAPAC-RDC
🔹Tania Eulalia Martinez-Cruz, Indigenous Peoples Operation Analyst, Global Environment Facility
🔹Pascal Martinez, Climate Change Specialist, GEF

IUCN Forest and Grasslands

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It came from outer space. Last night, @NOAA’s #GOESEast (#GOES19) 🛰️ captured a meteor ☄️ so bright that it registered as a lightning bolt! New Yorkers were awoken by a loud boom as the meteor broke up in our planet’s atmosphere. https://t.co/6ZM1nvMoEd

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Join the #ForestFarmFacility 2026 Global Conference online with the theme 'Scaling what works: Producer-led solutions for improved livelihoods and forest landscapes'

🗓️ 23-27 June 2026
Register now 👉 https://t.co/sawwAhPCQ9

@IIED @IUCN @FFP_Agricord @FAOBolivia @FAOAmericas https://t.co/kNXdOn4uvn

FAO Forestry

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245 million.

Jobs that could be created by converting rainfed agriculture into supplemental irrigation, sustainably.

Amal Talbi discusses this & more as co-author of the Nourish & Flourish report in @WorldBankAfrica's People First podcast.

🎧Tune in: https://t.co/vRIQABzwzG https://t.co/p4gmPSqbip

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A NASA sensor is helping firefighters stay safe — and gathering critical science data! 🔥👨‍🚒

NASA’s FireSense project installed the sensors on fire bulldozers to alert the firefighters driving them when their surroundings are getting too hot. https://t.co/0W6TX3wDTk

NASA Earth

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Thunderstorms slowly move over Oregon and northern Nevada.

Today, there is a slight risk for severe storms for the region. https://t.co/glBT3BhtSG

CIRA

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🌳🍽️Learn about the importance of forests and #NTFPs for food, medicine and livelihoods🌾

Check out the publication 'Forests, trees and wild species key to healthy agrifood systems' by @FAO @BiovIntCIAT_eng, @CGIAR, People and Plants International

➡️https://t.co/kD4OEZtzbf https://t.co/jBqrdP2tSB

FAO Forestry

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RT @UN_News_Centre: The world is heading into another period of dangerous heat, UN weather agency @WMO warns.

There is an 86% chance that one of the next five years will surpass 2024 as the warmest year on record.

https://t.co/cQ7rYiMg3Z

World Meteorological Organization

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🌏 Australia is taking action in the face of more intense & frequent storms, floods, heatwaves, droughts, & other disasters.

By investing in adaptation today, communities can protect lives, livelihoods & the environment. 🇦🇺

Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/l40sKFzoyt https://t.co/RhRd1g1KJX

UNDRR

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In the Pacific, resilient transport is strengthening connectivity for island nations. By 2030, projects will improve 140 km of roads, 10 bridges & 6 ports, benefiting 60%+ of the population. 🌊🚧
Explore more in our case study: https://t.co/Wc0573445k
#RisingToTheChallenge https://t.co/8oZwBHC2Ph

World Bank Group Climate and Environment

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“The quality of education has improved, attendance has increased, children have stopped getting ill so often, and I can hardly recall any teachers being on sick leave.”

See what is possible when we work together to #FinanceTheFuture: https://t.co/snQkq00UDY

#GEFAssembly2026 https://t.co/1oyAwEgdhr

UNDP Planet

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“I would have 4x more staff if electricity were reliable.” – @malukisasivi, CEO, @MANITECHCongo. For firms across Africa, power means jobs. Learn how #Mission300 is turning energy access into employment: https://t.co/IwRloX96u9 #PoweringAfrica https://t.co/TLOV72bvfy

World Bank Group Climate and Environment

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5/28: Members of the NHC/Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch assist the US Coast Guard Southeast District in their annual hurricane preparedness exercise. These agencies work together to keep mariners safe, and stand ready ahead of this year's season. https://t.co/Q77poxTf8t

NHC_TAFB

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5/29: Large areas of tstms cover the tropics in the eastern Pacific, Central America, and western Caribbean. Tstms are also active over the central Gulf, associated with an upper trough over the SW Gulf. Expect frequent lightning, gusty winds and rough seas near these tstms. https://t.co/rj55J4KhU7

NHC_TAFB

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RT @UNDP: Protecting biodiversity is a shared responsibility and a smart investment.

Egypt is turning nature into a foundation for prosperity and resilience to #FinanceTheFuture.

Find out more ahead of the #GEFAssembly2026. https://t.co/tsKgbqauLE https://t.co/0FRVKjZbjn

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📢 Become a @FAO Reference Centre for Forestry!

We are seeking institutions for transformative partnerships that will strengthen science-based forest management and support countries in addressing global challenges.

Apply by 30 June 👉 https://t.co/p2a0Ht22t3 https://t.co/D2Mwd7IvF0

FAO Forestry

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Join us at #EUGreenWeek 2026 on 2 and 5 June!

EU-funded projects will be part of two side events on scaling up nature-based solutions & strengthening water resilience through research, innovation and investment.

📍Brussels & online

Register here: https://t.co/gpp4DMEtQH https://t.co/zgxJWehEOK

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