Featured podcast episodes

In this podcast, Lucy Easthope finds out how we protect ourselves from these hazards, and whether there is ever such a thing as a ‘natural’ disaster or if they are always the result of political choices.

This podcast explores what happens when acute risks are themselves the product of chronic risks and how society deals with long-term risks within the short-term cycle of politics.

A local community leader in Pohnpei, Micronesia explains how climate change is impacting people close to him and how outer islands are constantly preparing for disasters.

With nearly 40 graves already lost in the Solomon Islands, locals are using coconut trunks to create a barrier and slow down coastal erosion.

Reaching the outer islands in Tuvalu can be a logistical challenge, so getting disaster preparedness and response messages to the residents has sometimes proven tricky.

This podcast episode forms part of the Flood Resilience Podcast series and aims to share local learnings from best practices related to saving lives and livelihoods and to improve outreach and impact of such resilient practices at a global level.

Members of the public in Tonga, including students participated in tsunami drills to strengthen their awareness and level of preparedness for future natural disasters.

In this podcast episode, Rehana Parveen, a Local Resilience Agent (LRA) from Bangladesh, shares how her role as an LRA is helping to build resilience against flooding in her community.