Brazil

Urban Heat Islands are an unintended consequence of our increasing urbanisation. With global temperatures projected to increase in the coming years – addressing Urban heat becomes increasingly important. Ramboll has helped C40 Cities setup and test a tool

Forest fires exacerbate carbon emissions, threaten biodiversity and cause welfare losses to local populations. Most fires accidentally ignite from mismanaged swidden and pasture fires. This study provides evidence that fire risk in the Brazilian Amazon

Concerns about the negative impacts, resulting from disasters, faced in urban communities, have gained strength as international and national organizations have recommended carrying out studies to understand how the risks and measures aimed at reducing

Examples of how environmental susceptibility has a direct impact on the social vulnerability of a population, by affecting both the social and cultural life quality are discussed in this research for the Northeast of Brazil, which is considered to be the

El presente trabajo analiza comparativamente dos procesos de recuperación de la normalidad posdesastre en el marco de la gubernamentalidad neoliberal. El primer caso es el terremoto-tsunami del 27 de febrero de 2010 en el centro sur de Chile, mientras que

The Sendai Framework for Disaster risk reduction 2015–2030 recommends several actions for early warning systems (EWSs). However, there is a lack of information about their means of implementation. This article used institutional ethnography to analyze the

While much of the literature on social resilience is concerned with how cities overcome “shocks” to the urban system, much less is known about the strategies of survival and adaptation among its poorest residents. The study argues that residents in poor

This research carried out an analysis on institutional and organizational strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, to assess the effectiveness of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and implementation of adaptation policies at State and local levels in SALs.