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This report highlights six case studies of successful climate change adaptation and resilience, mostly in developing countries. It assesses the success of specific adaptation and resilience processes, the benefits gained and the lessons learned.

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This report discusses the identification of flood vulnerability zone is very essential to minimize the damage associated withthe flood. The present study adopted the Hydrodynamic modeling technique for the identification of floodvulnerability zones in

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This report is the result of analytical work initiated to enhance social inclusion in disaster risk management (DRM) in South Asia for improved resilience outcomes for all. Five projects were chosen to pilot this approach, in select DRM focus areas, in

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This publication collects the efforts made by universities in the response and preparedness toward the COCVID-19 pandemic as well as other hazards such as earthquakes, fires, and anthropogenic hazards. This compilation includes 26 case studies from 13

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This report presents how South Asia is one of those hotspots where earliest exposure to deadly wet‐bulb temperatures (Tw >35°C) is projected in warmer future climates. It finds that even today parts of South Asia experience the upper limits of labor

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This issue focuses on climate resilience. Increasingly dangerous climate impacts are beginning to unravel decades of hard-won sustainable development gains. Floods, droughts, cyclones, fires and rising seas are hitting the poorest and most vulnerable

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This paper discusses the integration and strengthening of vulnerable segments of society in disaster risk reduction initiatives. Disasters have the capacity to increase the weaknesses and vulnerabilities of marginalized groups of society. It is the need

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GIDM has developed the training module on the subject “Extreme Heat Prevention and Management” to help the trainers use it for the training of participants working in various government and non-government organisations.

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The International Recovery Platform strengthens knowledge and information on building back better in recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction.

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