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This report discusses the costs of disasters that have been rising in many parts of the world due to an increase in exposed and vulnerable assets as well as the effects of climate change, including changing weather patterns and sea-level rise. Investments

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This report discusses how out-migration is one of the most recognized adaptation practices when dealing with scarce resources and disasters. With the general objective of exploring migration as an impact of climate-induced disasters, our study was

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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 report reviews CARE’s experience with microinsurance through seven case study examples across its global programmes in Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nepal, and Tanzania. The case studies presented cover climate risk insurance and other social

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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 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 study highlights what is understood by participation according to different actors and various international contexts. Participation is an often-demanded process in disaster risk reduction (DRR). However, it is often unclear who understands what

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This report presents information on constituents and components of some well-recognized global, regional, and national Disaster Information Management System (DIMS). These components have been studied for their core features and impacts created, from

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