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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 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 brief explores the need for water accounting to help governments better plan and manage water resources that are already threatened by the impacts of climate change. Water management policies have profound impacts on all aspects of human settlements

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This policy brief aims to provide a background on the CBFEWS model and its mechanics and explain the prerequisite conditions for early warning system expansion and implementation. The policy brief is a part of research conducted by Harvard Kennedy School

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This paper examines humanitarian assistance practices to understand how approaches followed by various actors address – or fail to address - social vulnerability to disasters. This question is addressed through a study of humanitarian responses in two

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This case study discusses how conjunctive management should be implemented in Pakistan's mega-irrigation systems in the Punjab and Sindh provinces and attempts to move toward conjunctive management. Some conjunctive management is already happening in the

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This working paper introduces a methodological concept that translates the pre-monsoon seasonal outlook to multi-sector impact-based forecasting. Building on the seasonal forecasts for precipitation available from South Asia Climate Outlook Forums

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