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This collection of case studies from across the globe showcases practical, real-world examples of disaster risk management and disaster risk reduction in action.

The need to understand, adapt to, and mitigate disaster risks is greater than ever. These case studies are in-depth studies of a particular case in a real-world context. Each case study highlights unique challenges, innovative solutions, and impactful outcomes, providing insight into the strategies that communities, organizations, and governments have implemented to protect lives, livelihoods, and ecosystems.

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Senegal: Fighting erosion with Nature-Based Solutions

Many villages in the Casamance river mouth in Senegal suffer from coastal erosion, leading to loss of homes, working space for fishermen, and salt water in agricultural fields.
Location: Senegal
  • Nature-based Solutions Platform (Witteveen+Bos)
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Climate financial preparedness in the Philippines

Following the destruction brought by Typhoon Haiyan, which severely impacted Tacloban City, the Philippine government adopted a disaster risk finance and insurance (DRFI) strategy in 2015.
Location: Philippines
  • World Bank, the
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Multi-hazard early warning systems in Mozambique

Situated in the southeastern part of Africa, Mozambique is susceptible to various disasters including floods, droughts and tropical cyclones (TCs) exacerbated by its coastal geography and variable climate patterns.
Location: Mozambique
  • United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Multi-hazard early warning systems in Lao PDR

Lao PDR faces increasing occurrences of extreme weather events, including storms, tropical cyclones, floods, and landslides as well as droughts, heatwaves and earthquakes.
Location: Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Multi-hazard early warning systems in Fiji

Fiji is a SIDS and is facing a range of climate change impacts, including sea-level rise, saltwater intrusion, ocean acidification, coral bleaching and changing rainfall patterns.
Location: Fiji
  • United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Multi-hazard early warning systems in Ethiopia

Ethiopia is a LDC and LLDC in East Africa. It’s climate is traditionally divided into 3 zones: Dega area with its alpine vegetated cool zones; Woina Dega zone, which is temperate; and the Qola zone which is hot and encompasses tropical and arid regions
Location: Ethiopia
  • United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Multi-hazard early warning systems in Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda is a SIDS which is highly vulnerable and exposed to natural, social and socio-natural hazards, particularly hurricanes, floods, droughts, earthquakes and tsunamis.
Location: Antigua and Barbuda
  • United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Anticipating drought: Reaching the last mile through early warning messages in Southern Africa

This regional case study examines the development and dissemination of Last Mile Early Warning Messages (LMEWM) during the El Niño events in Southern Africa.
Location: Africa
  • World Food Programme
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