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Every week the PreventionWeb team of editors selects the latest news and research, reports and publications on disaster risk reduction – here is their selection of the latest must-read content.

Skyline of Santiago de Chile during sunrise. View of the city and the mountains in the background.

Update

27 July 2023

Bringing physical climate risk into institutional investing

New report identifies the top climate and extreme weather risks that affect a company’s performance.

University of Waterloo

Uzbek children in Registan Square, in traditional clothes with doira

Update

27 July 2023

1 in 2 children in Europe and Central Asia are exposed to high heatwave frequency, double the global average

To protect children – who are particularly vulnerable to the effects of heatwaves – UNICEF outlines six policy recommendations for governments across the region.

United Nations Children's Fund (Global Headquarters, New York)

Woman fetching water from a borehole, Nigeria.

Update

26 July 2023

Report reveals extreme heat’s toll on women’s health and income

Assessing the burdens of heat on women in India, Nigeria, and the US enables and informs solutions

Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center

Update

27 July 2023

Climate change impacts increase in Asia

Extreme weather and climate change impacts are increasing in Asia, which ricocheted between droughts and floods in 2022, ruining lives and destroying livelihoods.

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Young woman wearing a traditional scarf on her head attends a public event in Northern Mozambique

Research briefs

25 July 2023

New data shows benefit of sending cash ahead of climate disasters, says IRC

IRC research highlights that cash-based anticipatory action can help recover from, and build resilience to, climate disasters in fragile settings affected by both conflict and climate change.

International Rescue Committee

Update

25 July 2023

How well-managed dams and smart forecasting can limit flooding as extreme storms become more common in a warming world

As rising global temperatures make extreme storms more common, US's dams and reservoirs – crucial to keeping communities dry – are being tested. California and states along the Mississippi River have faced similar flood control challenges in 2023.

Conversation Media Group, the

Crowd waiting for the train during a hot day in London, UK (2022)

Update

25 July 2023

Tourists flock to the Mediterranean as if the climate crisis isn’t happening. This year’s heat and fire will force change

Expect to see more trips taken during shoulder seasons, avoiding the increasingly intense July to August summer. And expect temperate countries to become more popular tourist destinations.

Conversation Media Group, the

A group of civilians are moved to safety by boat amid deep floods in Badin, Pakistan

Update

25 July 2023

A disaster emergency is underway in Asia and the Pacific as risks outpace resilience, warns new UN study

The Asia-Pacific region has a narrow window to increase its resilience and protect its hard-won development gains from the socioeconomic impacts of climate change, according to the latest report by the United Nations ESCAP.

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP)

Research briefs

23 July 2023

Research led by HKBU constructs model to predict frequency of heat wave and air pollution co-occurrence in China

A research led by HKBU has developed a statistical model which uses patterns of springtime warming in the western Pacific Ocean, western Indian Ocean and Ross Sea to predict the frequency of summertime co-occurrence of heat wave and air pollution in China

Hong Kong Baptist University

Children playing with water in fountain in Harbour drive in downtown San Diego.

Update

25 July 2023

Extreme heat in North America, Europe and China in July 2023 made much more likely by climate change

Following a record hot June, large areas of the US and Mexico, Southern Europe and China experienced extreme heat in July 2023, breaking many local high temperature records.

World Weather Attribution