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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.

A woman farmer harvests wheat in Lahore, Pakistan

Research briefs

2 June 2023

New research suggests wheat crops may be threatened by unprecedented heat and drought

A new study from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University shows the likelihood of extreme weather in wheat-producing areas of the U.S. and China has increased significantly.

Tufts University

Woman carrying a basket walking through the sandy desert with her livestock.

Research briefs

1 June 2023

Danger in the dust! The hazards of windblown dust

Airborne dust not only causes disease, it also menaces transportation on land, sea, and air; disrupts renewable energy systems; transports pathogens and toxic substances; and poses many other hazards.

Eos - AGU

Community announcement

2 June 2023

2023 WIN DRR Leadership Awards nomination

The nominations for the 2023 WIN DRR Leadership Awards are now open!

Women's International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR)

ANDI — a breathing, sweating, walking and shivering mannequin - is helping researchers understander heat stress

Update

1 June 2023

This mannequin sweats, and it's helping ASU researchers understand heat stress

By the year 2100, the U.S. will experience more frequent and intense heat waves, especially in Alaska and states located in the Southeast and Southwest.

Frontera

Documents and publications

2 June 2023

Disaster recovery planning: Explanatory note and case study

This publication outlines why post-disaster needs assessments (PDNA) should provide comprehensive details of the economic and social impacts of disasters on countries to swiftly mobilize resources and support resilient recovery.

Documents and publications

2 June 2023

Mapping of climate security adaptations at community level in the Horn of Africa

The study, resulting from evidence and field collected data, aimed at identifying climate-related security risks, better understand how communities are experiencing climate change and at mapping integrated community level climate security solutions.

Update

31 May 2023

Why 40°C is bearable in a desert but lethal in the tropics

A certain neighbourhood in a city might trap heat more efficiently than its surroundings, or might be ventilated by a cool sea breeze, or be in the “rain shadow” of a local hill, making it less humid.

Conversation Media Group, the

Documents and publications

1 June 2023

The role of ancestral practices as social capital to enhance community disaster resilience. The case of the Colca Valley, Peru

This research aims to analyze the role of ancestral Andean practices in building community resilience in settlements exposed to volcanic risk.

Update

31 May 2023

NASA researchers detect tsunamis by their rumble in the atmosphere

New hazard-monitoring technology uses GPS signals to go wave-hunting in the Pacific Ring of Fire. GUARDIAN’s long-term objective is to augment early warning systems.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Update

26 May 2023

UAE Space Agency partners with Planet Labs to build satellite data-driven Loss and Damage Atlas for global climate resilience

In efforts towards bolstering resilience against the impacts of climate change, the UAE Space Agency has forged a collaboration with Planet Labs, a pioneer in Earth data and insights.

WAM - The Emirates News Agency