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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.

Documents and publications

11 April 2023

Research insights: What are the effects of weather-induced rural-urban migration on destinations’ labor and housing markets?

The researchers study the long-run effects of weather-induced rural migration to cities in Brazil.

Flooded streets following a hurricane in Florida, USA

Update

10 April 2023

Bubble trouble: Climate change is creating a huge and growing U.S. real estate bubble

Rising seas, bigger floods, and other increasing climate hazards have created a dangerous instability in the U.S. financial system.

Yale Climate Connections

Documents and publications

10 April 2023

Novel Google Maps and Google Earth application for chemical industry disaster risk assessment during complex emergencies in Eastern Ukraine

This paper aims to study the disaster risk of chemical industrial facilities and its effects on public health and the environment during complex emergencies in Eastern Ukraine.

Documents and publications

10 April 2023

Climate change and security in West Africa: Regional perspectives on addressing climate-related security risks

This brief summarises a working group’s analysis of climate-related security risks in West Africa, responses to those risks and recommendations for actions to address them.

Aerial shot of the gigantic city of Bogota, Colombia.

Update

7 April 2023

Resilience to disaster risk and climate change in Colombia

Building on the progress achieved through previous Bank-financed projects, the Second Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Loan with a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option project strengthened Colombia’s resilience against natural hazards.

World Bank, the

Documents and publications

7 April 2023

Risk assessment and management of vulnerable areas to flash flood hazards in arid regions using remote sensing and GIS-based knowledge-driven techniques

This study aims among others to (a) delineate the susceptible areas to the flash flood hazards of the Wadi Qena Basin (WQB); (b) assess the effects of the flash flood on the under-construction urban areas and infrastructures of the NQC.

Update

6 April 2023

Libreville’s shrinking mangroves leave Gabon’s capital prone to floods

Gabon’s capital, Libreville, has lost more than 3% of its mangroves in three years. Conservationists and scientists warn this leaves the city increasingly vulnerable to floods and landslides.

Mongabay

Documents and publications

6 April 2023

EU-level technical guidance on adapting buildings to climate change

This report constitutes the EU-level technical guidance on adapting buildings to climate change.

Update

4 April 2023

New low-cost camera could help scientists forecast volcano eruptions affecting millions

Gas emissions are the manifestation of activity occurring beneath the surface of a volcano. Measuring them lets researchers see what can't be seen from the surface. This knowledge is vital for hazard monitoring and the prediction of future eruptions.

PhysOrg, Omicron Technology Ltd

Man from South Korea walking through the streets waring a face mask for COVID-19 protection

Research briefs

4 April 2023

Pandemic prevention agreement must address wildlife trade

A new paper by scientists from the University of Washington, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and other institutions says that any future pandemic prevention agreement must address the wildlife trade for human consumption.

PhysOrg, Omicron Technology Ltd