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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.

Bangladeshi transgender (third gender) members are distributing leaflets and face mask for health awareness.

Update

28 June 2022

Bangladesh: Transgender communities need to be included in DRR efforts

Already struggling to access work, education and other basic rights, trans and intersex people in Bangladesh are at greater risk from climate threats like floods and cyclones.

Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org

Documents and publications

29 June 2022

A validated geospatial model approach for monitoring progress of the Sendai Framework: The example of people affected in agriculture due to flooding in Ecuador

This paper aims to generate and validate earth observation-based information products for monitoring selected indicators of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in the context of flooding in Ecuador.

Cello taxis in the flooded streets in China.

Update

28 June 2022

Climate-related flooding and drought expected to impact millions of people and cost world’s major cities $194 billion annually

C40 Cities has revealed new research quantifying the dire impacts of climate-driven drought and flooding on the world’s largest cities and its residents.

C40 Cities Secretariat

Cyclists driving through flooded streets in Pekalongan, Indonesia (2021)

Update

27 June 2022

Climate change, migration and the risk of conflict in growing urban centers

How can leaders address the interconnected risks that climate change, rapid urban growth and fragility pose to human security in cities?

United States Institute of Peace

A satellite image of a cyclone shot from space.

Research briefs

27 June 2022

Research shows tropical cyclones have decreased alongside human-caused global warming – but don’t celebrate yet

The annual number of tropical cyclones forming globally decreased by about 13% during the 20th century compared to the 19th, according to research published today in Nature Climate Change.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Update

24 June 2022

Nature-based solutions are no quick fix for making cities more liveable

Can nature-based solutions (NBS) lead to greener and more livable cities in Asia? Recent experiences from Bangkok and Hangzhou show that for NBS to work, the needs of local communities need to be put first.

Stockholm Environment Institute

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Documents and publications

28 June 2022

Sea level rise risks and societal adaptation benefits in low-lying coastal areas

This paper contrasts end-century SLR risks under two warming and two adaptation scenarios, for four coastal settlement archetypes (Urban Atoll Islands, Arctic Communities, Large Tropical Agricultural Deltas, Resource-Rich Cities).

Ethiopian soldier standing at a lake shore

Research briefs

24 June 2022

Climate change affects the likelihood of armed conflict

Prolonged increases in temperature and rainfall increase the likelihood of conflict in Africa beyond the affected area by four to five times, a study carried out by a team from the INGENIO Institute shows.

University of Valencia

African women carrying water back to their villages.

Update

26 June 2022

Is eastern Africa’s drought the worst in recent history? And are worse yet to come?

Large areas of Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya are currently in the grip of a severe drought. An estimated 16.7 million people face acute food insecurity. That’s more than the combined populations of Austria and Switzerland.

Conversation Media Group, the

Riksha drivers walking through the flooded streets in Bangladesh in 2020.

Update

22 June 2022

What’s causing the devastating floods in China, India, and Bangladesh?

State of the Planet collected expert comments to learn more about what conditions may be behind these recent tragic disasters, how climate change is contributing to heavier downpours, and how societies can adapt in an increasingly inundated world.

Columbia Climate School