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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 water drop.
Research briefs

Critical global water questions

New research has drawn together expert voices from across the globe to help address current and future water challenges. Key areas identified include water scarcity, sanitation and climate dynamics
University of Leeds
20 meters waves in front of lighthouse in Nazari, Portugal.
Research briefs

Tsunami threats are greatly underestimated in current models, new research shows

An analysis of historical seismic events by a USC Dornsife scientist helps explain why large tsunamis still occur after relatively small earthquakes.
University of Southern California
Houses being washed away through coastal erosion and sea level rise.
Update

New study of the relationship between climate change and socio-economic tipping points

Climate change can cause sudden socio-economic tipping points, such as large-scale bankruptcies of low-lying ski resorts, the collapse of house prices due to sea level rise, or the extensive disruption of the road network due to flooding.
Deltares
Women carrying water pots on their heads, India
Update

Indian droughts and cyclones fuel trafficking fears for climate migrants

People fleeing extreme weather events such as drought are more vulnerable to forced labour than those migrating after floods and cyclones, report finds.
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
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Documents and publications

The road to COP27: making Africa’s case in the climate debate

Ahead of the COP27 summit, the Ibrahim Forum aims to help inform and articulate Africa’s position in the global debate around climate change. Prior to the Forum, this document by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation provides the most recent and relevant data.
Aerial view of a worker laying tiles
Research briefs

The road to success when it comes to flood mitigation

University of South Australia engineers have proposed one flood control measure in a new study that recommends designing permeable pavements to specifically suit local rainfall and soil conditions and reduce flood impacts.
University of South Australia
Sri Lankan women walking through Colombo, carrying a waterbottle and umbrella
Update

Heat stress management and gender-sensitive heat adaptation plans in Sri Lanka - data collection in Colombo

As Sri Lanka is experiencing heat waves and heat stress, SLYCAN Trust has launched a capacity-building exercise on integrating heat stress management into climate policies and developing guidelines for gender-sensitive heat adaptation planning.
SLYCAN Trust
Cover of the DRRDynamics brief: dog sitting on a flooded street
Documents and publications

Animals, disasters and marginalised groups

This briefing note highlights the gaps which need addressing in policy and practice and provides key recommendations for policy makers in relation to the role of animals for disaster recovery in society, ownership and marginalised groups.
Cover of the policy brief: women carrying clean water, Chad
Documents and publications

Closing the gap between science and practice at local levels to accelerate disaster risk reduction

The processes of risk creation reach across space and time and thus are amenable to policy change and local action. Ensuring inclusive risk reduction at local and national scales is therefore key to achieving tangible progress on Sendai Framework targets.
A forest in the form of lungs that is slowly burning.
Update

Climate change threatens people's health dramatically but solutions are within reach, say the world's academies in a new report

Climate change is having a range of impacts on health today that will become more severe unless urgent action is taken. Vulnerable populations will see their health increasingly undermined by both direct impacts and indirect ones.
Water Research and Management Programme, InterAcademy Panel on International Issues (the)
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