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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.

Kenyan women standing in a field next to a goat

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17 May 2022

A new kind of drought insurance for women in Kenya’s arid rangelands

“Family Insurance completes the suite of support women need in this environment to build independent and resilient livelihoods,” said Michael Carter, MRR Innovation Lab director and co-creator of this new kind of insurance.

Feed the Future

Nigerien fishermen in their boats on river Niger

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16 May 2022

Using an integrated urban development and disaster risk management approach to combat climate risks in Nigerien cities

The World Bank supports Niger’s resilience through the Disaster Risk Management and Urban Development Project. This includes drainage, flood protection, sustainable land and water use, and capacity development in early warning, preparedness, and response.

World Bank, the

The Climate Security-Mobility Nexus: Impact Pathways and Research Priorities

Documents and publications

18 May 2022

The climate security-mobility nexus: Impact pathways and research priorities

This paper combines a qualitative literature review with a quantitative portfolio analysis to identify key impact pathways of the climate security-mobility nexus and formulate recommendations for future research and policy interventions.

Aerial view of a greened Dar es Saalam informal settlement

Research briefs

16 May 2022

Heat and health: Dar es Salaam’s informal settlements need help

The study suggests that increasing temperatures under climate change are likely to be a significant risk to human health in Africa, as many cities may have similar features as Dar es Salaam, increasing the heat vulnerability of informal settlements.

Conversation Media Group, the

Migrant workers walk on the highway on their journey back home during a nationwide lockdown to fight the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Mumbai, India (2020)

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17 May 2022

COVID-19 likely to worsen inequalities for at least five years without renewed global cooperation, warns International Science Council

The Council’s new report maps out scenarios for the year 2027 and calls for UN to establish a Science Advisory Board to inform future pandemic response.

International Science Council (ISC)

Landslide on a mountain road, Philippines

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12 May 2022

New early warning system aids rapid response to life-threatening landslides in Philippines

Four months after PhilAWARE was handed over to the Philippines Office of Civil Defense (OCD), the national early warning system was put to the test a second time—and passed.

Pacific Disaster Center

Young people wearing face mask using mobile phone keeping social distance

Research briefs

16 May 2022

Social media can be a force for good in a crisis: lessons from Lagos

Social media played an important role in driving public engagement with Covid health measures in Lagos, Nigeria; while enabling authorities and researchers to collect near-real-time data – used to ensure campaigns respond quickly to public concerns.

Conversation Media Group, the

Flooded street and house in Eastern South Africa

Research briefs

13 May 2022

Climate change - exacerbated rainfall causing devastating flooding in Eastern South Africa

South Africa experienced catastrophic floods and landslides in the eastern coast of the provinces of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Eastern Cape (EC) following exceptionally heavy rainfall.

World Weather Attribution

View of a mountain range in Zamora, Spain: firebreaks in the forest

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12 May 2022

Building fire resilience using recycled water in Riba-Roja de Túria, Spain

About 80,000 m3 of recycled water is available that could improve the coping with forest fires. In this context, a hydraulic infrastructure for an advanced wastewater treatment is under development, aiming to lower forest fire risk and build resilience.

Climate-ADAPT

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Documents and publications

16 May 2022

INFORM REPORT 2022: Shared evidence for managing crises and disasters

This report sets out INFORM’s vision for a suite of products to support decision-making that are easy to use and open to everyone. This vision involves bringing scientific rigour to the process of analysing crises and developing shared methodologies.