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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.

Update

11 May 2022

World “at a crossroads” in drought management, up 29% in a generation and worsening, says UN

Humanity is “at a crossroads” when it comes to managing drought and accelerating mitigation must be done “urgently, using every tool we can,” says a new report from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

Update

13 May 2022

Dams as disasters: Are the dams in Arunachal Pradesh aggravating flood damages in Assam?

The Ranganadi Dam in Arunachal Pradesh both seeks to harness electricity and bolster tourism, however it does not offer protection against Assam's annual inundations.

Observer Research Foundation

Research briefs

11 May 2022

Study points to ways of involving visually impaired people in environmental disaster prevention

To investigate the effects of inequality on environmental risk reduction and disaster prevention programs, researchers in Brazil conducted an exploratory qualitative study focusing on visually impaired people.

São Paulo Research Foundation (Agência FAPESP)

Documents and publications

12 May 2022

Mountains ADAPT: solutions from East Africa

The Mountains ADAPT: Solutions from East Africa booklet showcases adaptation solutions proven to be successful in response to specific issues caused or accelerated by climate change that negatively affect mountain communities’ livelihoods and ecosystems.

Documents and publications

12 May 2022

Mountains ADAPT: Solutions from the South Caucasus (2022)

The booklet showcases adaptation solutions proven to be successful in response to specific issues caused, or accelerated by, climate change that negatively affect mountain communities’ livelihoods and ecosystems.

Update

11 May 2022

Surviving extreme heat in the slums

How people in low-income communities are coping with heating cities could set the example for future heat-stressed citizens. How do you adapt when your home is made of scrap metal and wood, your access to electricity averages around four hours per day?

Water Science Policy

Update

9 May 2022

Climate disasters drive Bangladesh children from classrooms to work

A growing flood of Bangladeshi children are seeing their education end permanently as they flee climate impacts for urban slums

Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org

Update

10 May 2022

Hit hard by storms and forest loss, Zimbabwe builds stronger homes

New construction standards push Zimbabweans to swap traditional materials for cement bricks to protect homes from extreme weather, curb deforestation and conserve wetlands.

Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org

Research briefs

9 May 2022

Communities in India flooded by ‘Amphan-scale cyclones’ could triple by 2100

Super cyclone Amphan” hit the Bay of Bengal in May 2020, exposing hundreds of thousands of people to flooding.

Carbon Brief

Update

9 May 2022

New tool from UCF-led team shows homeowners and renters the true cost of disasters

The tool can provide disaster readiness reports for 13.3 million addresses in 196 counties along the Gulf of Mexico — including all of Florida, and parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas.

University of Central Florida

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