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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.

Idanre Hill , a beautiful natural landscape in Nigeria. The people of Idanre lived on these massive rocks for over a hundred years.

Update

14 December 2021

New project to build a climate-resilient landscape in Nigeria

The World Bank today approved a $700 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA)* for the Nigeria Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project.

World Bank, the

Documents and publications

15 December 2021

How coordination between the Red Cross, Red Crescent, and the World Food Programme in Bangladesh set the stage for scaling-up

This briefing captures the lessons from a study conducted in mid-2020 to capture the lessons from the fruitful interorganizational collaboration that took place in Bangladesh from 2015-20.

Entrepreneurs holding a strong umbrella to protect the savings bank.

Update

14 December 2021

Global insured catastrophe losses rise to USD 112 billion in 2021, the fourth highest on record, Swiss Re Institute estimates

Extreme weather events in 2021, including a deep winter freeze, floods, severe thunderstorms, heatwaves and a major hurricane, resulted in annual insured losses from natural catastrophes estimated at USD 105 billion, the fourth highest since 1970.

Swiss Reinsurance Company (Swiss Re)

Sharecroppers plow a field in Urubamba Valley in Peru

Update

14 December 2021

Peruvian farmers threatened by water stress

Two analyses present the Arequipa region as a microcosm of water supply issues facing small-scale agriculture communities.

Eos - AGU

A motorcyclist drives through an inundated street during a rainy day in Hong Kong

Research briefs

14 December 2021

Climate of chaos: Stanford researchers show why heat may make weather less predictable

A Stanford University study shows chaos reigns earlier in midlatitude weather models as temperatures rise. The result? Climate change could be shifting the limits of weather predictability and pushing reliable 10-day forecasts out of reach.

Stanford News Service

Documents and publications

15 December 2021

COP26 Resilience Hub Synthesis Report: Key messages and future directions

This report synthesises the main messages from the Resilience Hub and aims to help set the direction for future action towards COP27 and beyond.

Asian old man with white beard sales fruit in the streets to earn money.

Update

10 December 2021

'Silent financier': How Bangladesh's poor are paying the costs of climate damage

As rich-nation emissions drive worsening storms and floods, the poor in Bangladesh are paying $2 billion a year from their own pockets to adapt and try to rebuild

Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org

Little African Boy At The Community Borehole Quenching His Thirst

Update

7 December 2021

Malawi: New early warning system to reduce mortalities and loss

Over the past five decades, Malawi has experienced more than 19 major floods and seven droughts, and these events are increasing in frequency, magnitude and scope over the years. Flooding was particularly severe in 2015, killing over 250 people and displacing 230,000 others.

Disaster Risk Reduction Network of African Journalists

Documents and publications

14 December 2021

Preparing for extreme risks: Building a resilient society

This report explores the challenges faced by the United Kingdom (UK) in tackling unforeseeable and challenging risk scenarios.

Documents and publications

14 December 2021

Integrating slow onset processes into climate risk management

This working paper lays out definitions, key challenges, and opportunities for understanding risk and generating resilience to slow-onset processes (SOP) and related extreme weather events (EWE).