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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.

Documents and publications

22 February 2022

Nature-based solutions for flood risk management: revitalizing philippine rivers to boost climate resilience and enhance environmental stability

This case study brief highlights lessons from the Philippines on how nature-based solutions can strengthen flood risk management in cost-effective ways.

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Documents and publications

22 February 2022

Climate resilience and social assistance in fragile and conflict-affected settings

This paper aims to improve our understanding of the nature, causes, and multiple dimensions of how social assistance may address climate vulnerability and resilience within fragile and conflict-affected settings (FCAS).

Documents and publications

22 February 2022

Policy coherence between food security, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in South Africa: A summative content analysis approach

The purpose of this article is to evaluate if there is coherence in the policies for food security (FS), disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) in South Africa. Climate change threatens FS and the eradication of poverty.

Documents and publications

21 February 2022

Climate risk report for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region

The climate risk report for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is the first in a series of standardised regional climate risk reports.

Update

18 February 2022

Three years on: Four lessons learned from post-disaster recovery in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

Reflection on earthquake and tsunami recovery in Central Sulawesi offers four key lessons that apply to post-disaster recovery everywhere.

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Documents and publications

21 February 2022

Wildfires under climate change: A burning issue

The report presents global trends towards more dangerous fire weather conditions for wildfires and the heightened intensity of some wildfires, as well as compounding effects of a heating climate that extends fire seasons.

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Documents and publications

21 February 2022

Testing the public’s response to receiving severe flood warnings using simulated cell broadcast

This paper presents the results of a joint research exercise that explored recipients’ responses to cell broadcast messages that warned of floods of varying certainty, severity, and urgency.

Update

17 February 2022

Africa hit hardest as wildfires burn 4.23 m square kilometres per year

A new UNEP report warns that wildfires will become more frequent, more intense, and more enduring as global temperatures continue to rise. The report addresses types of fire, their causes, and actions that should be taken to limit the risk.

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Update

16 February 2022

Inclusive disaster risk management: What have we learned?

Not everyone is affected equally by the intensifying disaster and climate risks across the globe. Research from many different contexts and countries shows that poor and marginalized groups tend to suffer disproportionally from these hazards.

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