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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.

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16 February 2022

Strengthening emergency communications for complex, cascading and compounding events – lessons learned from the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption and tsunami in Tonga

The January 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption and tsunami in Tonga was a ‘textbook’ example of complex, cascading and compounding risks. In this long-read blog, Bapon Fakhruddin and Emma Singh discuss the lessons learned for disaster risk response.

International Science Council (ISC)

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14 February 2022

Decolonise research to save heritage threatened by climate change

Climate change threatens to destroy invaluable heritage sites and traditions in marginalised countries – but empowering local people is key to adaptation.

University of East Anglia

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14 February 2022

An earlier tsunami warning could save lives. New data say it’s possible

Early signals of a coming tsunami hide in Earth’s magnetic field, according to new research.

Temblor

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14 February 2022

Tonga volcanic eruption and tsunami: World Bank disaster assessment report estimates damages at US$90M

The Tonga Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcanic eruption, tsunami and ashfall has caused an estimated US$90.4M (TOP 208 million) in damages – the equivalent of approximately 18.5% of Tonga’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

World Bank, the

Documents and publications

14 February 2022

(In)visibilities about the vulnerabilities of people with visual impairments to disasters and climate change: A case study in Cuiabá, Brazil

This exploratory qualitative research project analyzed how to include People with visual impairments (PwVI) in the DRR policies of Brazil.

Research briefs

10 February 2022

Mapped: African world heritage sites threatened by sea level rise ‘to triple by 2050’

Three times as many sites of sacred value, scientific wonder and natural splendour across Africa could face risks from human-caused climate change by the middle of the century, a study concludes.

Carbon Brief

Research briefs

11 February 2022

New Blog: DRRM policies, financial aid needed in small island communities—HHI study

A new study by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) in partnership with the Ateneo de Manila University and the University of Santo Tomas reveals factors hindering community resilience in small island communities in the Philippines.

Harvard Humanitarian Initiative

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10 February 2022

SouthAsia4Climate: Solutions to tackle climate change in South Asia

In the coastal states of Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka, rising sea levels, flash flooding and powerful cyclones pummel the coastline with increasing frequency.

World Bank, the

Research briefs

10 February 2022

Heat waves hit the poor hardest – a new study calculates the rising impact on those least able to adapt to the warming climate

In a new study, our team of climate scientists, economists and engineers found that the poorest parts of the world are likely to be two to five times more exposed to heat waves than richer countries by the 2060s.

Conversation Media Group, the

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9 February 2022

Disasters can wipe out affordable housing for years unless communities plan ahead – the loss hurts the entire local economy

Middle- and low-income households tend to occupy the riskiest homes in communities for a few key reasons.

Conversation Media Group, the

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