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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

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).

Update

13 December 2021

Indigenous communities outline their climate data priorities

Native American tribal communities are actively engaged in adapting to climate change. What information and data will help them build resilience to the new normal?

Eos - AGU

Update

13 December 2021

Tornadoes and climate change: What a warming world means for deadly twisters and the type of storms that spawn them

Much of what we know about how a warming climate influences severe storms and tornadoes is regional, chiefly in the United States.

Conversation Media Group, the

Update

13 December 2021

Building a resilient city in the Pacific

Nuku'alofa, the capital of Tonga, is transforming into a resilient, disaster-ready urban center designed to withstand the impacts of climate change.

Development Asia

Update

8 December 2021

Sovereign catastrophe risk pools – 15 years on and still more to come

Since early inception, sovereign pools have been innovating to better respond to the needs of their members and some key lessons have been drawn from these experiences.

World Bank, the

Research briefs

8 December 2021

New research makes waves tackling the future of tsunami monitoring and modeling

The coastal zone is home to over a billion people. Rising sea levels are already impacting coastal residents and aggravating existing coastal hazards, such as flooding during high tides and storm surges.

Virginia Tech

Update

6 December 2021

We are professional fire watchers, and we’re astounded by the scale of fires in remote Australia right now

Professional fire watchers are astounded at the scale of burning in Australia – almost as much, they say, as the lack of interest the fires generate.

Conversation Media Group, the

Documents and publications

8 December 2021

Monitoring and evaluation of anticipatory actions for fast and slow-onset hazards

This document seeks to offer practical guidance and examples for monitoring and evaluating anticipatory actions for slow and fast-onset hazards.

Update

7 December 2021

Asia Pacific Typhoon Collaborative Research Centre launched

The Asia-Pacific Typhoon Collaborative Research Center (AP-TCRC) has been inaugurated in the Chinese coastal city of Shanghai, serving as a role model for regional coordination and cooperation in support of disaster risk reduction.

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

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