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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.

Multiethnic group that chooses a sustainable, environmentally friendly way of life: People collecting and recycling waste in a park, growing plants and using renewable energy, ecology and cooperation concept.

Update

15 October 2021

Seven ways to save lives on the frontline of the climate crisis

We came up with seven critical changes to mitigate the impacts of climate change on human health in vulnerable regions of the world.

Conversation Media Group, the

A man rows his boat off the coast of Dili, East Timor

Update

8 October 2021

Major new project to enhance early warning systems for increased climate resilience in Timor-Leste

The Green Climate Fund has approved a USD 21.7 million project to support the establishment of end-to-end climate information services and multi-hazard early warning systems in Timor-Leste. Eighty percent of Timorese are expected to directly benefit.

United Nations Environment Programme

A teacher and schoolchildren plant seedlings in Kediri, Indonesia

Update

12 October 2021

Success story: Community based peatlands restoration and protecting the ancestor legacy

The program focuses on enhancing community capacity to prevent and mitigate peatland fires, combined with efforts to restore peatland hydrology – by rewetting, replanting native tree species and gradually phasing-out the palm oil palms.

Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102619

Documents and publications

15 October 2021

‘Where oh where is the data?‘: Identifying data sources for hydrometeorological impact forecasts and warnings in Aotearoa New Zealand

This paper studies how data is collected and created to support the implementation of Impact Forecasts and Warnings (IFWs).

Two women walking down a plath carrying baskets, in Nepal

Update

13 October 2021

The role of international cooperation in disaster risk reduction

SEI researchers reflect on the role of international cooperation, the challenges faced in the Covid-19 pandemic context and what can be done to ensure developing countries are supported effectively to reduce vulnerability and build resilience.

Stockholm Environment Institute

The waterfront of Mon village (Wang Kha) and floating rafts in Thailand

Update

14 October 2021

Floating resilience: how Thailand’s floating villages stay in place and adapt

Coastal communities are increasingly facing changes in wind and wave patterns and more frequent rainstorms that impact their local transport, food, livelihoods and even ability to live in their own homes. Despite these challenges, what keeps them there?

Stockholm Environment Institute

Haitian woman carries a bucket of goods on her head at a Haitian market

Update

13 October 2021

Haiti’s path to building financial resilience against disasters 

Building resilience to natural hazards, such as hurricanes, flooding, and earthquakes, is never easy, especially for a country like Haiti.

World Bank, the

Typhoon Haiyan hit the Eastern coast of the Central Philippines

Update

28 September 2021

Impact based forecasting for typhoons in the Philippines

The Philippines are struck by 20 typhoons a year on average. Climate change is intensifying the effects of these storms and several reach the category of ’super typhoon’.

Anticipation Hub

Coverpage of "InsuRisk Report 2021: Disaster risk, social protection and readiness for insurance solutions"

Documents and publications

13 October 2021

InsuRisk Report 2021: Disaster risk, social protection and readiness for insurance solutions

The report introduces the concept of social protection, provides an overview of the current state of social protection, discusses the linkages between social protection and climate, and sheds light on social protection in the broader realm of risk insurance.

Coverpage of "Integrating conflict sensitivity in private sector disaster management: Lessons from the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation"

Documents and publications

13 October 2021

Integrating conflict sensitivity in private sector disaster management: Lessons from the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation

This Connecting Business initiative (CBi) case study showcases how one CBi Member Network, the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF), has considered conflict sensitivity in its disaster management programming.