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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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28 December 2021

Counting the cost 2021: A year of climate breakdown

This report highlights the 10 most financially devastating climate events of 2021, from hurricanes in the US, China and India to floods in Australia, Europe and Canada. All costing over 1.5 billion dollars of damage.

An Indian man counts a stack of five hundred rupees on a wooden table

Update

6 December 2021

Climate finance commitments aren't enough. We need new tools to unlock investment.

Even if we had the funds to solve the climate crisis, without structural changes to institutions and financial tools, we would likely struggle to spend them effectively.

Deloitte

Documents and publications

24 December 2021

Anticipation mechanism for cold wave: Forecast Based Financing a case study in the Peruvian Andes

This case study can inform government, civil society, and humanitarian actors of how early action is happening before disasters occur and provide a direction for further investment in research and practice.

Panoramic view of a flood in Eldorado, Brasil.

Update

6 December 2021

Five facts on sustainable adaptation

The public and private sector, together with academia and civil society organizations, should design and implement risk analytics, transfer, and finance solutions in coordination with local stakeholders to reach timely and appropriate solutions.

United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS)

Documents and publications

23 December 2021

Asia-Pacific disaster report 2021: Resilience in a riskier world: Managing systemic risks from biological and other natural hazards

The Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2021 addresses the complexity of these converging and cascading risks by analysing natural and biological hazards simultaneously.

Research briefs

22 December 2021

New USGS research highlights the use of earthquake science for assessing risk to gas pipelines

A new research study led by U.S. Geological Survey scientists assesses the risk from earthquakes to the Nation’s Gas Transmission Pipelines.

United States Geological Survey

Local government workers and members of the national police distribute relief goods to residents.

Update

15 December 2021

Groups provide pre-disaster financial aid to more than 2,600 families in E. Samar before Typhoon Odette hits

Humanitarian groups distributed through digital cash transfer more than Php 4 million to 2,650 families to assist households to prioritize their urgent needs three days before the projected impact of Typhoon Odette

Oxfam - Great Britain

Super Typhoon Mangkhut (known as Ompong) In the Philippines

Update

20 December 2021

Super Typhoon Rai slams southern Philippines following successful launch of new national early warning system

While the effects of Typhoon Rai – known as Typhoon Odette locally in the Philippines – were significant, the Philippine government was able to prepare and respond with newly enhanced hazard monitoring and early warning tools.

Pacific Disaster Center

Native americans. Portrait of americans indians.

Update

16 December 2021

WAMPUM: An indigenous-designed path to sea level rise adaptation

Northeastern and mid-Atlantic tribal nations lived sustainably on the coastline for centuries before colonization. How can their experiences inform strategies for sea level rise adaptation?

Eos - AGU

Documents and publications

21 December 2021

A rapid prediction model of urban flood inundation in a high-risk area coupling machine learning and numerical simulation approaches

This paper establishes a rapid prediction model of urban flood inundation in a high-risk area coupling machine learning and numerical simulation approaches.