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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.

People walking in downtown Lhasa, Tibet, China

Update

24 August 2021

China warns Tibet climate risks could soar despite short-term gains

Though increased rainfall and higher temperatures are making the region greener, more fertile and more "beautiful" now, experts warn this beauty comes at a high cost.

Thomson Reuters

Update

25 August 2021

Is climate change to blame for extreme weather events? Attribution science says yes, for some – here’s how it works

There has always been extreme weather, but human-caused global warming can increase extreme weather’s frequency and severity.

Conversation Media Group, the

Documents and publications

25 August 2021

Step by Step Guidance: A gender-smart approach to monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance (CDRFI) programmes

This guidance note provides practical step-by-step guidance on how to achieve a gender-smart Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance programme.

Opportunities for Strengthening Resilience by Integrating Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance (CDRFI) in National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Processes

Documents and publications

25 August 2021

Opportunities for strengthening resilience by integrating Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance (CDRFI) in National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes

This report analyzes the ways in which countries are integrating CDRFI solutions in their efforts to formulate and implement NAPs—as well as the missed opportunities.

Documents and publications

25 August 2021

The climate crisis is a child rights crisis

The climate crisis is a child rights crisis presents the Children’s Climate Risk Index (CCRI).

Documents and publications

25 August 2021

The Melamchi flood disaster: Cascading hazard and the need for multihazard risk management

The Melamchi disaster of 15 June and the following days cannot be attributed to a single factor. It was the result of multiple anthropogenic and climatic factors and processes that occurred at various locations along the Melamchi River. This study was

A farmer carries paddy wade through flood water in Assam, India (2020)

Research briefs

24 August 2021

How a new framework can provide flood insurance guidance to millions of farmers

Scientists at IWMI used satellite technology to develop a low-cost Index-Based Flood Insurance to cover farmers against risk from floods.

International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Streets in German town covered by flood waters

Research briefs

23 August 2021

Heavy rainfall which led to severe flooding in Western Europe made more likely by climate change

Using published peer-reviewed methods, authors analysed how human-induced climate change affected maximum 1-day and 2-day rainfall events in the summer season.

World Weather Attribution