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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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Documents and publications

2 December 2021

Building with Nature: a future proof strategy for coping with a changing and uncertain world

This paper’s objective is to inform practitioners of Building with Nature about the concepts of uncertainty and how to use this as a strength in the dialogue to come to sustainable solutions for coping with future global change related uncertainties.

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1 December 2021

Disaster risk insurance: 5 insights from the Philippines

With disasters a growing threat, insurance for countries trying to manage climate and disaster risk is becoming increasingly critical. While insight on what works is still limited, the Philippines show how countries can improve their protection

World Bank, the

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30 November 2021

Why are homes still being built along rivers? Flooded residents disagree on the solution

Calgary and many other cities, including Montréal, Vancouver, Myrtle Beach and Houston, continue to build houses in areas that hydrologists and engineers have designated as being high-risk for flooding.

Conversation Media Group, the

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Documents and publications

1 December 2021

Research agenda for advancing law and policy responses to displacement and migration in the context of disasters and climate change in Africa

This is the outcome of the virtual workshop series on developing a research and policy agenda for addressing displacement and migration in the context of disasters and climate change in Africa (April-July 2021).

Research briefs

29 November 2021

Forests offer minimal protection against major flood events – new research

New research examining whether forests can mitigate flood risk suggests they may offer less protection against major events than had been hoped.

Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin

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29 November 2021

As floods worsen, Uganda moves to protect its vanishing wetlands

Environmental officials are cracking down on wetland filling - but removing jobs-providing industries from wetland areas will prove a significant challenge, analysts say.

Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org

Row of floating houses in the Netherlands

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18 November 2021

Busan, UN-Habitat and OCEANIX set to build the world’s first sustainable floating city prototype as sea levels rise

The floating city could withstand natural disasters including floods, tsunamis and Category 5 hurricanes as its floating platforms will be anchored to the seafloor.

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) - Headquarters

Documents and publications

29 November 2021

Responding to violence against women and children during COVID-19: impact on service provision, strategies and actions in the WHO European Region (2021)

This report explores the strategies led by government, nongovernmental and civil society organizations to prevent and respond to violence against women and children (‎VAWC)‎ during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impact on service demand across Europe.

This image shows a group of refugees walking in a cornfield. They are Syrian refugees who are crossing the border to reach the EU.

Research briefs

26 November 2021

Global migration and the complex interplay between environmental and social factors

Venla Niva shares insights from a recent article exploring the interplay of environmental and social factors behind human migration. The project was carried out in collaboration with Raya Muttarak from the IIASA Population and Just Societies Program.

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

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9 November 2021

How corn links Jamaica’s food supply to climate change in the US Midwest

In Jamaica, maize is an essential part of diets, and while some of the grain is grown locally, the vast majority comes from the US. How will this deep dependency on US maize affect both the economy and food security for Jamaica in a changing climate?

Stockholm Environment Institute