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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.

Orange skies in San Francisco, USA caused by wildfires in 2020

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9 August 2021

IPCC report: ‘Code red’ for human driven global heating, warns UN chief

Climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying, and some trends are now irreversible, at least during the present time frame, according to the IPCC report.

United Nations - Headquarters

Update

6 August 2021

3 wildfire lessons for forest towns as Dixie Fire destroys historic Greenville, California

How can people prepare for a future that’s unlike anything their communities have ever experienced?

Conversation Media Group, the

Update

9 August 2021

Climate change widespread, rapid, and intensifying – IPCC

GENEVA – Scientists are observing changes in the Earth’s climate in every region and across the whole climate system, according to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report, released today. Many of the changes observed in the

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Documents and publications

9 August 2021

Climate change 2021: the physical science basis (AR6)

The Working Group I contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report addresses the most up-to-date physical understanding of the climate system and climate change.

Documents and publications

10 May 2021

Building a resilient Pacific

This collection seeks to recognize and celebrate just a few of the many amazing women leading disaster risk reduction efforts across the Pacific, in the hope that these profiles will inspire other women doing the same.

Documents and publications

1 April 2021

Tools for making smart investments in prevention and preparedness in Europe: From data to decisions

The objective of this report is to provide guidance to decision-makers and practitioners to make focused and smart investments to increase the disaster and climate resilience of critical sectors.