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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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Portrait of senior Filipino woman of Ifugao mountain tribes in Banaue village, north Luzon, Philippines

Update

7 October 2021

Women on storm-hit Philippine island lead Indigenous effort to restore mangroves

Almost eight years after Typhoon Haiyan barreled into Busuanga Island in the western Philippines, the lesson it left is still etched in the mind of the Indigenous women in the village of Quezon on Busuanga’s northern coast.

Mongabay

Interview

07 Oct 2021

WIN DRR Leadership Awards: Shortlisted candidates – Excellence award

This collection of inspiring women are finalists for the Women’s International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction Leadership Awards.

Coverpage of "Lessons from mainstreaming climate change in Namibia"

Documents and publications

7 October 2021

Lessons from mainstreaming climate change in Namibia

This inside story recounts the lessons learned over seven years of producing knowledge and robust evidence on climate impacts to influence decision-making and implementation of climate action (from 2014-2021).

Update

7 October 2021

Can weather index insurance be a win for all?

Developing countries are already enduring the worst of climate change. Weather Index Insurance (WII) may increase the ability of these vulnerable farmers to face climate shocks.

Thrive (CGIAR/IWMI)

Two young women and a girl are busy washing dishes in the street of a village in Nepal

Update

6 October 2021

As Nepal runs dry, communities tap water harvesting

As groundwater depletes and climate change impacts strengthen, a rooftop system that catches, stores and filters rainwater is helping a Kathmandu Valley town beat thirst

Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org

Documents and publications

6 October 2021

Working together to beat the climate crisis: Collaborative city, state and regional climate action: six country snapshots

This report highlights the collaborative action already happening between cities, states, regions, business, and national government, using data reported by over 1000 cities, states and regions.

Interview

06 Oct 2021

WIN DRR Leadership Awards 2021: Rising Star award - Finalists

This collection of inspiring women are finalists for the Women’s International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction Leadership Awards.

Update

4 October 2021

New “risk triage” platform pinpoints compounding threats to US infrastructure

Modeling tool showcases emerging MIT Joint Program research focus on multi-sector dynamics.

MIT News, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Update

16 September 2021

The benefits of Japan’s social infrastructure and civic ties in uncertain times

Extreme weather events such as flooding and heatwaves are among the most common disasters. In Japan, central and regional government officials pushed for the construction of massive concrete seawalls and tetrapods to protect coastal communities.

East Asia Forum