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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.

Documents and publications

7 March 2024

Seasonal attribution report: An analysis of how climate change boosted temperatures worldwide between December 2023 and February 2024

This publication provides an analysis of how climate change boosted temperatures worldwide between December 2023 and February 2024

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6 March 2024

How WFP is supporting women at the crossroads of climate change and hunger

From Bolivia to Zambia, the World Food Programme is giving women the tools to cope with weather extremes that threaten livelihoods.

World Food Programme

Research briefs

6 March 2024

Sinking land increases risk for thousands of coastal residents by 2050

This study combines satellite-obtained measurements of sinking land, with sea-level rise projections and tide charts to provide a new comprehensive look at the potential for flooding in a combined 32 cities along the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts.

Virginia Tech

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7 March 2024

Scaling up early warning systems for communities in fragile and conflict zones

Despite the potential of Early warning system access to reduce disaster-related losses by $35 billion annually, about one-third of the global population remains without it, a gap widened in areas affected by conflict or fragility.

World Bank, the

Update

5 March 2024

The climate crisis is unjust for rural women: FAO gender expert

The newly released FAO report, The Unjust Climate: Measuring the impacts of climate change on the rural poor, women and youth, sheds light on how climate change disproportionately affects the rural poor.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Headquarters

Research briefs

6 March 2024

New ‘digital twin’ Earth could help predict water-based natural disasters before they strike

The Digital Twin Earth Hydrology Platform, a ground-breaking step toward a virtual replica of the terrestrial water cycle, combines new high-resolution satellite observations and cutting-edge modeling to build a test environment for our planet.

Frontiers in Earth Science

Update

5 March 2024

How countries in conflict zones can recover from floods – lessons from Pakistan

This article covers how Libya and other flood-hit countries, especially in conflict zones, could learn a lot from Pakistan, where the plans for recovery from similar floods in 2022 differ in some significant ways.

Conversation Media Group, the

Update

5 March 2024

A greener, more resilient planet

UN Environment Assembly calls for urgent multilateral actions and a forward-looking, risk-informed approach.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

Update

5 March 2024

FAO report: Heatwaves and floods affect rural women and men differently, widen income gap

New study shows how the effects of climate change on income and adaptation in rural areas vary with gender, wealth and age.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Headquarters

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5 March 2024

The roles of women in disaster risk management: A Bolivian perspective

Emergencies and disasters do not affect men and women equally; according to the UNDP, women are 14 times more likely to die than men in the event of a disaster. Practical Action is works with Bolivian communities to decrease the gender gap amid disasters.

Flood Resilience Portal

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