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Translating climate risk assessments into more effective adaptation decision-making: The importance of social and political aspects of place-based climate risk

This article argues that framing climate risk in terms of physical, socio-economic and/or ecological risks remains problematic in ensuring adequate climate risk assessment information translates into more effective adaptation decision-making.
Researchers scout ice fields by boat
Update

Crisis-ready science: a framework for proactive and resilient sector

The sanctity and resilience of the global scientific community have never been more crucial. This report addresses the urgent need to protect scientists, academics, and educational institutions increasingly targeted in various global crises.
International Science Council (ISC)
GPS satellite in the Earth's orbit
Research briefs

Detecting atmospheric rivers with satellite observations

A novel method includes new algorithm to glean important information about atmospheric rivers from satellite observations.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Bangladeshi woman washing clothes in a flooded house
Update

As climate disasters claim their children, Bangladeshi mothers seek safety in bigger families

Climate change is exacerbating child mortality in flood-prone areas of Bangladesh, prompting mothers to have larger families as a response to the fear of losing children to disasters.
Mongabay
Tourists enjoying the view at Grand Canyon Skywalk observation point at Grand Canyon West Rim in a sunny day, Arizona, USA
Update

Three ways tourism can support climate adaptation

On Global Tourism Resilience Day, this article highlights three ways that tourism can channel investments to help vulnerable communities and ecosystems build resilience and adapt to climate change.
Global Center on Adaptation
Australian native performing traditional ritual with fire.
Community announcement

Share new content on Traditional and Indigenous knowledges and Cultural Heritage on PreventionWeb

Showing how different forms of knowledge can contribute to reducing disaster risk, as well as how to conserve and manage cultural heritage against natural hazards.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
This picture shows a boy with crutches in the Dadaab refugee camp in Somalia.
Update

Findings from a global analysis: Disability disaggregated data in disaster risk reduction

Our in-depth analysis explores the challenges and opportunities that arise when collecting disability-disaggregated data in disaster-prone contexts and how such data can be used to improve disaster risk reduction programmes.
Christian Blind Mission
The cover of the Hazard Information Profiles publication
Community announcement

UNDRR/ISC Hazard Information Profiles review user survey

Following the publication of the UNDRR/ISC Hazard Information Profiles (HIPs) in October 2021, the UNDRR/ISC Hazard Information Profiles Phase 2 Update Steering Group is now undertaking a 'light touch' review to update the HIPs.
Integrated Research on Disaster Risk
Flood aftermath in West End suburb in Brisbane, Australia on March 1, 2022
Update

Climate change is forcing Australians to weigh up relocating. How do they make that difficult decision?

Not everyone can relocate to cooler or safer places. Systemic inequalities mean some people are more at risk from environmental change and have less capacity to respond than others.
Conversation Media Group, the
Field of dead corals, due to warming oceans
Update

Honduran diver brigades restore coral reefs damaged by hurricanes

This story is part of a series celebrating the locally-led solutions supported by the UNDP implemented - Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator programme.
Climate and Development Knowledge Network
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