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Social impacts and social resilience

The ability of a community or society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate, adapt to, transform and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner, including through the preservation and restoration of its essential basic structures and functions through risk management. 

Latest Social impacts & resilience additions in the Knowledge Base

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Improving safety at sea at a time of climate change

Fishing plays a crucial role in global food security, yet it remains one of the most dangerous occupations on earth, with an estimated 100,000 fatalities each year.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Headquarters
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Policies and plans

Manitoba Heat Alert and Response System Guide – Canada

Manitoba's Heat Alert and Response System (HARS) Guide (2024) offers recommendations for government departments, agencies and local authorities in their development or upgrading of plans tailored to their unique needs and requirements.
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COP 29: IFRC will target dangerous heat in 100 cities with global resilience programme

The Global Climate Resilience Platform aims to reach 100 million people in 100 cities by 2027. This would include heat-action plans, shock-responsive social protection, and nature-based solutions that help communities adapt and reduce risks.
Red Cross / Red Crescent Climate Centre
Students in Nepal examine a hazard-related mural at their school
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Five steps to insure a safe future for climate-vulnerable communities

By addressing gaps in insurance affordability, accessibility, and awareness, the Asia and Pacific region can improve financial protection against catastrophic climate risks and support sustainable development.
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Documents and publications

Climate finance for the urban poor: A review of global climate funds

The new Cities Alliance report Climate Finance for the Urban Poor: A Review of Global Climate Funds highlights a critical funding gap that must be addressed to better support climate adaptation and mitigation efforts for low-income city residents.
Cover and source: Nature Scientific Reports
Documents and publications

Addressing heatwave impacts on hospital admissions in an Italian region

This study explores the dynamic of emergency department (ED) access during heat waves, showing that heat waves above 39 perceived degrees Celsius significantly increase the number of ED visits in Campania, Italy.
Research briefs

US flood governance drives social inequity, and maybe the next housing market crash

Florida is likely to be the canary in the coal mine, showing a drop in coastal home values starting now.
University of Connecticut
A road is destroyed by flash flooding in Sidi Ouaaziz, Morocco
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Worry about climate change on the rise in North Africa, charity reveals

While awareness of the serious threat climate change generally improved in North Africa, the high proportion of 'don't knows' in some countries suggests a greater need to improve understanding of the link between climate change and severe weather events.
Lloyd’s Register Foundation World Risk Poll
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