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Disaster risk management

Disaster risk management is the application of disaster risk reduction policies and strategies to prevent new disaster risk, reduce existing disaster risk and manage residual risk, contributing to the strengthening of resilience and reduction of disaster losses.

Latest Disaster risk management additions in the Knowledge Base

Cover and source: United Nations Development Programme
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Getting ahead of the crisis curve: UNDP's approach to multi-hazard early warning and preparedness

This practice note pushes for a proactive shift from reactive crisis response to preventive action, emphasizing the understanding of disaster risk as an interplay of hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and capacity.
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Documents and publications

Factsheet on success factors for urban disaster risk reduction strategies – The case of Beau Bassin-Rose Hill

The factsheet shares insights on factors that are important for disaster risk reduction strategies in urban areas based on the example of Beau Bassin-Rose Hill in Mauritius.
Cover and source: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH
Documents and publications

Enhancing disaster risk management through a multi-sectoral approach: Recommendations for local governments by local governments

This factsheet shares insights on factors that are important for DRR strategies in urban areas and formulates eight recommendations for the involvement of different sectors in the disaster risk management of African cities.
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Documents and publications

PROCULTHER-NET 2 Newsletter issue #1

The September newsletter is a summary of achievements, useful tools for experts involved in the management of cultural heritage at risk, updates on specialised training and much more.
Areal view on Johannesburg, South Africa.
Update

Greening the Jukskei river: Scaling nature-based solutions for climate resilience in Johannesburg, South Africa

Alexandra Township is a 20-square-block enclave in the heart of Johannesburg, South Africa's northern suburbs. Today, it is home to more than 1.2 million. This surge in population growth has left the neighborhood facing high levels of pollution.
World Resources Institute
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Podcast: Not built for this

In a 6-part series, 99% Invisible explores how climate change is laying bare the vulnerabilities in the American built environment and how communities across the country have been left to bootstrap their own survival.
99% Invisible
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Documents and publications

Using interdisciplinarity to foster a risk prevention culture: Tomorrow’s cities in Ecuador

This case study presents the UKRI-GCRF Urban Disaster Risk Hub's "Tomorrow's Cities" initiative which has implemented an interdisciplinary and participatory approach to disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Quito.
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Research study on climate change, WASH challenges and localised solutions in flood affected regions in Pakistan

This report summarises the key insights from participants’ experiences of the 2022 Pakistan floods and highlights the need to design intersectional initiatives.
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