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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

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Why is central India more vulnerable to lightning strikes compared to the Northeast or South?

Lightning-related deaths have seen a significant increase in India, particularly since 2001, with Central and North East India being the most affected regions.
Ground Report
Flooded residential area with underwater cars and houses from hurricane Debby rainfall water in Laurel Meadows community in Sarasota, Florida.
Update

Flooding: Is it time to stop living in basements?

Repeated flooding is neither inevitable nor exceptional. Whether it's the result of a river overflowing, torrential rain or even a failure in the water supply network, flooding has become part of our daily lives.
Conversation Media Group, the
Wildfire raging near houses
Research briefs

New gels could protect buildings during wildfires

Researchers at Stanford Engineering have developed a sprayable gel that creates a shield to protect buildings from wildfire damage. It lasts longer and is more effective than existing commercial options.
Stanford University
Research briefs

Less severe forest fires can reduce intensity of future blazes

UC Davis research suggests wildfires can help management efforts.
University of California, Davis
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How open spaces can save lives during wildfires

Fields, pastures, and orchards can help prevent the spread of deadly fires.
Yale Climate Connections
View of the volcano behing the city of Arequipa, Peru
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How artificial intelligence is enabling disaster preparedness in Peru

In Peru, Hombro a Hombro, CBi’s partner on the ground, is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to change the face of disaster preparedness.
Connecting Business initiative
Rome
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Ancient Rome had ways to counter the urban heat island effect – how history’s lessons apply to cities today

City architects in ancient Rome called for narrowing streets to lessen late afternoon temperatures. Narrow streets were found to cool the air by limiting the area exposed to direct sunlight.
Conversation Media Group, the
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Documents and publications

Managing compound events in the COVID-19 era: A critical analysis of gaps, measures taken, and challenges

This study examines (1) emergency preparedness and response measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, and (2) the feasibility of current Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) strategies for managing compound pandemic-natural hazard events in Sri Lanka.
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