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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

2023 Canadian wildfires in Nova Scotia
Update

After years of wildfires, Algeria tames the flames

In Algeria's Tizi Ouzo, new planes, a drone and public awareness have paid dividends this fire season, with no deaths reported
Context
Cover and source: Save the Children International
Educational materials

Child friendly disaster preparedness bag check list

This practical guide highlights essential things to pack in a child-friendly disaster preparedness bag in case the need to immediately evacuate arises.
Cover and source: White House
Policies and plans

National climate resilience framework

The first-ever National Climate Resilience Framework establishes a vision for a climate-resilient nation and guidance for resilience-related activities and investments by the federal government and its partners.
Update

How the lessons of COVID-19 ensured a rapid response to the mpox outbreak

The global health community has learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and enabled rapid access to vaccine financing during the early stages of the mpox health emergency..
World Economic Forum
A person using a mobile phone app with a map
Research briefs

Five climate tech solutions beating the heat 

Innovative solutions across the globe are combining technology and climate resilience. From smartphone apps that combine GIS and climate data or video games that build climate skills, the private and public sector are envisioning a new way forward.
Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center
Update

Mexico's national drill 2024

The Government of Mexico will launch a new emergency alert system "Cell Broadcast Service" which will enable you to receive an alert message from your cellphone if you are located in Mexico City.
Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil - Mexico
Firemen conducting regular fire and evacuation drills. Building employees, workers leaving office in alert
Update

Dual-world tabletop exercises – addressing unmet infrastructure needs

This article proposes enhancing tabletop exercises. These exercises, designed to highlight needs and gather resources to resolve vulnerabilities quickly, can be improved with a new dual-track (or “dual-world”) approach, not known to have been done before.
Domestic Preparedness
Flooded plain adjacent to a river
Research briefs

Reducing floodplain development doesn't need to be complex, say researchers

A new study uncovers evidence suggesting that, contrary to expectations, most U.S. cities are not doing too badly in avoiding development in areas prone to flooding.
Oxford University Press
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