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Explore a comprehensive collection of publications, reports, and documents that focus on disaster risk and resilience.

These resources offer insights, best practices, and research aimed at mitigating the impact of disasters. Whether you're seeking the latest research, policy recommendations, or case studies, this library supports knowledge sharing and informed decision-making in building safer, more resilient communities.

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The state of the world’s children 2024: The future childhood in a changing world

This report examines three megatrends that will impact children's lives up to 2050: demographic shifts, the climate and environmental crises, and frontier technologies. It recommends three leverage point across the megatrends to improve outcomes.
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Cost multiples for pre-arranged financing: a comparison of instruments from international financial institutions

The UK Government Actuary’s Department and the Centre for Disaster Protection developed an analytical framework to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of various instruments offered by international financial institutions.
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Solutions for managing food security risks in a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape

This report adopts a geopolitical lens to better understand policy responses to food insecurities under reversal of global integration and weakening multilateralism with a specific focus on transboundary climate risks to food production and trade.
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Can Facebook Ads prevent Malaria? Two field experiments in India

This study examines a nationwide social media malaria prevention campaign in India, showing increased bed net use and treatment seeking in urban areas but no impact in high-risk rural regions, calling for better targeting to reach vulnerable populations.
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Mediterranean cyclones are a substantial cause of damaging floods in Corsica

This study shows a notable rise in river discharge linked to Mediterranean cyclones, and how they contributed to some of the most destructive floods recorded in Corsica, by analyzing cyclone tracks, streamflow data, and flood-related damage records.
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Disaster risk management and gender: The case of Jamaica

This country profile analyzes gender gaps in the disaster risk management (DRM) agenda in Jamaica that influence the exposure and vulnerability, preparedness, and coping capacity of different populations.
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Weathering shocks: Unraveling the effects of short-term weather shocks on poverty in Paraguay

This study analyzes the extent to which short-term weather shocks have affected incomes and poverty in Paraguay. The research design exploits variation in weather shocks across districts and time, using ordinary least squares pooled regression analysis.
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Climate change and education playbook: Investing in education and skills for climate resilience in Asia and the Pacific

This publication explores how climate change impacts education systems in Asia and the Pacific. It underscores the need for investing in climate-resilient school facilities and integrating climate action in basic, secondary, and higher education

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