Documents and publications

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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28 August 2024

Seizing the moment: A new climate finance goal that delivers for the Pacific

This report brings together the voices, experiences and demands of civil society from across the Pacific region, including Australia and New Zealand.

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28 August 2024

Linking affected community and academic knowledge: a community-based participatory research framework based on a Shichigahama project

This paper introduces a community-based participatory research program implemented through cooperation between universities and local communities after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. I

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27 August 2024

Narratives, frames and future horizons of nature-based solutions

Through an analysis of the history, narratives, divisions, limitations and potentials of nature-based solutions (NbS, the report provides a new take on the topic, helping to contextualise NbS through an underexplored lens.

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27 August 2024

Strategic investment for health system resilience: a three-Layer framework

Strategic Investment for Health System Resilience: A Three-Layer Framework provides a practical investment framework and a diverse set of country cases to inform decision-making and strategic resource allocations.

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27 August 2024

State of the climate in South-West Pacific 2023

The WMO State of the Climate in the South-West Pacific 2023 report details how sea level rise in the region is above the global average.

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27 August 2024

Using foresight techniques in longer-term disaster risk management

The report examines the use of foresight techniques in the context of long-term disaster risk management.

Documents and publications

27 August 2024

Surging seas in a warming world

This brief provides a summary of the latest science on sea-level rise and its present-day and projected impacts at a global and regional level, with a focus on coastal cities in the Group of Twenty countries and the Pacific Small Island Developing States.

Educational materials

27 August 2024

Avalanches

This child-friendly booklet is for kids who are 6-12 years old to generate Avalanches awareness among children through animated characters and simple but strong messages.