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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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22 October 2024

Coping capacity attenuates the effect of natural disaster risk on conspiracy beliefs

In this study, authors hypothesized that disaster risk and lack of coping capacity are positively related to conspiracy beliefs and tested these relationships across three studies.

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22 October 2024

Mongolia: Country climate and development report

Τhe report assesses the critical interconnections between Mongolia’s development ambitions and climate change action and identifies ways to transition to a more economically diversified, inclusive, and resilient development path.

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22 October 2024

Household and firm exposure to heat and floods in South Asia

This paper examines the differential exposure of poorer households to heat and floods in South Asia.

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22 October 2024

The Pacific Atoll countries country climate and development report

This Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) explores the unique climate change challenge faced by the Pacific Atoll Countries (Pacific Atolls), the Republic of Kiribati, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), and Tuvalu.

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22 October 2024

Build Back Better sector guides: Volumes 1-6

The Build Back Better Sector Guides provide practical resources to support clients, partners, and staff of the Asian Development Bank to enhance the climate and disaster resilience of communities, infrastructure and systems.

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22 October 2024

High-resolution modeling and projection of heat-related mortality in Germany under climate change

This study estimates heat-related mortality at different scales, such as regional heat risk during a specific heatwave, annual and nationwide heat risk, or future heat risk under climate change scenarios in Germany.

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22 October 2024

Countering disinformation and misinformation in animal health emergencies

The guidelines listed in this document provide a starting point for organisations working in animal health emergencies, to prepare for, detect and respond to disinformation and misinformation.

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22 October 2024

Strengthening of the hydrological cycle in the Lake Chad Basin under current climate change

This study explores the 2022 flood event in the Lake Chad basin, showing increasing precipitation due to climate change and highlighting the need for better water management.