Documents and publications

This paper presents a framework to aid in the selection of optimal environmental indicators for detecting and mapping extreme events and analyzing trends in heatwaves, meteorological and hydrological droughts, floods, and their compound occurrence.

The present report has been prepared pursuant to the request of the General Assembly in its resolution 78/152 on disaster risk reduction.

This issue discusses biodiversity impacts on climate change and explores interlinked relationships.

This Country Climate and Development Report captures the interplay between development challenges and climate change and climate policies in Ecuador, with the objective of identifying synergies and tradeoffs.

This case study presents a Guatemala City pilot project which exemplifies game engines' successful application, integrating multi-hazard risk assessments and NASA data into an interactive 3D environment.

This case study presents the UKRI-GCRF Urban Disaster Risk Hub's "Tomorrow's Cities" initiative which has implemented an interdisciplinary and participatory approach to disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Quito.

This paper underlines that traditional and indigenous knowledge (TIK) has demonstrated adaptability and resilience, allowing communities to thrive in challenging environments by developing context-specific disaster risk reduction (DRR) strategies.

Through their Disasters Avoided project, the authors are demonstrating the benefits of proactive DRR for everyone, including through the effective use of Earth observations, so that no one is left behind.