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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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11 October 2024

Risk Communication for Early Action: Pocket guide

The aim of this guide is to provide simple guidance and practical tips for practitioners planning effective disaster risk communication strategies that support early warning and early action.

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11 October 2024

Improving food security and child health in Burkina Faso in a changing climate

This policy brief highlights priority areas for actionable advances in improving food security, nutrition and child health in Burkina Faso in the context of a changing climate.

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11 October 2024

Protection of persons displaced across borders in the context of disasters and the adverse effects of climate change: A review of literature, legislation and case law to support the implementation of the global compact on refugees

This review of current State practice shows that authorities in many countries have been confronted with individuals claiming international protection due to the impacts of disasters and climate change.

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11 October 2024

Readiness to access climate finance in Chad

This study assesses Chad’s capacity to plan for, access, use, monitor and report on climate finance.

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11 October 2024

Parametric insurance to build financial resilience

The “Parametric insurance to build financial resilience” report highlights how parametric insurance can help governments, businesses and communities financially prepare for rising risks.

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11 October 2024

Compound and cascading droughts and heatwaves decrease maize yields by nearly half in Sinaloa, Mexico

The study evaluates the impact of droughts and heatwaves both as singly and as compound and cascading on maize yield in Sinaloa Mexico from 1990 to 2022, using the WOFOST crop model.

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11 October 2024

Contemporary fires are less frequent but more severe in dry conifer forests of the southwestern United States

This study brought together two spatially extensive, long-term datasets to quantify fire regime changes over the last three centuries in dry conifer forests in the southwestern US.

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11 October 2024

Assessment of the suitability of drought descriptions for wildfires under various humid temperate climates in Japan

This study explores the suitability of different drought descriptions for wildfires under various humid temperate climates in Japan.