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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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23 October 2024

Integrated understanding of climate change and disaster risk for building resilience of cultural heritage sites

The aim of this paper is to analyze how the integrated understanding of climate change and disaster risk reduction policies can contribute to building climate resilience of cultural heritage sites by reviewing the key themes emerging from the literature.

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23 October 2024

Flood susceptibility and risk mapping of Kathmandu Valley Watershed, Nepal

This study produced spatial multi-criteria-based flood susceptibility, vulnerability, and risk index maps for the Kathmandu Valley (KV) watershed in Nepal using an Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) approach and Geographical Information System (GIS).

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23 October 2024

Beyond vulnerability: A guidance note on youth, climate, peace and security

This guidance note is the first of its kind to bridge the Climate, Peace, and Security (CPS) and Youth, Peace, and Security (YPS) agendas.

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23 October 2024

Evaluating the relationship between heat-related illness and cooling center location in Virginia

Using heat-related emergency department and urgent care center visits from the 2014–2020 summer seasons, this study evaluates the relationship between heat-related illness (HRI) and cooling centers in Virginia.

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23 October 2024

Flood failure to future fairness

This report outlines findings and recommendations in the aftermath of the 2022 floods across Australia. In particular, this report examines the three “P”s of flood insurance: policyholders, pooling and preparation.

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23 October 2024

Developing a multi-level European-wide composite indicator to assess vulnerability dynamics across time and space

The aim of this paper is to develop a European-wide framework for a Vulnerability Index (VI) that assesses vulnerability to disaster risks at both national and subnational levels.

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23 October 2024

An index-based multi-hazard risk assessment method for prioritisation of existing bridge portfolios

This study develops and proposes a multi-hazard risk-based prioritisation methodology to be used at territorial scale on a large number of bridges, both in the case of a scarce level of knowledge, and when data from visual inspections is available.

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23 October 2024

Emerging place governance to lost places for communities: Government planning and citizen-driven placemaking in the disaster memorial parks after the 2011 Japan tsunami

This study explored how government place-based planning and citizen-driven placemaking transform place identity of lost places after the 2011 Japan tsunami.