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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Documents and publications

17 October 2024

Narrative report: Knowledge, attitudes and practices on flood early warnings and early action among local communities in Zomba and Phalombe, Malawi

The objective of the study was to survey local communities on their knowledge, attitude and practice on early warning and early action building on theoretical approaches.

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17 October 2024

Linking anticipatory action and social protection in fragile and conflict-affected settings: The case of Haiti

This case study provides an overview of the integration of social protection and anticipatory action (AA) in Haiti, categorized as a highly fragile and conflict-affected country.

Educational materials

17 October 2024

Tsunamis 2024

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

Documents and publications

16 October 2024

Flood and drought displacement risk in Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan

This report highlights that floods have led to more than 185 million internal displacements, or forced movements within one’s country, globally since 2008.

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16 October 2024

Co-designing the foundations of a climate sensitive infectious disease community of practice

This report shares insights from an initial 6-month landscaping on the changes in global and regional climate patterns that are exacerbating existing health inequities and introducing novel challenges.

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16 October 2024

Capturing collective progress on adaptation: a proposal to move forward on the UNFCCC Global Stocktake

This paper suggests methodologies for future Global Stocktakes, starting in 2028, to better measure adaptation progress.

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16 October 2024

Gender front and centre: Best practices from the Governors' Climate & Forests Task Force

A new report from UNDP, launched on 15 October to mark the International Day of Rural Women, highlights good practices, concrete tools, and actionable lessons to help policy makers and practitioners put gender and climate theory into action.

Documents and publications

16 October 2024

Reshaping cities: Readying cities in the Western Balkans for a changing climate

This report describes how a changing climate is linked to cities in the region, and what policy makers should do to respond. It also provides a compendium of case studies of 5 cities in the region.