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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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The World Bank’s Urban Heat Agenda focuses on reducing urban heat with targeted actions, heat-sensitive design, and preparedness, highlighting cooling infrastructure, green spaces, and early warnings to protect health and reduce inequality.
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Lithuanians show high disaster awareness and preparedness, feeling most vulnerable to extreme weather, cybersecurity, and health threats. Relying on informal channels for information, standardized communication could further strengthen their resilience.
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Italians feel most vulnerable to extreme weather but show low disaster awareness and preparedness. With moderate trust in authorities, citizens would benefit from increased public efforts to enhance disaster preparedness resources.
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Irish citizens feel most vulnerable to floods, with average disaster risk awareness but low preparedness. Trust in public authorities is high, yet information is primarily sourced through informal channels like media and personal networks.
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While Croatians are more aware of disaster risks, especially extreme weather, their preparedness remains low. Many struggle to access but desire to learn more about risk information, and have lower trust in public authorities compared to other EU nations.
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French citizens feel most vulnerable to extreme weather, cybersecurity and terrorism, showing an average level of disaster awareness, preparedness and trust in authorities compared to other EU countries, with media being their primary information source.
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Hungarians feel most vulnerable to human health emergencies, with rural residents more at risk and lower awareness and preparedness among EU countries, highlighting gaps in public services and the need to improve disaster readiness and empower citizens.
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This report reveals the profound consequences of rising temperatures on the environment and human health. It highlight how surging global temperatures are not only threatening the stability of oceans but also endangering maternal and reproductive health.

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