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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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4 October 2024

Bridging the gap: The role of specialised NGOs in inclusive disaster risk reduction

This policy briefing highlights the critical importance of engaging with advocacy and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that represent hyper-marginalised communities in disaster risk reduction (DRR) contexts.

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4 October 2024

Global strategic preparedness, readiness and response plan for dengue and other Aedes-borne arboviruses

The Global SPRP to tackle dengue and other Aedes-borne arboviruses aims at reducing the burden of disease, suffering and deaths from dengue and other Aedes-borne arboviral diseases such as Zika and chikungunya, by fostering a global coordinated response.

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4 October 2024

Hazard risk management as a principal-agent problem: a comparison of principal- and agent-salient risk indicators

This paper considers the goal of flood risk managers to induce voluntary flood risk mitigation actions from homeowners in at-risk areas by first distinguishing between risk metrics that are salient to policy makers and risk managers.

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4 October 2024

Navigating the sea level rise: Exploring the interplay of climate change, sea level rise, and coastal communities in India

This research article investigates the intricate interplay between climate change, global sea level rise (SLR), and the impacts of sea level rise on the coastal regions of India.

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4 October 2024

ARISE Annual Report 2023

ARISE annual report 2023 highlights key events, latest news and achievements of the ARISE Networks in 2023-2024.

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4 October 2024

Environmental and private property contamination following the Norfolk Southern chemical spill and chemical fires in Ohio

Following the February 2023 train derailment in Ohio, the authors conducted a rapid response to understand the chemical identity, fate, and exposure pathways after the evacuation order was lifted.

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4 October 2024

Words into Action guidelines: The Science–Policy–Society ecosystem for disaster risk reduction

Highlighting the crucial role of science in informing policy decisions, these guidelines aim to assist those aiming to incorporate science into policy processes effectively facilitating risk-informed decision-making that addresses disaster risk.

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3 October 2024

Practices of engaging people in vulnerable situations in disaster risk management

This ROADMAP2 project flash report aims to describe several good practices in engaging people in vulnerable situations in DRM, further developing the analysis started in ROADMAP project.