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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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7 October 2024

Introduction to recommended capabilities and instrumentation for volcano monitoring in the United States

The goal of this report is to review and update the recommendations of a previous report and to provide a more detailed analysis of capabilities and instrumentation for monitoring networks for U.S. volcanoes.

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7 October 2024

A multi-model assessment of inequality and climate change

This study quantifies the distributional implications of climate impacts and of the varying compensation schemes of climate policies compatible with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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7 October 2024

State of Global Water Resources 2023

The State of Global Water Resources report highlights severe stress on global water supplies, with five consecutive years of below-normal river flows and reservoir inflows.

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4 October 2024

GEOGLAM Crop Monitor for Early Warning report: October 2024

The GEOGLAM Crop Monitor for Early Warning (CM4EW) is an international and transparent multi-source, consensus assessment of the crop growing conditions, status, and agro-climatic conditions that are likely to impact global production.

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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.