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This Vietnam Disaster Management Reference Handbook is intended to provide an overview of Vietnam’s disaster management system and practices for personnel within the U.S. armed forces who may engage in disaster response operations.

Center for Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance (CFE-DMHA)
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The study initially proposes an indicator-based approach for assessing location-specific variations in landslide resilience to minimize landslide risk by building a resilient society in Rangamati Hill District (RHD), Bangladesh.

Ecological Indicators (Elsevier)
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Documents and publications

This booklet presents the activities of the EU CBRN CoE Initiative which was launched in order to support EU's international partners in strengthening their capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to CBRN risks.

European Union
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The increasing impacts of climate change are clear, both globally and in the UK. This report assesses the extent to which the UK’s Third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) and its implementation are preparing the UK for climate change.

United Kingdom - government
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This briefing explores the case of the Pamir Kyrgyz, a small highland pastoralist group resettled in southern Kyrgyzstan from Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor.

DRR Dynamics Ltd
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Documents and publications

The study explores how long-term geological processes influence biota movement and dispersal, proposing a sustainable watershed model that balances flood risk management with biodiversity conservation and disaster prevention.

npj Natural Hazards (Nature)
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A SIEPR Policy Forum examined how government, business and academia can best address the rising economic costs of wildfires.

Stanford University
Research briefs

A recent study highlights a concerning rise in snow droughts globally, driven by changing climate patterns.

Chinese Academy of Sciences

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