Interconnected disaster risks 2022
The 2021/2022 edition of the Interconnected Disaster Risks report analyses 10 disasters from around the world which were selected for their notoriety and representation of a larger global issue that has changed or will change lives across the world, and identifies solutions that can help to prevent or better manage them in the future. The report's authors suggest that the disasters seen in 2021/2022 could have been either avoided altogether or their impacts significantly reduced if the right kind of solutions had been in place to prevent or better manage them.
The proposed solutions include:
- Coexisting with natural processes for our overall benefit;
- Using new ideas and challenging established norms to adapt or mitigate risk;
- Increasing the capacity of institutions to create and enforce risk-reducing initiatives;
- Having established safety nets to protect people from adverse impacts;
- Enhancing collaboration across disciplines and stakeholders to view a more holistic picture;
- Developing risk-aware infrastructure and land-use planning;
- Enhancing our capacity to predict and communicate risks.
The 10 selected disasters for 2021/2022 are:
- British Columbia heatwave – No plan for heat
- Haiti earthquake – A disaster 300 years in the making
- Hurricane Ida – Storm of the future catches New York unprepared
- Lagos floods – Undermining futures
- Mediterranean wildfires – Learning to fight fire with fire
- Southern Madagascar food insecurity – Pushed to the limits by environmental extremes
- Taiwan drought – When the typhoons stop coming, lives and livelihoods must change
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Themes
Disaster risk management
Country and region
Nigeria
Madagascar
Canada
Haiti
Taiwan (China)
Tonga
Number of pages
114 p.
Publication year
2022