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Scalable and replicable case studies to prevent disasters.

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A catalogue of evidence-based practices to reduce disaster risk.

Concrete innovations, inventions, and strategies are reducing the impacts of disasters worldwide. These practical case studies and proven strategies address various aspects of disaster risk.

The documented successes, measurable achievements, avoided disasters, and tangible outcomes serve as lessons for those planning actions to enhance resilience, reduce vulnerability, and protect communities from the adverse effects of disasters.

The case studies you will find below encompass a wide range of practical DRR measures, including early warning systems, community-based initiatives, green and grey infrastructure improvements, policy implementations, and innovative technologies that have been applied and proven effective in real-world scenarios.

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A view of the agricultural terraces of Sabir mountain in Taiz City, which is the second highest mountain in Yemen and Arabian Peninsula .
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Rain and floods no longer frighten us: Climate-resilient irrigation in Yemen

To improve food security and help communities sustain food production, the UNDP's Food Security Response and Resilience Project focused on rehabilitating and protecting agricultural infrastructure, while promoting climate-resilient farming practices.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Flooded residential area with underwater cars and houses from hurricane Debby rainfall water in Laurel Meadows community in Sarasota, Florida.
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5 technologies that are combatting flood risks around the world

Innovative solutions such as floating homes, flood relief channels, sponge cities and AI-powered flood forecasting are helping mitigate flood risks around the world.
World Economic Forum
A father and his child while walking to their rice field
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Emergency loans promote climate change adaptation and can be profitable for microfinance institutions

Evidence from a large-scale trial in Bangladesh shows that improving credit access in rural areas helped farmers adapt to flood risks without negative spillovers, and was profitable for microfinance institutions.
VoxDev/ CEPR
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Eyeing the damage of hurricane season

As hurricane season continues to affect communities, researchers at Texas A&M are using AI to assess the damage.
Texas A&M University System
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AI-trained CCTV in rivers can spot blockages and reduce floods

Machine learning-equipped camera systems can be an effective and low-cost flood defence tool, researchers show.
University of Bath
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Climate data, delivered: Informing disaster risk in the Caribbean

On Disaster Risk Reduction Day, we meet local leaders who have partnered with the Climate Investment Funds to transform climate data access in six Caribbean countries.
Climate Investment Funds
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Disaster risk reduction and disaster risk management
The policy objective of anticipating and reducing risk is called disaster risk reduction (DRR). Disaster risk management (DRM) can be thought of as the implementation of DRR, since it describes the actions that aim to achieve the objective of reducing risk.

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Houses that can float could protect vulnerable people from flooding

This concept retrofits houses with flotation devices and tethers them to poles - allowing the house to rise with floodwaters and descend to their foundations when the flood subsides.

Can wildfire prevention offer sustainable business opportunities?

Because of climate change, wildfires are becoming more intense and frequent. Prevention measures often come with a hefty price tag. Across Europe, fire-smart solutions make wildfire prevention more sustainable, by offering ecological, economic and social benefits.

Rain-related early warning in Japan

“The risk is imminent” translates as KiKIKURU in Japanese. It’s the name of an innovative early warning system for rain-related hazards in Japan. KIKIKURU was developed by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The system provides real-time hazard updates using a high spatial resolution of 1 km.

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Developing local-level solutions

Is your city resilient? Does its resilience help its citizens to prosper and flourish? Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) is a unique cross-stakeholder initiative for improving local resilience. See how cities around the world build their capacities to tackle disasters.

MCR2030 is a place where cities can find guidance and support to enhance understanding on risk reduction and resilience, to improve strategic planning to reduce risk and build resilience, and to take actions and progress along the resilience roadmap.

See below news from cities that have taken the leap to reduce disaster risk.

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