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Disaster risk management

Disaster risk management is the application of disaster risk reduction policies and strategies to prevent new disaster risk, reduce existing disaster risk and manage residual risk, contributing to the strengthening of resilience and reduction of disaster losses.

Latest Disaster risk management additions in the Knowledge Base

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The power of imagination in climate change adaptation

The capacity to imagine and create should become integral to delta management. This concept has been echoed by ten pioneering scientists in an article published in one of the prestigious Nature Partner Journals.
Earth.com
A group of pedestrians are stranded during heavy flooding in Karachi, Pakistan
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COP29: Climate change could kill millions — and world leaders must work to limit fatalities

Crop failures, droughts, flooding, extreme weather, wildfires and rising seas are highly lethal. It is essential that policymakers begin considering the number of premature deaths expected from any emissions that may result from their decision.
Conversation Media Group, the
People on a main street in Ginza, Tokyo on a hot day protecting themselves from the heat by using umbrellas.
Research briefs

USC study shows which street network designs are more resilient to disasters

A new study says street network designs play a big role in improving a city's resilience to disasters. Street networks with higher connectivity, fewer chokepoints, and less circuity better allow people and goods to continue moving after a disaster.
University of Southern California
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World Bank approves emergency operation to support Barbados’ recovery from Hurricane Beryl

The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today approved the Beryl Emergency Response and Recovery Project to support Barbados' recovery from the impacts of Hurricane Beryl.
World Bank, the
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Is Cop29 a waste of time? Not if rich countries commit to paying for climate damage in developing world

The stakes are huge for low- and middle-income countries. Extreme weather, along with slower impacts like sea-level rise or soil degradation, can hurl developing countries into spiralling debt, forcing them pay to rebuild over and over again.
Conversation Media Group, the
An Indian woman sparkling water on to the street in front of her light blue house.
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On urban heat, India offers lessons to the world

India offers lessons to combat heat risks: Heatstroke treatment protocols, equipping ambulances with ice packs, adjusting worker schedules, dissemination of health advice, and distribution of drinking water and buttermilk to vulnerable populations.
World Bank, the
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How “forest gardens” are restoring land – and hope – in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Trees for the Future (TREES) initiative, say those involved, is helping to diversify food and income sources, making families more resilient, and pushing back against land degradation.
United Nations Environment Programme
Cover and source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Documents and publications

Assessing the integration of culture and heritage in disaster risk management and climate change adaptation mechanisms in Southern Africa

This report offers valuable insights to support evidence-based actions for integrating culture and heritage into disaster risk management and climate action mechanisms in Southern Africa.
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