Documents and publications

The authors present an innovative, data-driven methodology for mapping susceptibility to flood damage to private assets, leveraging machine learning techniques to overcome some of the limitations and uncertainties associated with traditional approaches.

This study applies an a priori scaffold of eight institutionalisation pathways and a cross-cutting coordination pathway to develop an institutionalisation-deficit framework.

This study analysed the relationship between infrastructure damage and disaster impact. It does so by scraping 79 Post Disaster Needs Assessment reports to collect disaster specific infrastructure damage data for 79 disaster events of this century.

The October 2026 GEOGLAM Crop Monitor for Early Warning report provides an overview of global crop conditions with a focus on regions vulnerable to food insecurity.

This study aims to develop a risk-based model for assessing fire hazards in highway bridges, intended as a practical decision-support tool for infrastructure managers to identify critical scenarios and prioritise mitigation strategies.

Using the October 2018 extreme sea level event in the Adriatic Sea as a case study, the authors evaluated two different approaches to forecasting compound sea level extremes.

This study identifies recurrent hotspot zones of projected heat and dry-spell persistence across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

This report rapidly estimates US$1.66 billion in direct economic damage to physical assets from the August 2026 Rasuwa Flash Flood, identifying infrastructure and hydropower as hardest hit using the GRADE methodology for timely post-disaster assessment.

This report reviews global disaster damage and loss data systems, analyzing practices, challenges, and innovations in sixteen countries, emphasizing system design, governance, and the importance of standardized data for effective disaster risk management.

This report analyzes how MSMEs in EMDEs adapt to climate change using WBES data, finds adaptation is more widespread than assumed yet underreported, shows finance as a key constraint, and presents an MSME Adaptation Finance Typology to inform solutions.

The study looks into the existing gaps in the newsrooms of the selected editions of the Hindi-language newspapers reporting on the issues of climate change.

This study investigates the development and evaluation of immersive geospatial learning materials for flood disaster education, integrating GIS, Augmented Reality (AR), spatial literacy, higher-order thinking skills, and ecopedagogical perspectives.

This report assesses 2023–2026 disaster risk reduction in Africa since the 2015 Sendai Framework, finding climate hazards caused 90% of disasters and $133B losses, noting policy progress but highlighting persistent finance, data, and implementation gaps.

This report provides an overview of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the Caribbean region from 2022 to 2026, analysing the risk context, key trends, progress against DRRP strategic objectives, policy developments, and emerging challenges.

This report reviews disaster risk reduction in the Pacific from 2023–2026, highlighting progress in governance and early warning, but noting gaps in implementation, data, and inclusion

This article assesses how definitions affect detected changes in compound climate extremes in Europe, finding that event frequency, intensity, and trends are sensitive to metric choice and recommends careful selection of event definitions for monitoring.

This study applies a grid-based, explainable machine learning framework to Jeju Island and finds that rainfall, groundwater, and proximity to water bodies are key, regionally variable factors for flood occurrence, supporting nuanced flood risk management.

This declaration urges strengthening of global action on sea level rise, emphasizing four pillars: science, adaptation, livelihoods, and legal issues, and calls for enhanced support and coordinated responses for vulnerable communities.

This report examines how national disaster risk management policies integrate disaster financing and residual risk, finding weak practical links and recommending improved coordination, clearer risk metrics, costings, and joint financing strategies.

This paper reviews 35 studies on public interpretations of institutional presence in flood-prone areas, finding that perceptions of risk, trust, and preparedness are shaped by how communities experience flood management and governance visibility.

This study presents a spatial network optimization approach to model extreme drought impacts on Sweden’s food supply chain, revealing that supply losses in the south translate to unmet demand in the north and highlighting new bottlenecks in distribution.

This paper analyzes household survey and meteorological data from Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, and Bangladesh, finding that more accurate weather forecasts reduce crop losses and help farmers adjust labor hiring, especially during extreme weather events.

This survey assesses disaster preparedness among Houston-area households, finding most residents feel somewhat prepared but with disparities by income and location. Insights aim to guide leaders in addressing gaps and promoting equitable resilience.

This report examines the conditions, decisions, actions, and systems that influenced Southern California Fires and community conflagration outcomes before and during the fires.

This research briefing analyzes how the intensifying El Niño and Indian Ocean Dipole will heighten drought and inflation risks in Africa by 2026/27, impacting food prices and regional economies; it recommends robust disaster risk management measures.

This second report focuses on the everyday risks that touch the most lives, examining changes in reported levels of harm from sources such as road traffic to drinking water. The Poll is based on more than 143,000 interviews in 140 countries & territories

This toolkit provides practical guidance for decision-makers and legal practitioners assessing international protection claims in which climate change and disasters play a role.

Indonesia’s 2025–2030 national action plan sets out a framework for climate change mitigation and adaptation in the health sector, guiding government bodies and stakeholders on implementation and funding.

This study develops a multidimensional climate vulnerability index for Odisha’s 30 districts, finding marked regional disparities driven by environmental and physical factors, and recommends targeted, domain-specific adaptation strategies for DRR.

The first DRRP Technical Working Group on Scaling Investment in Resilience, held in Brussels on 2 June 2026, brought Programme partners together to explore how resilience investment can be strengthened and scaled across OACPS regions.

This Disaster Management Reference Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of Tonga’s disaster risk environment, institutional structures, and operational mechanisms.

This briefing paper shows how disaster resilience can be integrated into Smart City development across theory, policy and practice. The findings indicate that technology and digital infrastructure alone are not sufficient to create resilient Smart Cities.

This publication highlights the progress made in five countries in advancing the EW4All initiative through targeted investments and technical assistance funded by the Government of Sweden via the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).

This study examines how Canadian emergency management organizations conceptualize and implement accessible risk communication

This study uses immersive VR simulations and machine learning to identify manual guidance by station staff as the most effective factor for reliable flood evacuation in suburban railway stations, emphasizing staff deployment and clear emergency broadcasts

This study explores how Japanese farmers adapt to climate change-related crises through crisis management. Findings indicate that Japanese farmers have a relatively moderate to high perception of climate change, but some farmers exhibit adaptive behavior.

Team studied tsunami-like sea disturbances in Greece from antiquity to now, finding nine of ten cases were meteorological in origin and only one seismic, stressing the importance of multiple discriminants to distinguish meteotsunamis from seismic tsunamis

This guide summarizes global evidence on extreme heat and health, showing rising heat-related illness, death and economic losses, and highlighting Heat-Health Action Plans, surveillance, governance and equitable adaptation as key responses.

This report identifies 12 priority capabilities and 12 emerging technologies to strengthen EU disaster and infrastructure resilience towards 2040, using a strategic foresight process combining literature review, horizon scanning and expert consultation.

This review explores data-driven methods in climate multi-hazard and risk assessment, focusing on four themes: data processing and collection; hazard identification, prediction and analysis; risk assessment; and future risk scenarios under climate change.

This report examines Nigeria’s “double cost crunch” from climate impacts and the low-carbon transition, highlighting pressures on growth, public finances and investment and recommending adaptation, resilient infrastructure and energy diversification.

Report examines Indonesia’s “double cost crunch” from climate impacts and the low-carbon transition, finding that delayed action can increase damages and financing pressures and recommending early investment, adaptation and international climate finance.

This report examines India’s “double cost crunch” from climate damages and the low-carbon transition, finding that delayed mitigation intensifies economic pressures and that immediate climate action brings greater long-term benefits.

The study integrates asset inventories, satellite imagery and impact modelling to estimate flood losses and damages within days, once a sufficiently detailed flood footprint is available.

This policy brief presents recommendations on extreme heat early warning. Heat is an escalating global threat, contributing to nearly half a million deaths annually and impacting multiple sectors including health, agriculture, and livelihoods.

This report analyzes the 2026 flash flood in Nepal, finding a massive rock-ice avalanche—not rainfall—triggered the disaster. It advocates multi-hazard monitoring, early warning systems, and transboundary risk management to build Himalayan resilience.

This study develops a meso-level parametric flood and drought insurance model for smallholder farmers and SMEs in Belize and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, leveraging blockchain to automate payouts, enhance resilience, and strengthen rural livelihoods.

This executive summary synthesizes global evidence on extreme heat and health, showing rising heat-related mortality, illness and productivity losses, and highlighting surveillance, HHWSs, HHAPs, adaptation and mitigation measures.

This study provides guidance for public health authorities and event organizers to prevent and manage heat-related illness at mass gatherings, offering risk assessment tools and practical measures for safer, climate-resilient events in diverse contexts.

This study evaluates the sensitivity of wildfire hazard to climate change in Molleturo Parish, Azuay Province, using high-resolution (20 m) spatial simulations with the FlamMap modeling framework.