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Every week the PreventionWeb team of editors selects the latest news and research, reports and publications on disaster risk reduction – here is their selection of the latest must-read content.

The city of Lira in Uganda affected by floods

Update

13 September 2021

The coproduction of the Early Action Protocol for floods in Uganda: A model of strong collaboration for the effective scale-up of FbF

Uganda was one of the nations who first pioneered Forecast-based Financing (FbF).

Anticipation Hub

The Yangtze River has flooded Chongqing, China in 2020

Update

9 September 2021

Meteorological disaster preparedness safeguards people's livelihoods during this year's flood season

The heavy rainfall have wreaked havoc and brought myriad impacts. During this period, Chinese meteorological departments have carried out effective monitoring and forecasting, and made full-fledged deployments in terms of disaster preparedness.

China Meteorological Administration

Sunrise view of Namche Bazaar village and Thamserku mountain, Khumbu valley, Nepal.

Research briefs

13 September 2021

Compound hazards pose increased risk to highly populated regions in the Himalaya

Urbanization trends in the Himalaya are exposing more people to risk from compound hazards such as flooding, landslides and wildfires, a new study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment has found.

Yale University

Migrant workers walk on the highway on their journey back home during a nationwide lockdown to fight the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Mumbai, India (2021)

Update

13 September 2021

Millions on the move in their own countries: the human face of climate change

New Groundswell report projects that 216 million people in six regions could move within their countries by 2050.

World Bank, the

Man looking at a flooded street in Bosnia (2014)

Blog

13 Sep 2021

Zenada Čaušević

Central Bosnia Canton's path to resilience-building

The Central Bosnia Canton has initiated different projects and activities to build up the capacities of local communities, increase resilience, and reduce the impact of disasters.

Research briefs

10 September 2021

When rivers are contaminated, floods are only the first problem

As floods increase in frequency and intensity, chemicals buried in river sediments become “ticking time bombs” waiting to activate.

Earth Observatory of Singapore - Nanyang Technological University

Cracked soil in the death valley, California, USA

Update

9 September 2021

NASA drought research shows value of both climate mitigation and adaptation

Seasonal summer rains have done little to offset drought conditions gripping the western United States, with California and Nevada seeing record July heat and moderate-to-exceptional drought according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Update

8 September 2021

How Valencia crushed Covid with AI

By leveraging algorithms and unorthodox data sources, an MIT researcher has made Valencia a Covid-19 data pioneer.

Wired, Condé Nast Digital

Powering Nature-Creating the conditions to enable nature-based solutions

Documents and publications

10 September 2021

Powering Nature: Creating the conditions to enable nature-based solutions

This report interrogates the most prevalent issues blocking the collective ability to unlock nature’s potential and proposes ways in which nature-based solutions can have a profound impact on the future.

Person sitting in a wheelchair stopped in front of stairs

Blog

10 Sep 2021

Louisa Yasukawa

When disasters strike, people with disabilities must not be left behind

Across Europe and Central Asia, people with disabilities have too often been excluded from disaster risk reduction (DRR), early warning systems and evacuation planning, and have faced compounding risks and barriers while displaced from their homes.