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Participatory risk governance for Seoul, South Korea’s flood risk management

In this study of flood risk management in Seoul, South Korea, the authors examined challenges and opportunities for citizens to participate in flood risk governance, through documents, interviews, and surveys.
A woman being wheeled in a wheelchair at the 7th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, 27 May 2022, Bali, Indonesia
Research briefs

Marginalized communities develop 'disaster subculture' when living through extreme climate events, study finds

Locations around the globe are experiencing climate disasters on a regular basis. But some of the most marginalized populations experience disasters so often it has come to be normalized.
University of Kansas
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Green roofs can cool cities and save energy: modelling

New research shows rooftop greenery coverage can help cool down a major city while reducing energy demand.
University of New South Wales
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Republic of Korea's adaptation communication

This submission serves as the first Adaptation Communication from the ROK, tracking sustained efforts and actions towards adaptation, as required by Article 7, Paragraphs 10 and 11 of the Paris Agreement and Decision 9/CMA.1.
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Trilateral best practices report- Tools and technologies for earthquake risk management: Sharing experience from Northeast Asia

This report brings together best practices in earthquake risk reduction from China, Japan and the Republic of Korea, as well as Mongolia, which were shared in a regional online workshop organized by TCS and UNDRR.
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Macroscale impact assessment of flood damage reduction from climate change adaptation policies

This study quantified the reduction in flood damage through the implementation of adaptation policies using the nonlinear flood damage function.
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Korea's adaptation strategy to climate change

Developed in 2010 jointly by 13 government departments, Korea 's national climate change adaptation plan envisions the establishment of a safe society and support for green growth through climate change adaptation.
Research briefs

Accurate forecasting of the required precipitation for a recent drought recovery

New research employed multi-model projections using the self-calibrating Effective Drought Index (scEDI) to predict drought and recommend the cumulative precipitation necessary for recovery.
Pohang University of Science and Technology

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