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The latest updates on disaster risk and resilience in the news, and news from the disaster risk reduction (DRR) community and beyond in the Prevention Web knowledge base.

Aerial view of an azure sea with coral reef in the Caribbean
Despite the growing significance of climate exposure in influencing financing conditions, there needs to be more focus on particularly vulnerable countries which already faces high levels of debt and limited capacity.
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
A team led by Penn State researchers reviewed studies from the past 30 years to examine whether rising temperatures are causing people to migrate out of the artic - or if, and why, they're deciding to stay.
Pennsylvania State University
A new model combines wildfire smoke forecasts and data from ground-based sensors to help public health officials plan targeted interventions in areas most at risk for the negative health effects of unexpected smoke events and air pollution.
Pennsylvania State University
Marine cloud brightening is not a "silver bullet" for climate change. However, in a world where every bit helps, exploring innovative solutions like cloud brightening offers a glimmer of hope and a potential tool in our climate action toolkit.
Climate Adaptation Platform
A UN pilot program in Namibia is trialing a new approach to financing climate adaptation. The project aims to empower local communities by putting decision-making and funding directly into their hands, allowing them to build resilience to climate change.
Conversation Media Group, the
Redwood forest canopy
This blog focuses on how forests' ability to regulate the movement of rainwater and snowmelt through forested landscapes can be degraded by industrial logging. It is part of a joint series between the David Suzuki Foundation and NRDC.
Natural Resources Defense Council
Chittagong, Bangladesh, 05 August, 2023 Due to continuous heavy rain, roads in different areas of Chittagong were flooded on Saturday.
A high-accuracy, low-cost sensor network may change the way urban floods are detected and monitored.
Eos - AGU
The extreme intensity of the rain has resulted in devastating floods. Poor maintenance of key infrastructure and drainage systems, and disregard of environmental regulations regarding maintenance of land near rivers, contributed to the situation.
Conversation Media Group, the

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