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These resources offer insights, best practices, and research aimed at mitigating the impact of disasters. Whether you're seeking the latest research, policy recommendations, or case studies, this library supports knowledge sharing and informed decision-making in building safer, more resilient communities.

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Diagnosing pandemic disaster risk management through impact chains and forensic analysis: an intertwined DRM model and key lessons from the hospital network in Bucharest, Romania thumbnail
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This study aimed to examine the nuanced interplay between pandemic impacts, vulnerabilities, and adaptation options, and how this unfolded across the disaster risk management DRM cycle (preparedness, response, and recovery).

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
Drought’s inequalities: towards inclusive climate adaptation in Zambia thumbnail
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The study highlights urgent needs regarding Zambia's drought: integrating informal settlements into city planning; investing in climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure; strengthening community governance and tenure security.

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
El Niño 2026: a closing window for anticipatory action in Latin America and the Caribbean thumbnail
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The Technical Working Group on Anticipatory Action in Latin America and the Caribbean has published a new briefing on El Niño and anticipatory action in the region.

Anticipation Hub
 Systemic climate adaptation framework  thumbnail
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This report explores how, and to what degree, adaptation policies and governance arrangements are beginning to acknowledge and respond to the systemic nature of climate change.

Stockholm Environment Institute
Brazil readiness assessment: delivering anticipatory social protection thumbnail
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This study uses the ASPIRE tool to evaluate the readiness and effectiveness of social protection systems in Brazil, identifying gaps and opportunities to improve anticipatory measures and climate resilience.

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Evaluating the skill of AI and physics-based models for February 2020 North Atlantic storm hazards thumbnail
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In this study, the authors compare the performance of data-driven models to physics-based models in forecasting the February 2020 storm series over the United Kingdom.

Natural Hazards (Springer)
Embedding risk finance in integrated national financing frameworks thumbnail
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This policy note explores how Integrated National Financing Frameworks (INFFs) can support more resilient financing by embedding climate risk diagnostics and climate disaster risk finance and insurance (CDRFI) mechanisms into national financing strategies

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Early warning! Early action! Early finance? thumbnail
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This special issue is about drawing lessons about recognising the importance of acting early, learning from practice, and strengthening the systems that make early action possible.

All India Disaster Mitigation Institute