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Explore a comprehensive collection of publications, reports, and documents that focus on disaster risk and resilience.

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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Steps to identify and use adaptation indicators for national monitoring, evaluation, and learning systems thumbnail
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This brief supports members of national adaptation plan (NAP) teams involved directly or indirectly in MEL systems, and those supporting them, in identifying and using adaptation indicators for their national MEL systems effectively and efficiently.

National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network
Disaster–Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV) nexus diagnostic for Myanmar (Summary) thumbnail
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This report examines the current state of disaster risk management (DRM) efforts in Myanmar through October 2025, exploring the compounded risks arising from the intersection of hazards, conflict, and poverty.

Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
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The June 2026 GEOGLAM Crop Monitor for Early Warning report provides an overview of global crop conditions with a focus on regions vulnerable to food insecurity.

Group on Earth Observations Global Agricultural Monitoring Initiative
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This study quantitatively assessed the risk of casualties and economic losses in China’s coastal areas under different return period scenarios.

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
Assessing climate-driven storm impacts on geographically isolated communities and underserved vulnerable populations thumbnail
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This research examined emerging risks posed by increased storm frequency and intensity to high-latitude vulnerable communities previously unaccustomed to extratropical cyclonic events.

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier)
Nationwide analysis of cases of emergency transport due to heatstroke in Japan from 2010 to 2024 thumbnail
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This study analyzed national trends in heatstroke-related emergency transports from 2010 to 2024 using Fire and Disaster Management Agency surveillance data in Japan focusing on age distribution, case severity, place of occurrence, and regional variation.

Nature Scientific Reports
Sea-level rise is projected to reshape compound flooding potential in microtidal environments along the Spanish Mediterranean coastline thumbnail
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This study develops a multivariate analytical framework that explicitly resolves non-linear interactions between rainfall and coastal water levels by decomposing compound flooding into event intensity, occurrence probability, and statistical dependence.

Communications Earth & Environment (Nature)
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This Disaster Management Reference Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of FSM’s disaster risk environment, institutional structures, and operational practices.

Center for Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance (CFE-DMHA)