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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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This white paper examines 18 common myths related to the design, deployment and operation of public warning systems, covering technical, operational, financial and public perception challenges.

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Impacts of Extreme Heat: USAID ATLAS Heat Health (2020) thumbnail
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The following six infographics project highlight key messages about heatwaves in cities, including the impacts of heatwaves and vulnerability to heat, as well as steps cities can take to understand and mitigate heat risks.

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
A framework for assessing climate change and disaster-related losses of biodiversity and ecosystem services thumbnail
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This report introduces a framework for assessing climate change and disaster-related losses of biodiversity and ecosystem services.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Conceptualizing urban heat resilience through capacities and a multidimensional perspective: Empirical evidence from formal and informal settlements of Lahore, Pakistan thumbnail
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This index-based study examines the heatwave resilience of both formal and informal communities located in Lahore, Pakistan. Resilience is assessed in terms of its capacities and dimensions.

Journal of Environmental Management (Elsevier)
Developing a rapid earthquake impact assessment procedure at European scale thumbnail
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This study introduces a comprehensive rapid earthquake impact assessment procedure at the European scale, designed to provide timely damage and loss estimates following seismic events.

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier)
Applying a climate information distillation framework to support a climate resilient hydropower sector in Nepal thumbnail
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This study applies the Climate Information Distillation Framework (CIDF) to the Nepal hydropower sector.

Frontiers in Climate
Beyond hazards and sectors: governing systemic climate risks thumbnail
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The report uses an exploratory comparative analysis of adaptation governance across selected countries and US states to examine both the recognition of systemic risks.

Stockholm Environment Institute
Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) Report: Cyclone Ditwah, Sri Lanka 2025 thumbnail
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This is a comprehensive assessment that will guide Sri Lanka's recovery and reconstruction efforts following one of the most devastating disasters in its recent history.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
World Bank, the