Documents and publications

This report is based on a comprehensive review and qualitative survey, which examine the application of science and technology to disaster risk reduction in the Asia-Pacific region.

This brief compiles inputs from practitioners working on human mobility and climate change as a contribution to discussions and processes that aim to ensure engagement of migrants, refugees and other displaced persons in climate-vulnerable situations.

The roundtable that opens issue one (1) introduces the nine founding editorial collective members and the ideas animating the creation of this new forum for disaster research.

This issue of Southasiadisasters.net, titled 'Accelerating Extreme Heat Responses: Perspectives from India,' focuses on the critical challenge of extreme heat and heatwaves in India

To achieve the vision of a world free of malaria, the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) developed a framework to guide US government approaches and investments in support of greener and more climate-resilient malaria programs.

As part of its mandate under the Ontario Public Health Standards, the Durham Region Health Department (DRHD) initiated a series of climate change and health vulnerability assessments (CCHVAs) to identify current and future health impacts of climate change

This report provides an overview of the field as it stands today, including reflections on the history of its evolution out of climate science; an overview of the aims and approaches of the current body of literature.

In this study, nine different types of essential facilities in the state of Iowa were analyzed on a county level in terms of flood depth, functionality and restoration time after flooding, and damage sustained during flooding.