Case studies

This collection of case studies from across the globe showcases practical, real-world examples of disaster risk management and disaster risk reduction in action.

The need to understand, adapt to, and mitigate disaster risks is greater than ever. These case studies are in-depth studies of a particular case in a real-world context. Each case study highlights unique challenges, innovative solutions, and impactful outcomes, providing insight into the strategies that communities, organizations, and governments have implemented to protect lives, livelihoods, and ecosystems.

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Mauritius
Mauritius modernizes alerts with the Common Alerting Protocol
Mauritius has overhauled its early warning system with the launch of the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) in 2023—an internationally recognized framework that enables different agencies to share and disseminate hazard alerts.
  • Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMS)
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India
Meghdoot – Bringing life-saving weather information to rural West Bengal, India
In rural West Bengal, much like any other place with increasingly frequent and intense climate events, staying informed about the weather is the difference between safety and loss. Meghdoot is a platform designed to bridge that gap.
  • India Meteorological Department
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Bahamas
“I Survived Dorian”: Humanizing losses in the Bahamas
The “I Survived Dorian” project by the Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Research Centre (CCARR) provided an avenue for personal story-telling for residents of The Bahamas who survived the devastating 2019 Hurricane Dorian.
  • Bahamas - government
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Zimbabwe
Inclusive Early Warning Systems in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is addressing longstanding barriers in hazard communication by ensuring that alerts are delivered in formats suited to diverse needs and contexts.
  • Federation of Organizations of Disabled People in Zimbabwe (FODPZ)
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Romania
Scaling up child-centered risk communication in Romania
To sustain engagement beyond drills, Romania launched beprepared.ro / fiipregatit.ro, a bilingual (RO/EN) platform that aggregates interactive, age-appropriate content-from games and short videos to hazard explanations designed for children and families.
  • Romania - government
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Barbados
Barbados: Weather You Know or Not
A clear example of government-media partnership to create accessible, engaging public education content is Barbados' radio series Weather You Know or Not, which translates technical meteorological terms and hazard information into plain language.
  • Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU)
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Brazil
CRM in Brazil: Strengthening synergies and alignment of DRR and climate action from national to local levels
The engagement of UNDRR in Brazil advanced the localization of CRM by supporting vertical alignment from federal frameworks to state-level coordination in Pará and operational application at the local level in the Municipality of Belém.
  • United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
  • Brazil - government
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Brazil
CRM in Maldives: Strengthening synergies and alignment of DRR and climate action
The engagement of UNDRR in the Maldives focused on strengthening DRR and climate action through the updated national DRR strategy
  • United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
  • Maldives - government
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