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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Lao People's Democratic Republic
Multi-hazard early warning systems in Lao PDR
Lao PDR faces increasing occurrences of extreme weather events, including storms, tropical cyclones, floods, and landslides as well as droughts, heatwaves and earthquakes.
  • United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Fiji
Multi-hazard early warning systems in Fiji
Fiji is a SIDS and is facing a range of climate change impacts, including sea-level rise, saltwater intrusion, ocean acidification, coral bleaching and changing rainfall patterns.
  • United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Ethiopia
Multi-hazard early warning systems in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is a LDC and LLDC in East Africa. It’s climate is traditionally divided into 3 zones: Dega area with its alpine vegetated cool zones; Woina Dega zone, which is temperate; and the Qola zone which is hot and encompasses tropical and arid regions
  • United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Antigua and Barbuda
Multi-hazard early warning systems in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda is a SIDS which is highly vulnerable and exposed to natural, social and socio-natural hazards, particularly hurricanes, floods, droughts, earthquakes and tsunamis.
  • United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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United States of America
Weathering the storm: Hurricane Sandy and the 2012 US federal election
This case study analyses preparedness, actions and results on the part of election officials and their election emergency policies in New Jersey and neighbouring states on the East Coast of the United States, amid Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
  • International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)
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Africa
Anticipating drought: Reaching the last mile through early warning messages in Southern Africa
This regional case study examines the development and dissemination of Last Mile Early Warning Messages (LMEWM) during the El Niño events in Southern Africa.
  • World Food Programme (WFP)
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Haiti
Linking anticipatory action and social protection in fragile and conflict-affected settings: The case of Haiti
This case study provides an overview of the integration of social protection and anticipatory action (AA) in Haiti, categorized as a highly fragile and conflict-affected country.
  • World Food Programme (WFP)
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Guadeloupe
Cartographie de l’aléa submersion marine sur 7 communes à risque d’inondation de Guadeloupe
Dans la révision des Plans de Prévention des Risques de la Guadeloupe, la DEAL a souhaité caractériser finement l’aléa submersion marine sur sept communes incluses dans le PAPI des Grands fonds et le Territoire à Risque inondation important Centre.
  • Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières
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