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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El Salvador
Local humanitarian leadership in El Salvador
This case study uses an “outcome harvesting” methodology to explore how El Salvador made progressed in building local and national humanitarian capacity and leadership after Hurricane Mitch and puts forward recommendations for the future.
  • Oxfam International Secretariat
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Canada United States of America
Case study: the crude MCHM chemical spill investigation and recovery in West Virginia USA
The study goal was to identify key decisions and actions critical to incident investigations using the 2014 crude MCHM chemical spill in West Virginia USA as a case study.
  • Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology
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Lao People's Democratic Republic
Strengthening the capacity of ASEAN Member States to design and implement risk-informed and shock-responsive social protection systems for resilience: Lao PDR case study
This report presents the findings of a case study of Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) national social protection system, which sought to identify the factors that would enable that system to be responsive to shocks.
  • World Food Programme (WFP)
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Mongolia
Mongolia: National society preparedness case study
In terms of natural hazard risks, Mongolia is vulnerable to a wide variety of natural hazards including storms, droughts, floods, earthquakes and other extreme weather events such as ‘dzud’
  • Mongolian Red Cross Society
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Indonesia
Flood early warning system development: a case study
This case study makes the case for the effectiveness of early warning and the role of young people in flood preparedness in Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • Plan International (PI)
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Italy
Insurance company supporting adaptation action in small and medium size enterprises in Turin (Italy)
Turin's DERRIS project, a public-private partnership, enhances SME resilience to climate impacts, addressing flood risks through Company Adaptation Action Plans and the Integrated District Adaptation Plan.
  • Climate-ADAPT
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Paraguay
Case study: Resilience profiling and actions for resilience in Asuncion, Paraguay
UN-Habitat and the Municipality of Asuncion, Paraguay, create a resilience profile of the city, addressing various stakeholders and collecting data for risk analysis.
  • United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
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Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago
An economic analysis of flooding in the Caribbean: The case of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago
The study will use a case-study approach of selected areas in Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica to investigate the potential economic impacts of recurrent flood events and compare with a potential cost saving benefit of specific flood control interventions.
  • Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC/CEPAL)
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