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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Germany
Heat Hotline Parasol – Kassel region
Launched in 2010, the heat hotline parasol is a free hotline service that provides heat warnings and guidance to citizens, particularly the elderly, to deal with urban heatwaves in the city of Kassel, germany.
  • European Climate and Health Observatory
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Austria
Operation of the Austrian heat Protection Plan
The plan sets out the connection between climate change and health as well as the meteorological baseline information for heat warnings in Austria.
  • European Climate and Health Observatory
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United States of America
Bracing for heat in Minnesota
Building on lessons learned over several summers, Minnesota’s Department of Health packaged information from diverse communities into a cohesive toolkit that communities of all sizes can use to prepare for heat waves.
  • US Climate Resilience Toolkit
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Chile Japan
Case study: inclusiveness in joint Chile-Japan tsunami & earthquake drill
This document presents the findings of a case study of the Chile-Japan bi-national tsunami and earthquake drill held simultaneously in Valparaiso, Chile and Hososhima, Japan. The exercise emulated an earthquake with a tsunami of 8.8 Richter scale.
  • Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR)
  • ONG Inclusiva
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Bangladesh Myanmar Samoa
Unseen, unheard: Gender-based violence in disasters (Asia-Pacific case studies)
This report aims at help the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and other actors who work on disaster preparedness and response to better understand how to prevent and respond to GBV during and after disasters.
  • International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
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Hungary
Tatabánya, Hungary, addressing the impacts of urban heat waves and forest fires with alert measures
To reduce heatwave and wildfire impact, Tatabánya uses a proactive heat and UV alert system, along with improved fire brigade capabilities, and educational activities targeting vulnerable groups.
  • Climate-ADAPT
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Germany
The Heat Health Warning System of DWD – Concept and Llessons learned
The Heat Health Warning System (HHWS) was developed to reduce the heat related mortality. The HHWS is in operation since 2005 and preliminary studies indicate a reduction in the heat related mortality ever since.
  • Springer
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Drones in humanitarian action: Using drones for disaster damage assessments in Vanuatu
This case study details how the Humanitarian UAV Network carried out aerial surveys as the first operational project related to the World Bank UAVs for Resilience programme in the aftermath of Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu.
  • European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO)
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