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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Disaster risk management and emergency response legislations and strategies awareness in Tanzania: a case of Dar Es Salaam City
This peer-reviewed study examines awareness and compliance with disaster risk management (DRM) and emergency response legislations and strategies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s largest and fastest-growing city.
  • Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC)
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Tanzania, United Rep of
Disaster management and emergency response capability assessment indexes in Tanzania; empirical evidence from Dar es Salaam City
This study presents an assessment of emergency response capabilities, examining institutional preparedness, coordination mechanisms, resource availability, and operational readiness in disaster contexts.
  • Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC)
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Kenya
Catalytic tech-based participatory methods to build climate resilience locally
This study investigates the catalytic role of low-tech participatory methods in enhancing climate resilience at the local level, using Mathare Informal Settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, as a case study.
  • Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC)
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Tanzania, United Rep of
Urban climate change adaptation: Analyzing the institutionalization planning approaches in Tanzania
This report aims to study the urban climate change adaptation and institutionalization planning approaches in Tanzania.
  • Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC)
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Malawi
Participatory planning and filmmaking for urban climate resilience in Blantyre City, Malawi
This study investigates the role of participatory video in urban planning for climate resilience and risk reduction in a peri-urban area of Blantyre City in Malawi.
  • Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC)
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Bangladesh
Lived experiences of “invisibilized” slum and informal settlement populations: Climate change impacts, adaptation, and the way forward for slum transformation
This study investigates how vulnerabilities manifest in two urban contexts in Bangladesh: Chattogram, where residents face recurrent flooding and infrastructural breakdowns, and Cox’s Bazar, where climate migrants from Kutubdia Island endure cyclones.
  • Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC)
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Argentina Chile
Examining community-driven resilience and participatory adaptation in Latin American informal settlements: Insights from Argentina and Chile
The paper advances a rights- and justice-oriented approach to resilience, highlighting the need for multi-role state actionregulatory, redistributive, and enabling-alongside gender-responsive care infrastructures and participatory data systems.
  • Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC)
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Nigeria
Assessment of community-led flood adaption strategies in Lagos coastal slums, Nigeria
The study highlights notable policy gaps in embedding bottom-up innovations into urban resilience planning, and advocates co-designed interventions that strengthen social capital, offer technical assistance, financing.
  • Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC)
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