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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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Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Delta: A lighthouse case study
This case study report discusses current development strategy for the Bangladesh Delta, which reflects an integrated approach to disaster risk management and water resources management and with special attention given to the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100.
  • World Bank, the
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Tanzania, United Rep of
A case study of the heat-health vulnerability of informal settlement residents in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
This paper addresses this knowledge gap through a mixed-methods analysis of the heat-health vulnerability of informal settlement residents in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
  • Science of The Total Environment (Elsevier)
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Sweden
Adapting to the impacts of heatwaves in a changing climate in Botkyrka, Sweden
The Climatools project is a response to increased heatwaves, creating checklists for homes and schools, enhancing warning systems, distributing targeted information, and establishing 'cool spots' for public use during extreme heat.
  • European Climate and Health Observatory
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Sierra Leone
Road geohazard risk management – Sierra Leone case study
This project aims to assess the current capability of various key institutional actors in Sierra Leone’s roads and transport sector, with the intent of evaluating their capability to formulate and implement road geohazards management policies and plans.
  • World Bank, the
  • Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
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Japan
Road geohazard risk management – Japan case study
This has been developed to capture Japan’s experience in road geohazard risk management and offers a way forward for low- and middle-income countries. The report provides key findings across each phase of the geohazard risk management process.
  • World Bank, the
  • Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
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Uganda
Case Study: The response of community structures during the Kasese floods
This case study presents how Save the Children — working closely with District Local Government and with support from the Government of Japan — has been running a Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) project.
  • Save the Children International
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Türkiye
Case Study: Non-structural mitigation in Turkey
Following two devastating earthquakes in 1999, the Turkish Red Crescent Society (TRCS), American Red Cross (ARC) and Bogazici University began a series of collaborative activities aimed at community risk reduction.
  • International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
  • American Red Cross
  • Bogazici University
  • Turkish Red Crescent Society
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Haiti
An n prepare n pi plis toujou ! [Let us be more and more prepared]
In order to reduce the number of fatalities, as well as economic losses caused by disasters, the World Bank is supporting the Haitian Government to strengthen disaster and climate resilience through projects aiming to reinforce risk understanding.
  • World Bank, the
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