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Every week the PreventionWeb team of editors selects the latest news and research, reports and publications on disaster risk reduction – here is their selection of the latest must-read content.

Close-up on a few desert locusts on corn plants.

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4 December 2023

FAO strengthening countries’ capacities in desert locust risk reduction in East Africa and the Middle East

FAO is conducting a 5-day training workshop for technical officers in charge of desert locust control from East Africa and the Middle East, aimed to enhance preparedness of their countries to effectively respond to desert locust outbreaks and invasions

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Headquarters

This is a shot from space illustrating a hurricane approaching Texas.

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4 December 2023

Hurricane-hit community in Honduras comes together to prepare for future climate disasters

Three years after experiencing huge losses and displacement from Hurricanes Eta and Iota, a community near San Pedro Sula is determined to be ready for the next disaster.

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Community carpenters construct new houses in Fiji

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4 December 2023

Five ways communities are adapting to the climate crisis

From Cambodia to Peru, a suite of innovative projects are helping communities weather a range of climate-related perils. Here is a closer look at five of those efforts.

United Nations Environment Programme

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4 December 2023

How risky is your hospital? A physical climate risk assessment of over 200,000 hospitals around the world

XDI has analysed over 200,000 hospitals around the world for risk of damage from 6 different climate change hazards from 1990 until the end of the century. The analysis was published ahead of the inaugural Health Day at the COP28 UN Climate Conference.

XDI (The Cross Dependency Initiative)

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1 December 2023

Atlantic hurricanes are intensifying faster

Warmer waters and other factors are allowing Atlantic hurricanes to grow stronger faster.

Eos - AGU

An electric fan cools down a resident inside her house

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11 March 2023

New research explores future limits of survival, livability in extreme heat conditions

Commonly associated with longer days and slower paces, this summer’s record-smashing heat demonstrated a concerning future for our warmest season.

Arizona State University

Cover and source: United Nations Environment Programme

Documents and publications

4 December 2023

Emerging economies: Climate risks and best practices for climate risk disclosure

Designed for organisations, this report offers a comprehensive overview of climate risks and opportunities in emerging economies and practical guidance to integrate climate considerations into financial reporting processes.

Documents and publications

3 December 2023

Global status of multi-hazard early warning systems 2023

This report outlines the progress that has been made under the Early Warnings for All initiative, highlighting good practices through case studies and examples of global and regional initiatives.

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29 November 2023

Some high-threat volcanoes are severely understudied

Scientists have little understanding of where magma is stored along the Cascade Volcanic Arc or how its volcanoes could affect population centers.

Eos - AGU

Aerial view of flooded houses with dirty water of Dnister River in Halych town, western Ukraine

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1 December 2023

COP28 climate summit just approved a ‘loss and damage’ fund. What does this mean?

Day one of the COP28 climate summit saw the first big breakthrough: agreement on a “loss and damage” fund to compensate poor states for the effects of climate change.

Conversation Media Group, the