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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.

Typhoon Haiyan hit the Eastern coast of the Central Philippines

Update

28 September 2021

Impact based forecasting for typhoons in the Philippines

The Philippines are struck by 20 typhoons a year on average. Climate change is intensifying the effects of these storms and several reach the category of ’super typhoon’.

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Coverpage of "InsuRisk Report 2021: Disaster risk, social protection and readiness for insurance solutions"

Documents and publications

13 October 2021

InsuRisk Report 2021: Disaster risk, social protection and readiness for insurance solutions

The report introduces the concept of social protection, provides an overview of the current state of social protection, discusses the linkages between social protection and climate, and sheds light on social protection in the broader realm of risk insurance.

Coverpage of "Integrating conflict sensitivity in private sector disaster management: Lessons from the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation"

Documents and publications

13 October 2021

Integrating conflict sensitivity in private sector disaster management: Lessons from the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation

This Connecting Business initiative (CBi) case study showcases how one CBi Member Network, the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF), has considered conflict sensitivity in its disaster management programming.

The catastrophic debris flow destroyed a road between national parks Manyara and Ngorongoro on November 28, 2011, in Tanzania

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12 October 2021

What can Africa learn from other countries about combatting severe floods?

Flood researchers keenly watch the evolution and response to extreme flooding events, especially in Africa. As these disasters unfold, and in many cases the fatalities rise, the reports make the headlines for a day or two – and then trail off just as quickly.

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Update

12 October 2021

3 ways to scale up nature-based solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean

The shift toward crisis management and recovery threatens to derail progress on crucial work such as alleviating poverty, providing sanitation and clean water, and protecting communities against climate change.

World Resources Institute

Long exposure of crown point weir in the city center of Leeds which was built as part of the Leeds flood control program.

Update

12 October 2021

Only together: A reminder on the value of flood resilience investment

13 October is International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. This year the theme is Only Together. The focus is on enhancing international cooperation to developing countries. The reminded of the value of working together to deliver flood resilience investments.

Flood Resilience Portal

Documents and publications

12 October 2021

Disaster Risk Reduction to achieve the Sustainable Development: a toolkit for parliamentarians

This toolkit explains the importance of DRR and how to implement it, and provides 10 actions that parliamentarians can employ to effectively influence and implement DRR policy, legal, financial and oversight frameworks adapted to their country’s context.

Community announcement

8 October 2021

Join a growing community of practices on Nature-based-Solutions to reduce disaster risks

Are you affected by natural hazards such as floods, droughts, landslides, or heat waves? Are you involved in the co-creation of Nature-based Solutions to reduce these risks? Share your story and become a part of the global NBS community!

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - Headquarters

Aerial view of flooded streets in Java, Indonesia (2021)

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1 October 2021

New UN tool maps floods since 1985 to street level, will aid disaster planning, especially in Global South

Developed by UN University with Google and other partners, free online World Flood Mapping Tool will help plan urban and agricultural development, effective flood defences, disaster readiness, identify supply chain vulnerabilities

United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health

Documents and publications

10 October 2021

Climate displacement in African Cities: Insights from Nairobi, Kampala and Freetown

Lund University and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law to jointly examine human rights and gender equality dimensions of climate and disaster-related displacement in their cities.