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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.

Pedestrians traverse the inundated streets of Venice, Italy
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World's cities across the wealth divide, critically unprepared as climate events become more extreme, new study shows

Cities across the world lack the infrastructure, societal safety nets and robust environmental policies needed to combat the worsening impacts of climate change, according to the Resilient Cities Index 2023.
Economist Impact
Aerial view of floods in a Chinese city, 2017
Research briefs

Challenges and countermeasures of urban water systems against climate change: a perspective from China

Researchers from China Academy of Urban Planning & Design present a comprehensive approach to combat the challenges posed by climate change to urban water systems.
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Newswise Inc.
Wide swathes of land is flooded in Manitoba, Canada
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Let coastlines be coastlines: How nature-based approaches can protect Canada’s coasts

It’s time to look beyond the status quo and consider nature-based solutions to protect the places Canadians love.
Conversation Media Group, the
View from above of a river going through a jungle forest
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Replanting lost woodlands cuts the risk of extreme flooding

Pioneering research will for the first time monitor how the creation of England’s biggest new native woodland could help stave off the worst effects of climate change, such as flooding.
University of Leeds
Men fishing on a beach
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How a small African island is fighting climate change impacts

Individuals chosen for the World Bank's West Africa Coastal Areas (WACA) Program will soon be granted a brand-new home in a secure location, shielded from the effects of climate change. The homes are expected to be completed in the latter half of 2023.
World Bank, the
The floating village on the water of Tonle Sap Lake in Cambodia.
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Floods pose significant risk to education and healthcare in Cambodia

The health consequences of temporary hospital closures have lasting effects on children. This worsening of children’s health could be critical in a country where 32 out of 100 children are stunted and at risk of cognitive and physical limitations.
World Bank, the
Two Sudanese women working on the fields.
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Climate change and farming: economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Agriculture contributes up to 60% of some sub-Saharan countries' gross domestic product. But the sector is highly vulnerable to climate change and this vulnerability is particularly marked because of the regions slow rate of technological advancement.
Conversation Media Group, the
GPS satellite in the Earth's orbit
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Satellite data can help limit the dangers of windblown dust

Dust storms present a growing threat to the health and safety of U.S. populations. A new model, powered by NASA and NOAA satellite data, provides important early warnings.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
A waste picker walking on the street in Brazil
Research briefs

Waste pickers bearing brunt of extreme weather events

Brazilian study shows why waste pickers are essential to climate adaptation planning.
Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) Limited
A satellite image of a cyclone shot from space.
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United Nations and government of Fiji launch ground-breaking anticipatory action framework for tropical cyclones

The United Nations, in close collaboration with the Government of Fiji, is launching the Anticipatory Action Framework for Tropical Cyclones in Fiji, a The ground-breaking project aims to provide assistance to people before cyclones make landfall.
United Nations - Headquarters
Bookshelves in a library.
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