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Conceptualizing urban heat resilience through capacities and a multidimensional perspective: Empirical evidence from formal and informal settlements of Lahore, Pakistan thumbnail
Documents and publications

This index-based study examines the heatwave resilience of both formal and informal communities located in Lahore, Pakistan. Resilience is assessed in terms of its capacities and dimensions.

Journal of Environmental Management (Elsevier)
Developing a rapid earthquake impact assessment procedure at European scale thumbnail
Documents and publications

This study introduces a comprehensive rapid earthquake impact assessment procedure at the European scale, designed to provide timely damage and loss estimates following seismic events.

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier)
Applying a climate information distillation framework to support a climate resilient hydropower sector in Nepal thumbnail
Documents and publications

This study applies the Climate Information Distillation Framework (CIDF) to the Nepal hydropower sector.

Frontiers in Climate
Beyond hazards and sectors: governing systemic climate risks thumbnail
Documents and publications

The report uses an exploratory comparative analysis of adaptation governance across selected countries and US states to examine both the recognition of systemic risks.

Stockholm Environment Institute
Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) Report: Cyclone Ditwah, Sri Lanka 2025 thumbnail
Documents and publications

This is a comprehensive assessment that will guide Sri Lanka's recovery and reconstruction efforts following one of the most devastating disasters in its recent history.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
World Bank, the
Diagnosing pandemic disaster risk management through impact chains and forensic analysis: an intertwined DRM model and key lessons from the hospital network in Bucharest, Romania thumbnail
Documents and publications

This study aimed to examine the nuanced interplay between pandemic impacts, vulnerabilities, and adaptation options, and how this unfolded across the disaster risk management DRM cycle (preparedness, response, and recovery).

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
Drought’s inequalities: towards inclusive climate adaptation in Zambia thumbnail
Documents and publications

The study highlights urgent needs regarding Zambia's drought: integrating informal settlements into city planning; investing in climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure; strengthening community governance and tenure security.

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Raising El Niño awareness in Vanuatu
Op Ed

Signs are pointing to a potentially powerful El Niño event — but there is no need for panic. It is an opportunity to stress-test our disaster risk governance systems, and to strengthen protection for the most vulnerable communities.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

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