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This report looks at how INFORM has developed over the last decade and analyses trends in crises and crisis risk over that time. It sets out INFORM’s vision for a suite of products to support decision-making that are easy to use and open to everyone.
Women walking on Malo Island, Vanuatu
The main cause of the flooding is the improper disposal of rubbish. People do not throw their rubbish in the right place and it’s their carelessness that is blocking the drainage and causing the flooding
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
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The objective of this research paper is to review existing practices and literature regarding education curricula in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) within higher education (HE) institutions.
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This report attempts to capture the status of the human security situation in its seven dimensions, in the two municipalities of Western Nepal – Barekot Rurual Municipality and Nalgad Municpality.
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The aim of this scoping review was to explore the practical considerations of implementing crisis standards of care in intensive care units during patient surges resulting from disasters.
Events in the stratosphere are making long-range weather in Northern Europe easier to forecast, researchers at LMU have discovered.
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Two women Tea Laborers plucking Tea leaves in a Tea Garden in Hatton, Sri Lanka.
Smallholder farmers are embracing climate-adaptive agriculture, innovations and partnerships.
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
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This report explores how to strengthen the integration of learning into NAPs.

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