Inclusion

The report highlights good practice in building resilience to disasters and climate change impacts across the ASEAN, particularly at the community level, in urban areas and within the agricultural sector. It also provides examples of building resilience

Mangroves provide natural protection from storm surges, which reduces vulnerability among communities in low-lying coastal areas. New research on the protective capacity of mangroves in Bangladesh suggests that mangroves work best when combined with built infrastructure such as embankments.

This paper explores the intersection of the social determinants of health, disaster vulnerability, and severe and morbid obesity. Previously identified vulnerable groups are also represented in severe and morbid obesity data. This poses the prospect for

The document aims to serve as a guide to support national Red Cross/Red Crescent societies in mainstreaming the cross-cutting themes of gender and diversity, protection, and community engagement and accountability. It is based on an inventory of good

Despite good intentions to rebuild Nepal to be more resilient following the 2015 Gorkha earthquake, little progress has been made. More than five million existing buildings standing after the disaster are not to code. Nepal needs a strategy for “safe building” that recognizes the resource inequalities and other social impediments blocking progress on code compliance.

A regional evacuation centre is under construction in Western Visayas, the Philippines. The centre is designed to resist extreme weather, including floods, strong winds, and heavy precipitation. It will provide gender separated amenities, as well as comfort rooms and ramps for persons with disabilities.

Experts claim that uncontrolled urban planning and illegal construction in Athens contributed to the flash floods that killed 20 people last week. The floods highlight how poor infrastructure and housing and land use policies result in low-income populations building in a haphazard manner, which ultimately increases their vulnerability.

Groups perceived as vulnerable to hot temperatures in San Francisco include the elderly, children, and sick people. But studies show that pregnant women are also vulnerable to hot temperatures, linking temperature increases to premature births and other negative pregnancy outcomes. Climate change raises the need to inform pregnant women about this health threat.