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Ensuring an all-of-society engagement and partnership for DRR through empowerment and inclusive, accessible and non-discriminatory participation, paying special attention to people disproportionately affected by disasters, especially the poorest.

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Natural disasters and human mobility

This paper reviews the effect of natural disasters on human mobility or migration. Although there is an increase of natural disasters and migration recently and more patterns to observe, the relationship remains complex. While some authors find that

Center for Development Research, University of Bonn
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ASEAN Common framework for comprehensive school safety

This document provides a framework to enhance school safety against the adverse impacts of natural and man-made hazards for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The ASEAN Common Framework on School Safety (ACFCSS) contributes to school

Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
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How can migration support adaptation? Different options to test the migration–adaptation nexus

The objective of this conceptual and methodological paper is to flag different possible choices that can be made to study the relationship between migration and adaptation. The authors call for a reconceptualization of the migration–adaptation nexus and a

International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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Assessing the evidence: Opportunities and challenges of migration in building resilience against climate change in the Republic of Mauritius

This study analyses the prospects that migration could offer to mitigate the effects of climate change both in the short run and over the long term for the Republic of Mauritius. The migration profile of the country is multifaceted and as the population

European Union
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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Accelerating threats from climate change: Disasters and displacement in Myanmar

This field report provides information on the state of extreme vulnerability to disasters and climate change in Myanmar which has resulted in the relocation and the displacement of communities. Following massive floods and landslides that affected nine

Refugees International
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Knowledge base workshops in the LGAs: A report outlining the process and outcomes of the disability inclusive emergency preparedness workshops

This report outlines the processes and outcomes of the first round of disability inclusive emergency preparedness workshops conducted as part of the Disability Inclusive Disaster Preparedness in New South Wales (NSW): Enabling Local Community Resilience

University of Sydney
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How do we deal with the prospect of increased climate migration?

On average, one person is displaced each second by a disaster-related hazard. International law does not regard people displaced by disasters as refugees, however, an intergovernmental initiative called the Platform on Disaster Displacement aims to address the protection of people displaced by the impacts of disasters and climate change.

Conversation Media Group, the
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How resilient is the general population to heatwaves? A knowledge survey from the ENHANCE project in Brussels and Amsterdam

Studies have shown an increase in mortality and morbidity during heatwaves, especially among the elderly. Heatwaves are also set to increase in the coming years in Western Europe, both in frequency and intensity, due to climate change. This study assessed

Springer
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