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Governance

The institutional structures and processes that drive decision-making and management of DRR programs at regional, national and local level. This theme also includes institutions, legislations, policies and coordination mechanisms such as regional and national platforms.

UN Member States are exploring a legally binding instrument to better protect people before, during, and after disasters.

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Research briefs

With climate change likely to accelerate extreme weather in Australia, planned or managed retreat – moving people and infrastructure away from these areas – will grow only more important.

Conversation Media Group, the
AI-enabled mental-health interventions for climate-related distress: a call for coordinated EU policy action
Documents and publications

This brief assesses the emerging intersection between climate change, mental health challenges, and artificial intelligence tools across Europe

United Nations University (UNU)
Understanding cross-sectoral wildfire risk governance: Lessons from mix-method analysis of the wildfire risk governance in Italy, Greece, and Land Brandenburg thumbnail
Documents and publications

This paper aims to enhance understanding of wildfire risk (WFR) governance, by identifying patterns and characteristics of cross-sectoral collaborations, and to inform integrated WFR governance strategies across Europe.

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier)
Timor-Leste - Rising risks, resilient futures: Climate and health vulnerability assessment thumbnail
Documents and publications

The Climate and Health Vulnerability Assessment provides an evidence base to guide climate-resilient health investments. It integrates climate modeling, geospatial exposure mapping, and disease burden analysis and economic projections

World Bank, the
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Documents and publications

The Imminent Risk Bulletin (BRI) is a civil society-driven impact-based forecasting tool developed in Mexico to bridge the gap between atmospheric science and citizen survival.

Desarrollo Humano Internacional
Unpacking climate change and health nexus in Bangladesh
Documents and publications

This working paper offers a timely and in-depth exploration of the climate-health nexus, specifically focusing on the context of Bangladesh as this country faces some of the world’s highest global climate risks.

United Nations University (UNU)
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Spain is one of the southern European countries on the front line of climate change as higher average temperatures stoke heatwaves, droughts and forest fires.

The Local Spain
Coupling land use planning and multi-stakeholder dynamics to inform disaster risk management: Who pays for risk and who gains from intervention? thumbnail
Documents and publications

This study assesses how land use and acquisition strategies shape disaster losses, government expenditures, and household outcomes over time.

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier)
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