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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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Unpacking climate change and health nexus in Bangladesh
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Unpacking climate change and health nexus in Bangladesh: 10 points on how the country can prepare to implement and support the WHO’s global action plan on climate change and health (2025)

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 to launch largest-ever forest fire campaign after record losses

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
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Coupling land use planning and multi-stakeholder dynamics to inform disaster risk management: Who pays for risk and who gains from intervention?

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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Disaster risk in Brazil: trends, challenges and policy insights

The study analyzes the evolution of DRR policies in Brazil and examines how these developments are reflected in disaster outcomes.

Natural Hazards (Springer)
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Nature-Based solutions in São Tomé and Príncipe

A World Bank Group-financed coastal road project demonstrates how nature‑based solutions can protect foundational transport infrastructure and sustain economic activity in São Tomé and Príncipe.

World Bank, the
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Managing disaster risks in electoral processes
In 2024 alone, extreme weather disrupted 23 elections in 18 countries and this is only the beginning. Evidence indicates that natural hazards are increasingly becoming a threat to elections, especially in regions vulnerable to extreme weather events.
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Morocco’s whole-of-government approach to climate policy in action

After facing a series of climate shocks and droughts in 2018-2023 and multiple policy dialogues with international partners, Morocco has placed climate change high on its policy agenda.

World Bank, the
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As deadly heat waves rise, federal policy fails to cover air conditioning

Federal safety net covers heating but cooling is optional. That needs to change, an LDI fellow writes.

University of Pennsylvania
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