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Disaster risk management

Disaster risk management is the application of disaster risk reduction policies and strategies to prevent new disaster risk, reduce existing disaster risk and manage residual risk, contributing to the strengthening of resilience and reduction of disaster losses.

Latest Disaster risk management additions in the Knowledge Base

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Documents and publications

Reasons for non-evacuation and shelter-seeking behaviour of local population following cyclone warnings along the Bangladesh coast

In this study, researchers provide information on the shelter-seeking places in Bangladesh during the latest cyclones and analyse the reasons why some residents do not evacuate the affected regions post cyclone ­­­warning.
A disabled man wading through water logged road on his tricycle in India, 2020
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Crisis communication saves lives – but people with disability often aren’t given the message

The disability royal commission and advocates say people with disability have not been provided with enough thorough, timely and up to date, accessible information during recent crises.
Conversation Media Group, the
weather surveillance radar
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Despite what you might hear, weather prediction is getting better, not worse

Weather prediction has actually improved in recent years. And there are exciting developments on the horizon involving artificial intelligence. But the effect of future climate change on weather and seasonal prediction is not yet well understood.
Conversation Media Group, the
Forested mountain slopes, Banten, Indonesia
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Plant more native trees to reduce landslide risk, say researchers

Homeowners, councils, and state governments looking to build houses and infrastructure on or near slopes should reconsider cutting down trees or using artificial slope reinforcement to buttress vertical terrain against landslides and slips.
University of Sydney
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Documents and publications

Nexus programming: A jargon or real practices?

This study case on the nexus approach used in implementing the development program and humanitarian work in PIA Lembata presents qualitative data from key interviews with Plan staff in PIA Lembata and two assisted villages, Lamawolo and Wailolong.
Redwood forest canopy
Research briefs

New report ‘braids’ Indigenous and Western knowledge for forest adaptation strategies against climate change

A report by a team of 40 experts outlines a new approach to forest stewardship that “braids together” Indigenous knowledge and Western science to conserve and restore more resilient forestlands.
University of Washington
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Documents and publications

Stories of change from the drought resilience and sustainable livelihoods program (DRSLP-II)-Somalia project

This booklet presents the success stories from the Drought Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods Program (DRSLP-II).
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Navigating the “dog days:” Experience of the Mexican Red Cross during 2023 heatwaves

This case study explores the preparedness and response efforts by the Mexican Red Cross (Cruz Roja Mexicana) during the 2023 heat waves where temperatures climbed close to 50°C (122°F) in parts of the country.
Global Disaster Preparedness Center

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