Preparedness

To address the absence of a comprehensive instrument designed to evaluate institutional preparedness, a tool was developed to provide a structured framework for evaluating hospital readiness for heatwaves.

Cities across the world are still preparing for the heat that we're experiencing today.

This report presents updated findings from WFP’s Return on Investment (ROI) for Preparedness study, demonstrating the value of pre-shock investments in strengthening emergency response.

This report draws on best practice from across the anticipatory action community and beyond to identify how systems and practices can be strengthened to remain effective as risks change, including under climate change.

The BFI, Arts Council England, LIVE Green, and Julie’s Bicycle have partnered to roll out Cool Off in Culture, a UK-wide campaign signposting the public to cultural venues during increasingly frequent heatwaves.

A senior Indian bureaucrat shared a copy of India’s Disaster Management Act with a Pakistani bureaucrat. What happened next was a cut,copy, paste job which made history in Pakistan’s policy circles.

In more than a century of operation, the authorities that manage the Panama Canal have accumulated some valuable lessons in risk governance that are relevant to other major infrastructure systems – and to disaster risk reduction more broadly.