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These resources offer insights, best practices, and research aimed at mitigating the impact of disasters. Whether you're seeking the latest research, policy recommendations, or case studies, this library supports knowledge sharing and informed decision-making in building safer, more resilient communities.

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Timor-Leste - Rising risks, resilient futures: Climate and health vulnerability assessment thumbnail
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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
Strengthening the linkages between disaster risk finance and adaptive social protection – Why and how it matters thumbnail
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This policy note builds on the practical and operational experience of the World Bank Group and World Food Programme to offer an overview of why and how strengthening the linkages between disaster risk finance (DRF) and adaptive social protection matters.

The Global Shield against Climate Risks
World Food Programme (WFP)
World Bank, the
Advisory report on resilient recovery framework: Grindavík thumbnail
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This report presents the findings of analysis and recommendations for resilient recovery planning in Grindavík, affected by multiple evacuations and ongoing volcanic and seismic activity.

Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
light-touch evaluation of the Global Shield Against Climate Risks' in-country process thumbnail
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This report presents an independent evaluation of its In-Country Process - the multi-step pathway through which countries identify their priorities and request support - drawing on case studies from Pakistan, Costa Rica and The Gambia.

Centre for Disaster Protection
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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
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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)
WMO Global annual to decadal climate update 2026-2035 thumbnail
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The Global Annual-to-Decadal Update takes a look at the observed climate over the past five years and gives regional predictions for temperatures and precipitation over the next five years.

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Anthropogenic climate change accelerates the onset of global flood timing thumbnail
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This study provides a global assessment of flood timing changes and associated risks under incremental warming levels.

Nature Communications (Nature)