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Two women sitting in a building being reconstructed after the Myanmar earthquake in 2025.
Blog
Mai Mya Mya Win
Financial inclusion as a driver of earthquake recovery and resilience in Myanmar
Financial inclusion is not only a pathway out of poverty, but also a critical tool for disaster risk reduction, as shown by a project of financial resilience for women in Myanmar.
Contemporary schoolgirl and her two classmates in vr headsets touching virtual objects.
Blog
Sanjay Saifi
Augmented, virtual or mixed reality: choosing the right tool for disaster risk management
Which Extended Reality (XR) technology is most appropriate for different hazards and phases of disaster risk management?
Before and after views of river cleaning and rehabilitation works in Rize
Blog
Davut Şahin Yeliz Teker Özgür Bostanci Doğuş Bulut
Reducing flood risk in a changing climate: lessons from Türkiye’s integrated approach
River rehabilitation works carried out through institutional cooperation in Türkiye constitute a concrete example of DRR–CCA integration in practice
Screenshort view of the main interface of DEHAS Platform (General Overview)
Blog
General Directorate of Earthquake and Risk Reduction, AFAD, Türkiye
What Türkiye’s AFAD-DEHAS platform means for earthquake risk reduction
Türkiye has developed a new system: the AFAD Earthquake Early Loss and Damage Analysis System (AFAD-DEHAS). AFAD-DEHAS is a web-based platform that allows multiple users to run analyses simultaneously.
Tsunami awareness event in Timor-Leste, 2025
Blog
Emiliano Rodriguez Nuesch
Can music improve tsunami preparedness? Lessons from Timor-Leste
Tsunami risk is already well known in many coastal communities, but translating awareness into sustained engagement and action remains a challenge. For World Tsunami Awareness Day 2025, agencies explored whether music could help bridge that gap.
Flooding leads to road closures in Bridge of Allan, Scotland, UK.
Blog
Marcelo Napoli
From crisis to resilience: How the village of Kemnay transformed its flood defences
In 2016, Storm Frank devastated Kembhill Park in Scotland, flooding 48 homes. MegaSecur witnessed how a passive community transformed itself into a leader of its own governance by implementing Water-Gate technology.
Financial information on country and stacks of coins with charts graphs stock market in the background
Blog
Bapon Fakhruddin, PhD
Why disaster risk financing must evolve to meet the climate crisis
Climate-related disasters are increasing, yet global A&R finance remains fragmented, reactive, and far below estimated needs. In a world increasingly shaped by climate extremes, the way we finance disaster risk is no longer fit for purpose.
Man outdoors checking weather forecast on his mobile phone
Interview
Dr Susan Joslyn
The influence of uncertainty: How a psychologist is improving disaster decision-making
In this instalment in the Careers in Resilience series, PreventionWeb interviewed Susan, reflecting on her career and exploring what it takes to support better decision-making in the face of uncertainty.