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The view of yurts nomad village in Tash-Rabat in Kyrgyzstan
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Salavat Baktybek
Sixteen times the monthly income: What recovery really costs in a Kyrgyz village
Case study of 15 households affected by Kyrgyzstan’s 2024 mudflow reveals how poverty, low insurance coverage and infrastructure gaps prolonged recovery. Residents want stronger drainage, risk reduction investments and community participation.
Rubble and destruction in Bhaktapur, Nepal, post-earthquake, capturing the aftermath and human resilience.
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Ilan Kelman
All disasters are compound, cascading, complex, Natech, and hybrid 
Disasters are not natural but result from social vulnerabilities, inequality and policy choices. This blog argues that focusing on vulnerability, rather than labels such as “natural” or “hybrid” disasters, is key to reducing risk and preventing crises.
Close-up view of a mouse cursor over digital security text on display.
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Patrick Shaw
Cybersecurity as disaster risk management: Why digital threats deserve a seat at the prevention table
Disaster risk management has continually evolved in response to changing risk landscapes. As communities become more dependent on digital infrastructure, resilience will increasingly depend on protecting both physical and digital systems.
Children around flooded houses in Nigeria
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Omowaye Emmanuel Pelumi
From early warning to early action: How Nigeria’s flood forecasts can save lives
This blog examines the last-mile gap between flood forecasts and household action in Nigeria, using Kogi State as a case study. It explores why early warnings do not always lead to protective action.
Professional Meteorologist Analyzing Climate Science Data For Weather Forecast.
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Bapon Fakhruddin Matti Heikkurinen
A data engineering approach to tracking global climate resilience
Adaptation is not a single dataset. It comprises numerous distinct data holdings distributed across NHMSs, sectoral ministries, NDMAs. Each of these sources operates within its own technical conventions. As a result, data may not be directly comparable.
Drone captures dramatic scene of firefighters battling a blaze in Minnesota.
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Julie Flore
Aerial data matters when it changes recovery decisions
When aerial observation is connected to field verification, engineering judgement and a clear recovery decision, it can save time, reduce avoidable exposure and make infrastructure recovery more accountable.
Modern city and environmental technology concept.
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Dr. Alan Bostakian
Resilient cities in times of crisis: The UN's Ten Essentials through a change management lens
UNDRR's Ten Essentials for Making Cities Resilient provide a framework for strengthening urban resilience. The Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP) Standard for Change Management® offers a complementary perspective.
Teacher helps children learn on laptop in rustic room.
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Shubham Kashyap
Building resilience also means protecting Indigenous languages
Resilient infrastructure enables Indigenous communities to remain on their ancestral lands and protects more than lives and livelihoods. It also helps preserve languages, cultures and the knowledge systems that underpin resilience.