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Screenshot of the Stop Disasters game
Blog
Mélanie Raphaël
Playing seriously: Stop Disasters! Adapt our cities to climate change
Stop Disasters is an excellent tool to understand the challenges of natural hazard adaptation and sustainable development. Raising awareness contributes to better preparedness for hazards and encourages reflection on land use planning.
Blog
Haris Mushtaq
Living with the Indus: Building the enabling environment Pakistan needs for a resilient future
Pakistan's relationship with water has always been double-edged. The Indus River is the backbone of the country's economy and lifeline for millions, yet it can unleash devastation overnight.
15-year-old Amna collects water at a distribution point in Wadsharefey refugee camp in Kassala state.
Blog
Lavuun Verstraete
Why resilient water systems are the smart path to peace
It is cheaper – and smarter – to invest in permanent, climate-resilient water systems than to sustain expensive, temporary ones.
Health mangroves
Blog
Sanjay Srivastava
COP30: A mixed bag of success, but a clear turning point for adaptation and resilience
COP30 in Belém, Brazil, will be remembered as a summit of contradictions -marked by both political friction and significant breakthroughs.
Overview of the destruction in the city of Derna caused by Storm Daniel in 2023.
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Paola Vesco Nina von Uexkull Jonas Vestby Halvard Buhaug
Peace and good institutions save lives from floods
Countries with accountable and effective institutions and a prevalence of peace, experience substantially fewer deaths from flooding than fragile, conflict-affected societies - even after taking into account differences in countries' development levels.
School children in a disaster readiness test
Blog
Maciej Pawlik
Children should help shape disaster preparedness
Children may be small, but their perspectives are powerful. In a world where climate-related disasters are growing more frequent and severe, listening to these young voices is pivotal, especially as it’s their future.
Youth from a school trip on a trail in the Karkonosze Mountains, Poland
Interview
Julien Calas
Educating for the future: A teacher’s journey to hands-on climate change education
Julien Calas, a teacher of French, was interviewed by PreventionWeb to find out how his work is educating pupils about climate change and giving them the confidence to take on today's challenges.
A rocky beach and a national flag not far from Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Cilene Victor Eliane Lima e Silva Carlos Machado de Freitas Adriana Leiras Luiza Ribeiro Alves Cunha Francisco Dourado
How science helped build Brazil’s new National Civil Protection and Defence Plan
Effective disaster risk governance requires long-term planning grounded in science. It was in this context that the Brazilian National Civil Protection and Defence Plan was developed, a milestone for aligning national policy with global frameworks.