Latest additions to the knowledge base

Research in Osaka shows that groundwater recovery can reverse land subsidence, helping coastal cities adapt to sea-level rise. The study also reveals how underground fault lines influence groundwater flow and patterns of land uplift.

Tourism can lead efforts to address extreme heat in Asia and the Pacific through affordable measures, early warning systems, worker protection and climate-resilient planning, with the H.E.A.T. Framework offering a practical approach.

The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) global temperature-trend-monitor application highlights a significant acceleration in global temperature rise since the adoption of the Paris Agreement at the UN Climate Change Conference COP21.

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are using supercomputing and digital twin technology to develop tsunami forecasts in seconds, potentially enabling more accurate early warnings for coastal communities facing imminent threats.

A study of 800 Indonesian adolescents developed and validated a scale to assess social resilience to disasters, highlighting how individual, community and contextual factors shape resilience and how the survey process itself can help strengthen it.

A study conducted in Brazil by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) found that each additional day spent under a heat wave in São Paulo is associated with an increased risk of acute stroke in people aged 65 and older.

Residents of Barra de Santa Ana are training with Eni México and UNESCO to help restore the natural barriers that protect the coast from erosion.

Summer droughts grab the headlines and public attention. When we have a dry period over the summer it’s everywhere, with brown lawns, hosepipe bans and cracked reservoir beds. But winter is when the UK refills its water stores.

This study models landslide susceptibility in eThekwini, South Africa, after the April 2022 floods, using Random Forest and SVM. Land use, elevation, NDVI, and lithology were key factors, with most housing located in low-susceptibility areas.

This perspective article introduces a novel approach to pandemic preparedness, advocating for community-participatory intelligence as a central component of health security.

GPS-tracked heat exposure revealed dangerous daytime exposure and hot nights for unsheltered Salt Lake City residents. Findings inform a report calling for more public shade, cooling spaces and a state-wide Code Red policy.

An analysis of the 41 responses from 16 countries collected from a survey focusing on cultural heritage at risk and launched in July 2026 by the PROCULTHER-4ALL Consortium looks at how and where whole-of-society approaches are applied.

This learning brief summarizes lessons from Nepal’s initiative to access the Green Climate Fund and the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage, and offers practical recommendations to stakeholders and TA providers interested in unlocking climate finance.

Farmers spray more chemicals than ever on their crops as they battle insect pests. Many of these pests have benefited from climate change, which has expanded their range, extended their breeding season, and made them harder to control with pesticides.

The report shows that exposure to coastal flooding, sea-level rise and saltwater intrusion can compound existing social and economic inequalities.

Contact tracing isn’t working in the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo & the recent fatal case in Kenya is an example of this according to Dr. Jean Kaseya director-general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.

This study reveals that Beijing flood zone residents prioritize survival risk over travel time and prefer intelligent dynamic signals, with evacuation preferences varying by age, gender, and education.

Human beings struggle with disaster communication. Chatbots can help — if people take them seriously.

NIDR’s Disaster Preparedness Scorecard 2026 assesses whether Australian governments are progressing on their commitments to Indigenous communities before, during and after disasters.

Following the success of providing temporary support during COVID-19, Kosovo is exploring how to reform its social protection system to not only reduce poverty but also build resilience and quickly adapt its support in response to future shocks.

Following the 2022 floods, Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina, established a pre-financed emergency social protection mechanism in 2025, integrating hazard mapping and welfare data to rapidly support vulnerable households during future floods and landslides.

This position paper from the Sendai Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism (SEM), a coalition of non-state stakeholders advocates for stronger integration of DRR into intergovernmental climate policies, provides a strategic framework for advocacy ahead of COP31

This policy brief reviews empirical research and finds that climate change increases armed conflict risk primarily in areas with economic vulnerability and fragile governance, emphasizing the importance of resilience and conflict-sensitive adaptation.

Banks and insurers finance and protect many of the same homes, businesses and infrastructure, leaving them exposed to the same climate shocks. Yet they often assess these risks using different information, assumptions and time horizons.

This document summarises the key messages of an event held at Pre-COP31 in Fiji, in October 2026 by the Government of Samoa (REAP co-chair), the Early Warning for All pillars leads, CREWS, SPREP and REAP.

This article examines why public service media should be recognised as critical infrastructure, highlighting their role in countering disinformation, supporting democracy and strengthening societal resilience.

Rumors and conspiracies are spreading too fast for emergency managers to keep up. This information chaos is slowing disaster relief and putting lives at risk.

In this study, scientists from Japan, United States, United Kingdom, Ireland and the Netherlands, use several approaches to investigate the influence of climate change on different aspects of Typhoon Dujuan.

UFZ study combines climate and hydrological models to analyse flood peaks.

The combination of heat waves and drought markedly reduces the capacity of street trees to cool the air in Mediterranean cities.

Social protection systems should be properly positioned and resourced to support the poorest and most vulnerable in adapting to climate change and to minimize or avert the compounding and cumulative climate-related losses and damage.

Between March and July 2026, news outlets reported 359 heat-related deaths in India, of which 86 were confirmed and 273 suspected, across 17 states and the Union Territory of Delhi.

A startling new model reveals that Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier could cause twice as much sea level rise as previously predicted, even without additional global warming.

Ocean currents are changing, with global climate implications, yet governments remain unprepared. Of 91 national adaptation plans submitted to the UN, only two mention the key Atlantic current, and neither outlines action for a possible collapse.

This paper investigates the social and institutional factors affecting the durability and functionality of Community Flood Groups (CFGs) in England and Wales.

This report, Locally led adaptation in African communities: Insights from practice, presents the experiences of practitioners in the CDKN network innovating tailored approaches to LLA across diverse African contexts.

This communication sets out the EU Framework for Climate Resilience, proposing coordinated climate-risk assessments, strategic plans, investment and tools to help governments, businesses and communities anticipate and manage climate impacts.

Bangkok’s September flooding exposed a gap between forecasts and action: despite advance warnings, preparedness lagged. Lack of unified command to integrate information, coordinate agencies and guide timely decisions appears to have weakened the response.

Climate change threatens aviation through extreme heat, turbulence, storms, flooding and shifting wind patterns, affecting aircraft performance, airport infrastructure and flight operations. The sector must adapt to maintain safe, efficient travel.

Climate hazards affect over half the world’s population, but vulnerability varies widely. In 2024, 1.5 billion people were both exposed to climate-related hazards and highly vulnerable to their impacts, limiting their ability to cope and recover.

New laws are treating cooling as a necessity rather than a luxury, though what landlords must provide varies widely.

This article reconstructs the 26 August 2026 Bhote Koshi-Trishuli cascade in Nepal, analyzes downstream propagation, & evaluates early warning system elements, proposing a two-stage framework for hazard detection & emergency response in mountain corridors

A tsunami can reach the coast within minutes of an earthquake or other sudden disturbance, sometimes before any official alert. What people already know, and what they do in those first minutes, often decides who survives.

Ahead of COP31, the latest Lancet Countdown report finds that the health impacts of climate change are accelerating, with heat-related deaths, drought and other climate-related risks increasing faster than a decade ago.

This Climate and Health Competency Framework defines the essential competencies needed for climate–health action across ministries, sectors, and functions of government.

Young adults are shown to be more likely than any other generation to take action and prepare for upcoming severe weather.