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The rapid development of unexpected drought, called flash drought, can severely impact agricultural and ecological systems with ripple effects that extend even further.
This editorial examines current disaster mental health research through a disaster risk lens to facilitate knowledge integration and further strengthen, expand, and harness the contribution of this body of research for DRR and Health EDRM.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)
As part of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance, the Promoting Community Resilience to Flooding in the Commune of North Thies (PRECIT) project was set up in Senegal to strengthen social, political and financial efforts to build community flood resilience.
Increased average temperatures could drive up annual food and headline inflation by up to 1.18 percent by 2035, a new ECB working paper with PIK expertise shows.
Last night at 11:41pm local time, the greater Melbourne region was shaken by a magnitude 4.0 earthquake – as calculated by the Seismology Research Centre – centred near Sunbury, approximately 30km north of the CBD.