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Keep up to date with the latest research on disaster risk and resilience on the PreventionWeb knowledge base.

Explore cutting-edge research on disaster risk reduction and resilience through PreventionWeb's dedicated research briefs section. Our platform curates and highlights the most recent academic studies, providing valuable insights into disaster risk management. Each research brief distills key findings from peer-reviewed journals and academic publications.

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These briefs are designed to keep you informed about the latest scientific advances. Links to the full publications are always included, ensuring easy access to in-depth knowledge. Please note that this section exclusively features academic research, distinct from reports by international organizations or Non-Governmental Organisations.

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Research provides asset managers with guidance for climate adaptation decisions

Researchers from Deltares and VU University Amsterdam have developed a framework that helps managers of critical infrastructure make better-informed decisions by comparing the performance climate adaptation measures.

Deltares
Sun setting amidst buildings in the city of São Paulo and tinting the sky in a deep orange color.
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The world’s oceans are the hottest on record for June – and El Niño is set to turn up the heat even more

The world’s oceans are the hottest on record for June, pushing past records set during the 2023–24 El Niño years.

Conversation Media Group, the
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AI improves earthquake detection

A new study shows the pros and cons of different model training methods.

Eos - AGU
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Widening polarization in Americans’ perception of the health harms of climate change (2014–2024)

In the US, Americans are experiencing many impacts, including heat stroke due to more frequent and intense heat waves; higher rates of respiratory diseases due to air pollution; and increased exposure to food-, vector-, and water-borne diseases.

Climate Communication
Flood in a mountain produced by a glacial lake outburst
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Data suggests greater glacial flood risk faced by Bhutan

Researchers at Newcastle University have carried out the first comprehensive modelling of glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) risk in Bhutan and identified previously unrecognised high-risk lakes.

Newcastle University
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Can climate shocks change how people feel about paying taxes?

Climate-related disasters are becoming more frequent and more intense across sub-Saharan Africa.

Conversation Media Group, the
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Unbearable heat for hundreds of millions 

The Global South, in particular, is suffering from the consequences of global heating. A new study quantifies heat stress in India by projecting it during the critical seasons.

Eos - AGU
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‘This was something new’: what people in Greenland told us about learning to live with wildfires

Scientists have warned for years that climate change would increase wildfires across the Arctic. In places such as Siberia it’s already happening. In that context, the 2015-2020 fires may represent Greenland following the same path.

Conversation Media Group, the