Collections of topic and resource guides

Keep up to date with the latest topic guides on the PreventionWeb knowledge base. These pages bring together a selection of reference material on various disaster risk reduction topics and emerging trends.

Topic guide

09 Apr 2024

Games for disaster risk reduction

Games can be a powerful tool to support awareness-raising initiatives and capacity building efforts in disaster risk reduction.

Topic guide

04 Mar 2024

Volunteerism for disaster risk reduction

Explore how volunteers contribute to DRR and how organizations can maximize their impact.

Topic guide

04 Mar 2024

Asia-Pacific DRR Country Status Reports

The Disaster Risk Reduction Country Status Reports provide a snapshot of DRR progress and the status of the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction at the national level.

Topic guide

04 Mar 2024

Measuring resilience

Frameworks, case studies, and tools for measuring resilience.

Topic guide

04 Mar 2024

Collecting disaster loss data

We cannot reduce risk effectively if we cannot measure disaster losses. Have a look at stocktaking, challenges and best practices in this collection on disaster loss data. Traditionally

Topic guide

03 Aug 2021

Social protection

Social protection systems and programmes can strengthen the resilience of the most vulnerable to disasters and climate shock.

Topic guide

04 Mar 2024

Geoengineering

Geoengineering is the deliberate large-scale alteration of the Earth’s environment to mitigate climate change and alternate hazard risk. Explore the suggested approaches and related governance and policy issues.

Topic guide

04 Mar 2024

Wetlands for disaster risk reduction

Explore these resources on how the conservation and restoration of wetlands can contribute to disaster risk reduction.