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.

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04 Mar 2024

Extreme weather events attribution

Resources on attribution science to communicate the linkages between extreme weather events and climate change.

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24 Nov 2022

Evacuation systems and behavior

Evacuation route planning is a key part of disaster risk management with the primary aim of reducing risk to life in the face of hazards.

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04 Mar 2024

The Internet of Things (IoT) for DRR

The interconnection of devices to the Internet offers new perspectives in disaster risk management. A selection of different applications of the Internet of Things (IOT) for disaster risk reduction.

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04 Mar 2024

Business case for DRR

These resources explore the economic, social and environmental dividends of investing in disaster risk reduction.

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04 Mar 2024

Poverty and disaster risk reduction

These resources explore the nexus between poverty and disasters, as well as efforts to reduce disaster risks for vulnerable populations.

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03 Aug 2021

Fall armyworm

The fall armyworm is an insect that can cause significant damage to crops, especially maize. This collection showcases information about risk assessment, crop variations, integrated pest management, and biological control methods.

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04 Mar 2024

Urban Heat Islands effect

Urban heat islands occur when human activity and construction create higher temperatures in urban areas than the surrounding landscape.

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04 Mar 2024

Litigation and liability

As climate change and disasters increasingly wreak havoc, legal systems will likewise begin holding companies, governments and individuals more accountable for their climate emissions and risk negligence.