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Resource guides

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

Resource guides
3 August 2021

Building resilient ports and harbours

When disasters disrupt port operations, they can cause significant economic losses on a global scale. Adapting ports to a changing climate and investing in disaster resilience is critical to reduce the economic impacts from catastrophic events.

Resource guides
3 August 2021

Building resilient roads

Access disruptions on roads following a disaster can cause significant social and economic losses. Risk informed infrastructure investment is critical to ensure the construction and maintenance of resilient road networks.

Resource guides
18 May 2023

Business case for DRR

These resources explore the economic, social and environmental dividends of investing in disaster risk reduction.
Resource guides
11 November 2021

CCA and DRR coherence pathways

These resources aim to enhance understanding of coherence and inform future policy planning and implementation support, towards more comprehensive and coherent DRR and CCA approaches.
Resource guides
21 November 2022

Citizen participation for disaster risk reduction (science & technology)

Examples of innovative DRR initiatives supported by citizen science and crowd-sourcing.
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Resource guides
11 November 2021

Climate change: essential reads

These are key resources to understand more on how climate change increases disaster risk.
Resource guides
3 August 2021

Climate services for disaster risk reduction

How climate services can contribute to effective risk management systems and resilience building initiatives.

Resource guides
2 December 2022

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