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Ensuring an all-of-society engagement and partnership for DRR through empowerment and inclusive, accessible and non-discriminatory participation, paying special attention to people disproportionately affected by disasters, especially the poorest.

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Living with fire: Why the Pan-Amazon needs prevention, not just suppression

As El Niño intensifies, evidence from across the Amazon basin shows why Amazon wildfire prevention depends on Indigenous knowledge and fire governance built from the territories up.

Forest news
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Blog
Katherine Sotomayor Tanjir Hossain
Sendai Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism: Turning participation into action for disaster risk reduction
Launched in 2018, SEM was created in response to a simple realisation: disaster risk reduction cannot succeed, and the targets of the Sendai Framework cannot be achieved, without the meaningful and structured inclusion of all-of-society actors.
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Older adults are at risk in heat waves, but it’s not just age: How public systems and policies are failing them

Five years ago, British Columbia’s heat dome became one of the deadliest weather disasters in Canadian history.

Conversation Media Group, the
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Documents and publications
Community resilience to urban flooding in deprived areas: Household preparedness, collective dynamics, and institutional communication

This study examines community resilience to urban flooding in deprived areas, highlighting how household preparedness, collective action and institutional communication shape protective behavior and flood risk management.

Journal of Flood Risk Management (Wiley)
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The role of social assistance in advancing climate adaptation and nature based solutions in least developed countries

This working paper examines how social assistance programs can support climate adaptation and nature-based solutions (NbS) in least developed countries (LDCs).

World Bank, the
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Three ways climate action can be more inclusive for 1.3 billion disabled people

Imagine a global political summit that shapes the future of our planet where one of the most populated countries in the world does not have a voice?

Conversation Media Group, the
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First Nations women in fire: a vital opportunity to boost the workforce and increase community safety

The report draws attention to Australia’s workforce of First Nations women in fire and land management, and highlights the profound positive impacts that culturally responsive professional development programs can have on this cohort.

Natural Hazards Research Australia
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Research briefs
Extreme heat is harming remote First Nations communities. It’s time we listen to them

In remote communities, many homes trap heat. This is because houses are not typically designed for local climate conditions. Frequent power shortages and a lack of repair services leave these communities even more exposed.

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