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Displaying 15 of about 18 resultsThis study identifies 20 key strategies, grouped according to the health systems functions, that have been found as enhancing health systems resilience in the face of COVID-19. This study is targeted at policy-makers and has two aims. First, it provides national policy-makers with evidence from other countries to assess their own responses to COVID-19 a…
This briefing provides an overview of the wide range of socio-economic benefits that nature-based solutions can achieve alongside addressing the intertwined climate change and biodiversity loss crises. The briefing highlights the central role these solutions can play in achieving the EU’s 2030 commitments and describes the obstacles that have so far pre…
The ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER), a legally binding regional agreement, was signed in 2005 and ratified on 24 December 2009 to address concerns of vulnerability to natural disasters which are increasing in intensity and frequency, and to guide the regional cooperation in the field of disaster management and resp…
The ASEAN Regional Plan of Action for Adaptation to Drought (ARPA-AD) aims to enhance coordination at the regional and national (international) level for achieving sustainable management of drought by considering the impact of drought on the livelihood of people, natural resources and ecosystem, agriculture, energy, and sustainable socio-economic develo…
The Manchester Briefing on COVID-19 is aimed at those who plan and implement recovery from COVID-19, including government emergency planners and resilience officers.
This issue shares lessons from:
Canada: on how to promote compassion in organisations;
UK: on relieving period poverty during COVID-19; on the closure of public toilets during COV…
The aim of this study is to analyse the ‘window of opportunity’ of the post-Irma reconstruction in Saint Martin. The 2017 hurricane season in the Caribbean Basin recorded 18 events (storms and hurricanes), including Category 5 hurricane Irma on which this article focuses. Located 250 km north of Guadeloupe, Saint Martin is a sma…
Since the incursion of COVID-19 pandemic, the region has been hit by multiple natural and biological disasters, while climate change has continued to warm the world, exacerbating the impacts. This has reshaped and expanded the Asia-Pacific riskscape.
The Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2021 addresses the complexity of these converging and cascading risk…
This literature review contributes to the work of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Disaster Law Program (IFRC-DLP) to support governments in strengthening their domestic legal frameworks to enable more effective disaster recovery. Specifically, it is part of the preparatory analysis, research and evidence base to…
This paper covers the scopes of recovery and resilience in Belize aiming to build on existing mechanism to enable rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Belize is exceptionally vulnerable to natural hazards, climate change and economic shocks. It is greatly exposed to hurricanes, flooding, sea-level rise, coastal erosion, coral bleaching, and droughts…
While a truly catastrophic disaster is by definition unmanageable, emergency managers can still help reduce loss of life and property and assist in sustaining the continuity of affected communities.
Researchers at Risk Frontiers, Macquarie University and Australian National University explored the views and perceptions of Australian and internati…
This report provides a review and synthesis of the economic impacts of the 2019-2020 bushfires on agriculture and the wider food system. Of the more than 10 million hectares burnt in south-eastern Australia during the 2019-2020 fire season, around one-quarter was agricultural land. To assess this impact in economic terms, the researchers investigated th…
This report analyses health spending in 53 countries in the WHO European Region from 2000 to 2018 (the latest year for which internationally comparable data are available). It reviews key patterns and trends in health spending over time and across countries in the following areas:
health spending before the COVID-19 pandemic;
the priority given to h…
This report from the UK House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee provides an overview of the risks of flooding on homes and businesses in the UK. Over 5.2 million homes and businesses in England are currently at risk from flooding, according to the Environment Agency, and more will become threatened in the future. The Climate Change Committee has…
This paper assesses the green and resilient recovery for Latin America. As the world deals with multiple waves of the pandemic, Latin America has shown that inequality is its achilles heel in mounting an effective response. While the region has made significant progress in overcoming poverty and reducing inequality over the last few decades, it remains…
This report describes the challenges that many of Australia’s children and young people face as a result of where they live. This report calls for more support for children and young people in Australia before, during and after disasters, and an urgent review of government policies. For children and young people, the consequence of trauma from…