Disaster risk management

Disaster risk management is the application of disaster risk reduction policies and strategies to prevent new disaster risk, reduce existing disaster risk and manage residual risk, contributing to the strengthening of resilience and reduction of disaster losses.

Latest Disaster risk management additions in the Knowledge Base

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This article proposes enhancing tabletop exercises. These exercises, designed to highlight needs and gather resources to resolve vulnerabilities quickly, can be improved with a new dual-track (or “dual-world”) approach, not known to have been done before.
Domestic Preparedness
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Research briefs
A new study uncovers evidence suggesting that, contrary to expectations, most U.S. cities are not doing too badly in avoiding development in areas prone to flooding.
Oxford University Press
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Documents and publications
The roundtable that opens issue one (1) introduces the nine founding editorial collective members and the ideas animating the creation of this new forum for disaster research.
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Documents and publications
This issue of Southasiadisasters.net, titled 'Accelerating Extreme Heat Responses: Perspectives from India,' focuses on the critical challenge of extreme heat and heatwaves in India
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Documents and publications
This article introduces the notion of ‘disaster scenes’. In this work, the authors draw on interview data collected from residents impacted by the Jagersfontein tailings disaster in South Africa in September 2022.
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Documents and publications
The UN Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR 2024) looks at present and future trends, showing how forensic analysis can enable more targeted and more effective risk reduction.
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Documents and publications
This practice note pushes for a proactive shift from reactive crisis response to preventive action, emphasizing the understanding of disaster risk as an interplay of hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and capacity.
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Documents and publications
The factsheet shares insights on factors that are important for disaster risk reduction strategies in urban areas based on the example of Beau Bassin-Rose Hill in Mauritius.
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