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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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Journal of Disaster Studies, Volume 1, Issue 1

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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Accelerating extreme heat responses: Perspectives from India

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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Disaster scenes as a foundation for emergency response planning

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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GAR Special Report 2024: Forensic insights for future resilience - Learning from past disasters

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.
Cover and source: United Nations Development Programme
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Getting ahead of the crisis curve: UNDP's approach to multi-hazard early warning and preparedness

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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Factsheet on success factors for urban disaster risk reduction strategies – The case of Beau Bassin-Rose Hill

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.
Cover and source: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH
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Enhancing disaster risk management through a multi-sectoral approach: Recommendations for local governments by local governments

This factsheet shares insights on factors that are important for DRR strategies in urban areas and formulates eight recommendations for the involvement of different sectors in the disaster risk management of African cities.
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PROCULTHER-NET 2 Newsletter issue #1

The September newsletter is a summary of achievements, useful tools for experts involved in the management of cultural heritage at risk, updates on specialised training and much more.
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