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Social impacts and social resilience

The ability of a community or society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate, adapt to, transform and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner, including through the preservation and restoration of its essential basic structures and functions through risk management. 

Latest Social impacts & resilience additions in the Knowledge Base

Cover and source: University of Birmingham
Educational materials

Forged by fire: An illustrated history of burns in the 20th century

Forged by Fire is an innovative set of resources designed for students of different ages to learn about community, place, and resilience through the history of burns injuries in twentieth century Britain.
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Documents and publications

Flood resilience in Albania

This program report explores 3 fundamental pillars of change that led to significant impact at both the local and national level between 2018 and 2024.
An aerial view of the Mai Po nature reserve beside Shenzen City, China
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How to make climate adaptation a success

Climate change is forcing people to adapt to changing environmental conditions. But what really makes the difference is how they do it. The recently published Hamburg Climate Futures Outlook 2024 shows that only sustainable adaptation can succeed.
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Cyclists driving through flooded streets in Pekalongan, Indonesia (2021)
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Using data to safeguard vulnerable communities from climate risks

Analysis of geographically granular data is essential to identify vulnerable areas and optimize resource distribution.
Development Asia
Research briefs

Taking the risk personally: how perceived flood experience relates to risk perception, sensed coping appraisal, and protective behaviour

Intensifying extreme weather events pose global risks, demanding effective adaptation and resilience. Understanding how people perceive and respond to these hazards is key to improving protective behavior and societal resilience as occurrences evolve.
European Geosciences Union
Cover and source: Nature Communications
Documents and publications

Inequalities in global residential cooling energy use to 2050

Using statistical models trained on a large multi-country household survey dataset, this study projects AC adoption and energy use to mid-century at fine spatial resolution worldwide.
A man overlooks a wildfire visible from San Francisco under a hazy sky turned orange
Research briefs

How researchers measure wildfire smoke exposure doesn’t capture long-term health effects − and hides racial disparities

Researchers know that short-term exposure to wildfire PM₂.₅ increases acute care visits for cardiorespiratory problems such as asthma. However, the long-term effects of repeated exposure to wildfire PM₂.₅ on chronic health conditions are unclear.
Conversation Media Group, the
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South Asia: Collaborating for climate resilience through hydromet and early warning systems

The South Asia Hydromet Forum, supported by the World Bank, brings together representatives from meteorological and hydrological services for technical training, data sharing, and knowledge exchange to strengthen forecasting and early warning systems.
World Bank, the
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