Documents and publications

Study finds that rapid root-zone soil moisture depletion during flash droughts is more strongly linked to accelerated wildfire spread than conventional drought conditions across the United States.

This study investigates the complex interplay between local knowledge, awareness, perception, and preparedness among residents of Bogura City, Bangladesh, in the context of earthquake risk.

This study uses Earth Observation data and Google Earth Engine to assess agricultural drought risk across Odisha, India. Results identify western districts as highest risk and support targeted drought mitigation, planning and climate resilience actions.

This paper identifies transboundary GLODF threats across the Himalayas and projects their future evolution under climate change, highlighting growing risks, hotspots along the China–Nepal border, and the need for stronger monitoring and early warning.

The sixth WMO Air Quality and Climate Bulletin examines links between air quality and climate change, highlighting aerosol impacts, wildfire smoke, ozone pollution and atmospheric monitoring needs.

A globally scalable framework combines dense-array seismic observations, rupture imaging and shaking models to estimate earthquake impacts within minutes of origin time.

This toolkit examines how mis- and disinformation during extreme weather can undermine disaster response, offering practical guidance to build information resilience before, during and after crises.

A national Coastal Exposure Index maps relative climate hazard exposure around Ireland, highlighting exposure hotspots, coastal habitats’ protective role and populations and cultural heritage sites near highly exposed coastlines.

This study underscores the significant barriers immigrant women face, including language limitations, limited access to resources, and strong reliance on faith-based coping strategies.

This study applies regional scoping framework, a risk-to-action chain that follows risk as it moves through a system from information, to decisions, to finance, to action, to impact.

Using a qualitative key informant interviewing design, this study examined how flood risk management (FRM) is implemented in Rize through the perspectives of 51 senior civil ser-vants, appointees, technical experts, and managers involved in FRM

This study sets out to examine how vernacular water-based settlements develop constructive and spatial responses to flood-related hazards, and what recurring combinations of responses can be identified across distinct hydro-climatic contexts.

The aim of this research is to assess whether, and to what extent, climate change influenced the Caribbean drought, particularly in Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and the Lesser Antilles, where drought conditions were most severe.

This paper analyses 150 years of census and hazard data to assess how extreme weather affected population trends in Northern Australia. It finds floods and cyclones can disrupt population growth highlighting need for resilience and adaptation planning.

This study tests a survey tool for identifying information voids during climate emergencies, showing how gaps in information quantity, quality, source and channel can affect disaster communication.

This scoping review maps peer-reviewed evidence on drought adaptation in the SADC region, which exhibits an observed downward trend in precipitation, making it a valuable case to study diverse approaches to managing changing risk.

Study finds extreme high ocean temperatures and low productivity, when combined, significantly increase the risk of fisheries declines worldwide. Risks are projected to intensify by mid-century, highlighting the need for adaptive fisheries management.

The report assesses current context of sea level rise, key challenges and ongoing efforts by Member States and the UN system to address such challenges. The report builds on the Sep 2024 high-level plenary meeting to address sea level rise threats

An evaluation of more than two decades of World Bank Group support for epidemic preparedness, highlighting achievements, gaps, and opportunities to strengthen global health security.

Study uses the 2020 Gjerdrum landslide as a natural experiment to examine how climate risk salience affects housing markets. Exposed properties experienced temporary price declines of 1–1.5 per cent, while new residential development in risk zones fell.

This toolkit examines how extreme weather events fuel mis- and disinformation and provides frameworks for assessing readiness, triaging threats, building partnerships and strengthening information resilience before, during and after disasters.

This study assesses preparedness, response and recovery following Cyclone Ana in Zimbabwe. It finds gaps in preparedness, warning communication and coordination, and calls for community-centred DRM, stronger capacity, financing and contingency planning.

WMO update on the strengthening El Niño event and its implications for global temperature and rainfall patterns through early 2027.

This study examines women’s flood preparedness strategies based on an integrated theoretical approach. It focuses on the North Tongu District, where a recent devastating flood incident led to wide-ranging consequences.

This study systematically reviewed and meta-analyzed the prevalence and risk of child malnutrition following extreme weather events in low- and lower-middle-income countries.

The report examines pathways to limit and reverse1.5°C overshoot. While limiting warming to 1.5°C remains central to the Paris Agreement, current policies and near-term trajectories say exceeding this threshold is now widely considered unavoidable.

This case study examines the current state of the Philippines’ heat early warning system, including how heat risk is understood and monitored, and how warnings are issued, communicated and acted upon across institutions.

This case study examines the current state of Jordan’s heat early warning system, including how heat risk is understood and monitored, and how warnings are issued, communicated and acted upon across institutions.

This case study examines the current state of Mexico’s heat early warning system, including how heat risk is understood and monitored, and how warnings are issued, communicated and acted upon across institutions.

This study quantifies flood-related financial risk across Nikkei 225 companies and 18,000+ facilities. Using climate, hydrological and corporate data, it estimates annual losses exceeding US$8.2 billion by 2030 and identifies sectors with exposure.

This study uses UNSEEN simulations to assess the risk of tropical-origin cyclones affecting Europe. Results show the UK and Ireland face the greatest risk, and events similar to Hurricane Lili (1996) may occur every few decades.

This study assesses debris-flow hazards and risks along the China-Nepal transportation corridor. It identifies high-risk road sections and hazard hotspots, providing evidence to support recovery, early warning systems and transboundary DRR.

This study attributes 2025 extreme rainfall event in Southeast Asia to anthropogenic climate change. Modelling shows warming increased rainfall intensity and flood risk, with further increases projected, highlighting implications for adaptation planning.

This paper uses a GIS-based Flood Simulation Analysis to evaluate flood vulnerability of seven inland airports in the Ohio River Valley under two extreme precipitation scenarios: a short-duration flash flood and a longer duration regional event.

The authors integrate high-resolution VLM into sea-level rise (SLR) projections for Lagos, Nigeria to quantify impacts of vertical land motion and sea level rise on flooding.

The authors developed a stacking ensemble framework combining the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) multi-model precipitation data with population, economic, and land-use trends under Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs).

This paper examines how remittances influence household expenditure during drought and excess rainfall in the Kyrgyz Republic.

This report analyses private sector engagement in early warning systems through a functional, system-level lens.

This document showcases how Concern Worldwide is working with Malawi’s Department of Housing to increase community awareness on flood-resilience infrastructure and training local artisanal builders to improve and construct stronger houses.

This executive advisory from UNDRR CCRO Network outlines how businesses can prepare for a strengthening El Niño, highlighting risks to supply chains, operations and finances, and recommending practical resilience and preparedness measures.

The El Niño Climate Impact Outlook: Mozambique examines the expected evolution of El Niño during the second half of 2026 and its potential impacts across the country.

This outlook examines the expected evolution of El Niño during the second half of 2026 in Philippines and its potential impacts across the country.

The El Niño climate impact outlook Somalia examines the evolving El Niño conditions and the potential implications for the October–December 2026 Deyr season.

This study shows that perceived false flood alarms can reduce evacuation behaviour, while positive emotional responses to false alarms may help maintain protective action during future warnings.

This document maps global water-related risks facing coastal populations by combining six water stressors, exposure and vulnerability. It identifies major risk hotspots in Asia and highlights the need for integrated, high-resolution risk assessment.

The survey of over 2000 respondents in Nepal and Bangladesh confirms extreme heat is a pervasive and escalating risk, significantly degrading public health, livelihoods and well-being and provides evidence for increasing investment in heat interventions

World Bank assessment of climate risks to Madagascar’s fisheries, marine ecosystems and coastal communities, with recommendations for adaptation and resilience.

This report provides guidance for homeowners, regulators and recovery professionals on assessing soil contamination, testing requirements and safe restoration after fires.

This paper introduces a climate impact taxonomy linking IPCC climate impact-drivers with key climate risks, creating a practical framework for adaptation planning and decision-making.

This study evaluates coastal overwash and inundation forecasts during Hurricanes Laura and Delta, highlighting how storm surge uncertainty and wave effects influence coastal hazard predictions.