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.

This theme covers aspects related to preparedness, contingency planning, disaster response plans, and prevention.

Latest Disaster risk management additions in the Knowledge Base

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A helicopter drops water on a raging bushfire
Research briefs

Increasing overlap of fire weather between Australia and North America complicates international firefighting efforts.

Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH
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Documents and publications

This toolkit brings together hands-on resources to support practitioners in implementing conflict-sensitive, effective, and sustainable anticipatory action in fragile, conflict- and violence-affected (FCV) contexts.

Anticipation Hub
Cover and source: Journal of Flood Risk Management
Documents and publications

This study examines the effectiveness of vegetative nature-based coastal solutions (NBCS) for mitigating coastal flood risk. The findings suggest that reliance on vegetative NBCS may not be sustainable for long-term coastal flood risk management.

Journal of Flood Risk Management (Wiley)
Cover and source: Natural Hazards (Springer)
Documents and publications

This study introduces an equity-sensitive framework in a Philippines case study that considers inequities in exposure and vulnerability, demonstrating how these inequities compound into well-being risks.

Natural Hazards (Springer)
Storm surge affecting a coastal city
Research briefs

To improve readiness for extreme weather, detailed information about all the factors that cause flooding, such as storm surges, rainfall and waves, is essential. New research offers a way to understand how these factors interact in complex ways.

Deltares
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Fires are getting more extreme and growing faster than they did in the past and as development expands toward fire-prone forests, more homes are at risk.

Yale Climate Connections
Workers on a construction site during sunset
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When major earthquakes hit communities may bear the brunt, but they also lead recovery efforts. As Myanmar mobilizes its response, here are five key lessons to guide the way forward.

World Economic Forum
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Documents and publications

This study compares the May 2024 storm with geomagnetic data from the September 2017, October 2003, March 1989 as well as September 1859 Carrington event to demonstrate the differences in magnitude, timings and latitudinal extent between these events.

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
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