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Call for Consultancy: Urban Heat Action Plan Evaluation

06 May 2025
Increasing heat risks combined with rapid urbanization trends, especially in Africa and Southeast Asia, and aging population trends, for example in Europe, result in a need to scale action to prevent impacts on lives, health, and wellbeing. Recognizi...
Other type of resource, Urban Resilience
Briefs and Fact Sheets, Case Study

Preparedness for winter weather and response by National Societies in Europe and Central Asia

13 Jan 2025
This briefing note outlines common winter weather hazards experienced across Europe and Central Asia, and the ways in which National Societies are preparing for and responding to them. It also provides insights into how the changing climate is influe...
Briefs and Fact Sheets, Case Study, Anticipatory action, Cold wave / dzud, Public Awareness and Public Education
Awareness material, Guidance material, Report

Effective emergency preparedness for flooding and drought: A guide for cities

05 Dec 2024
Effective emergency preparedness for flooding and drought: A guide for cities Implementation Guides – October 2024 DARAJA Case Study, pp. 25-26 Climate-related hazards are growing in intensity and frequency, causing significant loss and damage ...
Awareness material, Guidance material, Report, Early Warning Systems, Flood, Heat Wave, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Urban Resilience
Awareness material, Data set, Guidance material, Report

World Risk Poll 2024 Report: Resilience in a Changing World

19 Jun 2024
This is the release of the second edition of the Lloyd’s Register Foundation World Risk Poll Resilience Index. This resource offers deep insights into the resilience and vulnerabilities of countries and communities globally, especially regardin...
Awareness material, Data set, Guidance material, Report, Community Engagement and Accountability, Early Warning Systems
Case Study, Guidance material, Manual

Asbestos

05 Jan 2023
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral composed of soft and flexible fibers that are resistant to heat, electricity and corrosion. These qualities make the mineral useful, but they also make asbestos exposure highly toxic. Asbestos is an effective...
Case Study, Guidance material, Manual, Community Engagement and Accountability
Report

Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2019

02 Jul 2019
The United Nations Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) is the flagship report of the United Nations on worldwide efforts to reduce disaster risk. The GAR is published biennially by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDR...
Report, Risk Assessment
Report

WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate in 2018

02 Apr 2019
The World Metereological Organization (WMO) marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate, which was first issued in 1194. The 2019 edition treating data for 2018 marks sustained international efforts dedi...
Report, Climate Change Adaptation, Heat Wave, Livelihoods and Food Security
Guidance material

Preparedness for Effective Response

16 Nov 2018
Preparedness for Effective Response (PER) is a cyclical approach for a National Society (NS) to systematically assess, measure, and analyse the strengths and weaknesses of its response system in order to take remedial actions. The PER approach puts t...
Guidance material, Risk Assessment
Video

Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management in Tajikistan

24 Nov 2014
Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management in Tajikistan
Video
Case Study

Impact of mudflows reduced through partnerships – Tajikistan

14 Oct 2013
This video focuses on a case study from Tajikistan where heavy mudflows ravaged a village but the mobilised community was prepared and able to reduce the risk of disaster in their area. One in a series of video case studies created by the Global Netw...
Case Study, Flood, Landslide

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