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Risk Governance or Risky Governance? Delhi’s Urban Utility Governance Landscape and Heatwaves

09 Apr 2026
Authors and Collaborators: Anshu Ogra, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Nistha Kanodia, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Summary: Delhi’s record-breaking heat in May 2024—followed within weeks by extreme early-monsoon rainfall—exposed...
Research, Climate Change Adaptation, Urban Resilience
Research

Integrating Indigenous Knowledge with Formal Governance for Enhanced Disaster Resilience in Urban Coastal Areas: Case of Karachi Pakistan 

09 Apr 2026
Authors and Collaborators: Sarah Ather Khan, NED University Saeed Ud Din Ahmed, NED University Abid Mehmood, Cardiff University Summary: Coastal communities in Karachi face escalating risks from erosion, pollution, declining fish stocks, and increasi...
Research, Climate Change Adaptation, Urban Resilience
Research

Climate Governance and Risk Management: Comparative Institutional Analysis in Three Key Paraguayan Cities

09 Apr 2026
Authors and Collaborators: Angelina Adelfa Trinidad Da Silva, Universidad Nacional de Asunción María Victoria Zavala, Universidad Nacional del Este Jorge Antonio Martin, Municipalidad de Encarnación Summary: This research addresses the critical pr...
Research, Climate Change Adaptation, Urban Resilience
Research

Evaluating the Role of Local Governments in Climate Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Comparative Study of Mafikeng City (South Africa) and Kisumu City (Kenya)

09 Apr 2026
Authors and Collaborators: Stephen Balaka Opiyo, North-West University Roelof P. Burger, North-West University Godwin Opinde, Kenyatta University Niké Wesch, North-West University Summary: Local governments in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are increasin...
Research, Climate Change Adaptation, Urban Resilience
Research

Leveraging Governance Innovation for Urban Climate Resilience: Strengthening Municipal Fiscal Autonomy in Bangladesh

09 Apr 2026
Authors and Collaborators: Uswatun Mahera Khushi, Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University Summary: This research investigates the critical nexus of fiscal autonomy, governance innovation, and urban climate resilience in Bangladeshi municipalities. ...
Research, Climate Change Adaptation, Urban Resilience
Research

Developing a Participatory Urban Governance Model to Improve Flood Resilience in Informal Settlements in Accra

09 Apr 2026
Authors and Collaborators: Josephine Agbeko, Michigan Technological University Daniel Shtob, Michigan Technological University Summary: In part due to dire flood risk projections in Accra, Ghana’s capital and largest city, government leaders and co...
Research, Climate Change Adaptation, Urban Resilience
Research

Equitable Urban Climate Action: Integrating Disability-Inclusive Plans Into School Disaster Preparedness

09 Apr 2026
Authors and Collaborators: Jacob Malama, University of Gothenburg Victor Saidi Phiri, University of Gothenburg Summary: Climate-induced disasters increasingly threaten Zambia’s education system, disrupting learning and exposing inequities in sch...
Research, Climate Change Adaptation, Disability Inclusive Disaster Preparedness, Urban Resilience
Assessment or evaluation, Report

Learning from Crises: Responding to droughts

06 Apr 2026
This lessons paper distills 17 top-level lessons from humanitarian responses to droughts between 2012 and 2024. The lessons highlight areas of strong convergence on what humanitarian actors should prioritise when anticipating, responding to and suppo...
Assessment or evaluation, Report, Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management, Post-Disaster Recovery, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Case Study

Red Cross Regional Disaster Unit: A Regional Disaster Response Unit Ups Its Game to Help More People in Need

18 Mar 2026
The American Red Cross’s Regional Disaster Team (RDT) in Central/Southern Illinois is a small but mighty operation — just 10 paid staff members managing roughly 800 volunteers across a three-state area. This case study, published by Deloitte ...
Case Study, Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management, Post-Disaster Recovery
Research

Comparing the Effectiveness of Different Financial Mechanisms in Women’s Disaster Resilience in the Coastal City of Mahajanga, Madagascar

17 Mar 2026
Authors and Collaborators: Kanto Ingotiana Razanajatovo, University of Mahajanga Summary: Mahajanga, located in northwest Madagascar, is a coastal city where cyclones, erratic rainfall, drought, and floods are intensifying. Consequently, the populati...
Research, Climate Change Adaptation, Urban Resilience

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