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Category: Disaster Management and Response
Recognising Women Leadership in Disaster Risk Reduction
The Women's International Network on Disaster Reduction will award two women for exemplary leadership role in disaster risk reduction.
Gaps in Drone Application in Disaster Response
A study examined over 600 research on drone applications and the response-related research area lacks drone application. Read to learn more.
How Asia and the Pacific Can Build Resilience
Disaster management and preparation in the Asia-Pacific significantly reduced fatalities and losses from natural and biological disasters.
What Hinders Bangladeshis to Evacuate During Disasters
A study investigated the factors that influence refuge-seeking and evacuating behaviours of people in Bangladesh during major cyclones.
The Importance of Scaling Up Locally-led Climate Adaptation
Know the value of locally-led climate adaptation actions, their implications on local communities empowerment in making adaptation efforts.
Mitigating Flood Losses Using Real-time Forecasting in India
Scientists from the government and research institutes have gathered to work on Chennai’s flood forecasting system to mitigate flood losses.
The UNDRR’s Special Report on Drought 2021
The UNDRR special port on drought explores the current understanding of drought risk, its drivers and how the world is exposed and vulnerable.
Severe Flooding Hits NZ and European Countries
In less than two months apart, torrential rains swept across the country and brought with it record floods that devastated properties.
Vietnam’s Health Sector’s Risk and Climate Adaptation
A study looks at Vietnam’s climate change health risk, its citizens' vulnerability, and the capacity to manage and adapt to these risks.