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Every week the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ team of editors selects the latest news and research, reports and publications on disaster risk reduction – here is their selection of the latest must-read content.

Flooding from afternoon thunderstorms in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (2016)
Update

Strengthening risk thinking is essential to help Cambodia prepare for future shocks, protect development gains, and adapt in ways that support continued poverty reduction and economic growth. This calls for a change in focus to events that might happen.

World Bank, the
Starting sand storm in desert of high altiude with cumulonimbus rain louds.
Update

Kuwait – like many of its neighbours – is becoming increasingly exposed and vulnerable to multi-hazard scenarios, where different climate hazards, such as extreme heat and flooding, may occur in quick succession and within the same geographic areas.

London School of Economics and Political Science, the
Sun above a city
Update

The temperature is rising, putting the world’s growing urban population at risk. Identifying hotspots and making use of all available data sources is key.

Community Research and Development Information Service
Flooded plain adjacent to a river
Research briefs

What if the key to protecting communities from devastating floods lies in the landscape itself? UVM research explores the unique characteristics of floodplains, uncovering how the landscape can ease flood water’s momentum and impact.

Vermont Law School
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Documents and publications

The 2025 Interconnected Disaster Risks report shifts focus from diagnosing problems to mapping out solutions.

United Nations University (UNU)
Ä¢¹½´«Ã½less person walking on front of Seoul Central Station, in South Korea
Research briefs

A study is calling for social workers to play a critical role in advocating for and including marginalized communities in addressing climate change and injustice.

University of Kansas
Sharecroppers plow a field in Urubamba Valley in Peru
Update

While Peru's canal systems of the past may have looked similar to those of the present, they functioned in more efficient, flexible ways. The key to adapting to our present and future climate may lie in comprehending how people used it.

Conversation Media Group, the
People crossing road with umbrella in rain at Matunga in Mumbai Maharashtra India
Update

Nicknamed the "Bullet" for its speed, the new pump station is one of the many interventions under the Guyana Flood Risk Management Project, aimed at building resilience to disasters and reducing flooding in Guyana's coastal plain

World Bank, the
Cover and source: Syiah Kuala University
Documents and publications

This policy brief attempts to bridge the research gap on women's roles in disaster resilience by examining and maximizing the contribution of women, considering the vulnerabilities they face arising from pre-existing inequalities and social norms.

Syiah Kuala University (USK)
Big wave beneath huge clouds
Research briefs

Underwater sound waves could weaken tsunamis by redistributing their energy before they strike coastlines, saving lives and infrastructure in at-risk locations across the globe, according to new research.

Cardiff University
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