Social impacts and social resilience

The ability of a community or society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate, adapt to, transform and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner, including through the preservation and restoration of its essential basic structures and functions through risk management. 

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Hands of an elderly man with one US dollar and one cent
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People without bank accounts can face difficulty receiving aid.

Yale Climate Connections
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The aim of the present study is exploring the role of society and family in adolescents’ disaster resilience.

BMC Public Health
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This study presents real-world testing of how a community's pre-flood resilience capacities influence post-flood outcomes, using actual flood events from 66 communities in seven developing countries across the world.

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier)
New York - wildfire smoke, June 2023
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A new study found that patients recovering from lung cancer surgery in a facility near an active wildfire stayed in the hospital longer than similar patients in the same facility when there were no wildfires.

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Community evacuation center building designed to be earthquake resistant in North Lombok, Indonesia
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Set to open in 2026, the shelter will provide safe refuge for up to 150 animals during disasters, including goats, cows, pigs and dogs.

Humane World for Animals (Humane Society International)
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The purpose of this report is to introduce a basic statistical model of resilience prediction based on indicators. Enhancing European resilience and security is a European Commission priority for the near, mid, and longterm horizons.

European Commission
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The study focuses on assessing urban seismic social vulnerability in Changchun City, China, using a combination of game theory and the TOPSIS model.

Nature Scientific Reports
Woman walking in the floating village of Lake Titicaca, Peru
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Indigenous communities face colliding crises as the Andes’ largest lake dries out and chokes on waste, but many are taking action and sharing solutions.

Dialogue Earth
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