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Deploying digital public goods to reduce disaster risk
Pierre Chrzanowski , Jenty Kirsch-Wood , Mira Lilian Gupta , Stuart Fraser
Digital public goods can transform how climate risks are managed and support innovation globally.
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Preparing for hurricane season: Lessons learned from risk communication to behavioral change
Francesco Varotto , Naraya Carrasco , Suranga Kahandawa , Emiliano Rodriguez Nuesch
Five lessons learned from a multi-platform strategy focused on improving hurricane preparedness.
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Nature-based solutions for climate resilience are catching on in World Bank projects: Less gray, more green and blue
Brenden Jongman , Sally Judson
Nature-based solutions are cost-effective alternatives that offer social and environmental benefits.
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Efficiency and equity in urban flood management policies: A systematic urban economics exploration
Paolo Avner , Charlote Liotta , Stéphane Hallegatte
Designing flood management policies to avoid greater inequality in the future.
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Strategies for paying less on the disaster bill
Joaquin Toro , Rolando Durán Vargas , Felipe Montoya , Abigail Baca
A layered approach to disaster risk financing strategies.
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Adapting social protection systems to build disaster and climate resilience for all
Diana Cubas , Mirtha Escobar
How inclusive approaches can integrate climate resilience into adaptive social protection programs.
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Can machine learning improve risk mapping to save lives from landslides?
Sachi Suzuki , Masatsugu Takamatsu , Abhas Jha
The role of accurate risk mapping in addressing landslide risks.
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Cities Look to Nature for Climate Solutions
How nature-based solutions mitigate disaster risk in a cost-effective way.
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“Nothing about us, without us”: How persons with disabilities in the Pacific islands can help build resilience to climate and disaster risks
Zoe Trohanis , Linda Anderson-Berry , Mirtha Escobar
Four key lessons in enhancing inclusive disaster risk management in the Pacific.
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The critical role of emergency operations centers in saving lives when disasters strike
Lilia Burunciuc , Decima Corea , Elad Shenfeld
How early response measures can prevent the loss of lives.