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Flood risk already affects 1.81 billion people. Climate change and unplanned urbanization could worsen exposure
Jun Rentschler , Melda Salhab , Bramka Arga Jafino
Alarming insights into the scale of people’s exposure and their vulnerabilities. to flood hazards.
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Investing in cities today is the key for a resilient future
Bernice Van Bronkhorst
Harnessing the potential of cities for a safer, more prosperous planet.
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Better school infrastructure can support learning recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean
Enrique Alasino , Juan Carlos Atoche , Juan Pablo Fuentealba Álvarez
Improving school infrastructure to aid learning recovery amid a pandemic.
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Mobility and resilience: A global assessment of flood impacts on urban road networks
Yiyi He , Jun Erik Rentschler , Paolo Avner
Evaluating urban road networks' direct exposure to flood hazards.
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Building disaster resilience among the vulnerable
Alvina Erman , Rui Su
How a tool that finds the optimal resilience building solution can also protect the most vulnerable.
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On the way towards mainstreaming and operationalization of Earth Observation (EO)-based information: Lessons from the EO4SD initiative
Alex Chunet
Mainstreaming and operationalizing satellite-based environmental data.
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Rapid urban growth in flood zones: Global trends in exposure since 1985
Jun Erik Rentschler , Paolo Avner , Rui Su , Stéphane Hallegatte
Analyzing locally determined patterns of urbanization and spatial development.
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Building the evidence for more effective disaster risk reduction
Lauren Kelly , Stephen Hutton
On the development case for disaster risk reduction
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Nature-based solutions for resilient cities and restoring local biodiversity
Brenden Jongman , Ruth Tiffer Sotomayor , Xueman Wang
Working with nature to strengthen urban resilience.
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From report to action: Rapid diagnostics for disaster risk management of health systems
Mersedeh Tariverdi , Daniel Clark Thompson , Jun Erik Rentschler , Keiko Sakoda
Strengthening health systems to improve disaster risk reduction.