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Wetland Centers and the Fight Against Climate Change | End Poverty in South Asia
Nadeera Rajapakse
A closer look at how urban wetlands became central to flood risk management in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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Ahead of the storm: An innovative disaster recovery planning tool is now available in the Caribbean
Francesco Varotto , Clara Ariza , Roberto Mendez , Naraya Carrasco , Suranga Kahandawa
Providing a deep analytical dive into the recovery capacity of a given sector.
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Kenyan youth strengthen urban resilience through innovative public works pilot | Nasikiliza
Vivien Deparday , Sheila Kamunyori , Mira Lilian Gupta , Yves Barthélemy , Raymond Kirwa
Providing at-risk youth with opportunities to develop digital skills through a public works model.
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How can East Asia’s city leaders rise to the extreme urban heat challenge? | East Asia & Pacific on the Rise
Anna Wellenstein , Mark Roberts , Chandan Deuskar , Nick Jones , Jane Park
Shedding light on how city leaders in East Asia can combat extreme urban heat.
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How can we do better? Improving climate and disaster resilience in complex settings
Jemma Vasilyan , Karima Ben Bih
A portfolio review of World Bank’s DRM interventions in FCV settings that help countries.
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How to make urban hills safer: Cross-city dialogue on landslide risk management
Hiromi Akiyama , Masatsugu Takamatsu , Mustafa Copelj , Megha Mukim
Sarajevo confronts growing development pressures in hilly urban areas.
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Tracking urban flood exposure: Global trends since 1985
Jun Rentschler , Paolo Avner , Stéphane Hallegatte
Rapid urbanization increases flood risks and people’s vulnerability in cities and countries.
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Risk Data Library Standard: making it easier to work with disaster and climate risk data
GFDRR releases the Risk Data Library Standard, an open data standard to manage climate risk data.
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Can AI help build climate resilience in the Caribbean? Let’s look at housing | Sustainable Cities
Isabelle Tingzon , Nuala Margaret Cowan , Pierre Chrzanowski
Combining AI, Earth observation, and local expertise to improve decision-making.
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No Mountain High Enough: Assessing Geohazard Risks Using Satellite Technology in South Asia
Masatsugu Takamatsu , Abhas Jha
The menace of landslides and their catastrophic aftermaths looms large in South Asia.