climate-related disasters
A review of mental health and wellbeing under climate change in small island developing states (SIDS)
This paper reviews research about mental health and wellbeing under climate change in small island developing states (SIDS).
Careless Development Models in Yolanda’s Wake
Six years after Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) devastated Tacloban city in the Philippines the struggle for recovery continues. A call for transformation in the current development and recovery model.
Kajian Kerentanan dan Risiko Iklim Provinsi Jawa Timur (Bahasa Indonesia)
Kajian yang berfokus pada Provinsi Jawa Timur ini dihasilkan oleh USAID APIK, sebagai dasar untuk menyusun strategi adaptasi perubahan iklim dan ketangguhan daerah.
Climate Change & Environment Nexus Brief: Fragility and Conflict
This brief looks at the nexus of environment, climate change, fragility and conflict and their complex interlinkages, and focuses on conflicts related to declining natural resources.
The New Frontier of Adaptive Finance for Disaster Recovery
This report asks how financial institutions can adapt their offerings to rebuild healthy markets after shock events and explores the use of adaptive finance for supporting post-disaster recovery.
Disaster response: The 72-hour Emergency Assessment approach
This document provides an overview of the aims, applications and general method behind the 72-hour assessment method, by which WFP can respond quickly and appropriately to humanitarian disasters.
Building a Climate-Resilient City: Disaster preparedness and emergency management
This policy brief looks at disaster preparedness and emergency management measures that cities can use to build their resilience to climate change impacts.
Looking upstream: enhancers of child nutritional status in post-flood rural settings
This article explores the role of education in reducing the societal impacts of extreme flood events, particularly with regards to post-flood child undernutrition.
Social Learning and Resilience Building in the emBRACE Framework
This report explores how the challenges faced by communities at risk from environmental hazards might be tackled via the application of social learning practices.
The role of green infrastructure in mitigating the impacts of weather- and climate change-related natural hazards
The impacts of climate change related events and disasters on human society and the environment can often be reduced using Green Infrastructure solutions; this report explains how.