Public safety
Climate Information & Early Warning Systems Communications Toolkit
Learn to issue and package early warnings and create integrated communications strategies that support the value proposition for climate information, weather forecasts and NMHS in Africa.
Everyday Disasters and Everyday Heroes
Read here about Frontline: A programme that uniquely finds out from local people what threats they face.
Alpine Hazards in South Tyrol (Italy) and Grison (Switzerland) – emBRACE project case study
This case study focuses on community resilience to alpine hazards in South Tyrol (Italy) and Grison (Switzerland)
Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate cHange (Ja REEACH) – Community Action Network Combat Flooding
A community member presents the direct and indirect impacts of flooding in the community of Troy as part of the...
INSIDE STORY: Building resilience to climate change locally: The case of Valenzuela City, Metro Manila
This case study in Valenzuela City, Metro Manila shows how disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and ecosystem management and restoration actually interact on the ground. Rather than treating them in their own silos, they need to be addressed in a more holistic way. The integrated PfR approach is an effective way to build climate- and ecosystem-smart, resilient communities.
CDKN INSIDE STORY: Understanding the risk of flooding in the city: The case of Barangay Potrero, Metro Manila
Malabon City is in Metro Manila, the National Capital Region of the Philippines. It is part of a sub-region called...
How can Ethiopia do better at mitigating disaster risk and adapting to climate change?
Manish Kumar shares key recommendations that can help Ethiopia improve its mechanisms to plan for and respond to unexpected weather events.
CBA and resilience-building in Ethiopia
Beleta Hode has been involved in the GRAD programme for 10 months. “Since taking part in GRAD my family is...
Identifying factors which build or erode the resilience of rice production, and rice farmers, to climatic shocks and natural disasters in Odisha, India.
This project will identify what environmental, socio-economic and institutional factors, and the interaction of these factors across multiple scales, build or erode the climate and disaster resilience of rice cropping and rice farmers in coastal Odisha.
Methods for integrative research on community resilience to multiple hazards, with examples from Italy and England
The paper links inter- and trans-disciplinary methodologies to map stakeholders’ knowledge and combine this with the best available data for disaster resilience planning.