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View article: Climate change capacity building in Africa: initiatives at the United Nations University Bonn
Climate change capacity building in Africa: initiatives at the United Nations University Bonn Open
With the mission to build knowledge for a sustainable world, the United Nations University in Bonn (UNU Bonn) (including the Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) and the Vice-Rectorate in Europe (UNU-VIE)) is heavily invo…
View article: A Network of Excellence (NoE) on impact-based Multi-hazard Early Warning Systems and Anticipatory Action across Africa 
A Network of Excellence (NoE) on impact-based Multi-hazard Early Warning Systems and Anticipatory Action across Africa  Open
In our increasingly interconnected world, the compound, cascading, and systemic nature of risks takes on a new dimension and meaning. Africa is one of the continents predicted to be most adversely affected by climate change due to high lev…
View article: Building Climate Resilience: Lessons from the 2021 Floods in Western Europe
Building Climate Resilience: Lessons from the 2021 Floods in Western Europe Open
In July 2021, the Rhine-Meuse region straddling Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands was affected by devastating floods that have led to the loss of more than 240 lives and damage worth billions of Euros. The event was closely watched by r…
View article: Managing the co-occurrence of natural hazards and pandemics with a new parallel phases DRM model
Managing the co-occurrence of natural hazards and pandemics with a new parallel phases DRM model Open
The Disaster Risk Management Cycle (DRMC) is a common reference for the international Disaster Risk Management (DRM) community to describe the management of catastrophic anthropogenic and natural events worldwide. Implementing this approac…
View article: Technical Report: Tonga volcano eruption
Technical Report: Tonga volcano eruption Open
On 15 January 2022, the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano eruption was felt across the Pacific Ocean and beyond, releasing energy equivalent to hundreds of Hiroshima nuclear explosions and creating supersonic air pressure waves that were o…
View article: Challenges and Opportunities for Risk Management of Volcanic Hazards in Small-Island Developing States
Challenges and Opportunities for Risk Management of Volcanic Hazards in Small-Island Developing States Open
The explosive volcanic eruptions of La Soufrière volcano, St Vincent and the Grenadines, in April 2021 caused the displacement of thousands of people, resulting in heavy disruption of livelihoods and economic activities, destruction of cri…
View article: Focus Issue: Addressing Challenges of Hazards, Risks, and Disaster Management in Mountain Regions
Focus Issue: Addressing Challenges of Hazards, Risks, and Disaster Management in Mountain Regions Open
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View article: Learning from the Covid-19 pandemic to advance multi-hazard risk management: a critical analysis of the Italian Red Cross emergency management data
Learning from the Covid-19 pandemic to advance multi-hazard risk management: a critical analysis of the Italian Red Cross emergency management data Open
<p>The long-lasting Covid-19 pandemic emergency that the world has been experiencing for more than two years is dramatically challenging all national emergency management systems. For the first time in recent history, our society has…
View article: Arching from Function to Form—Important Design Elements of Simulation Exercises (SimEx) in Emergency Response and Disaster Risk Management
Arching from Function to Form—Important Design Elements of Simulation Exercises (SimEx) in Emergency Response and Disaster Risk Management Open
With Rasmussen’s abstraction hierarchy as starting point, the present article focuses on understanding some of the aspects guiding the development of a simulation exercise (SimEx) from a multi-faceted perspective, based on interviews and p…
View article: The Global Mountain Safeguard Research (GLOMOS) Programme: Linking Academia and the United Nations System for Transformative Resilience in Mountain Regions
The Global Mountain Safeguard Research (GLOMOS) Programme: Linking Academia and the United Nations System for Transformative Resilience in Mountain Regions Open
Population growth, climate change, and unsustainable natural resource management are putting pressure on mountain ecosystems and making mountain communities increasingly vulnerable to climate and disaster risks. The international academic …
View article: Data for: Developing a Geographic Information Capacity (GIC) Profile for Disaster Management under United Nations Framework Commitments
Data for: Developing a Geographic Information Capacity (GIC) Profile for Disaster Management under United Nations Framework Commitments Open
This research data supports the GIC Profile results for the manuscript, Developing a Geographic Information Capacity (GIC) Profile for Disaster Management under United Nations Framework Commitments.
View article: Accredited qualifications for capacity development in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation
Accredited qualifications for capacity development in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation Open
Increasingly practitioners and policy makers working across the globe are recognising the importance of bringing together disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. From studies across 15 Pacific island nations, a key barrier t…
View article: Flood risk assessment and mapping in Abidjan district using multi-criteria analysis (AHP) model and geoinformation techniques, (cote d’ivoire)
Flood risk assessment and mapping in Abidjan district using multi-criteria analysis (AHP) model and geoinformation techniques, (cote d’ivoire) Open
Flood is one of the most destructive natural disasters of climate change effects in West Africa. Flood risk occurrence is a combination of natural and anthropogenic factors, which calls for a better understanding of its spatial extent. The…