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2023 Disasters in Numbers: A Significant Year of Disaster Impact
In 2023, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded a total of 399 disasters related to natural hazards.
29 April 2024
Reports and booksAvalancheCold WaveDroughtEarthquakeFloodHeatwaveLandslideVolcanogenicWildfiresWindGlobal
2023 Interconnected Disaster Risks Report
UNU EHS report which analyses six 'tipping points' which are changing lives across the world.
20 March 2024
Reports and booksMulti-hazardPreparednessPreventionGlobalall Europe/EURisk reduction & assessmentEnvironmental degradation
2023 Report on CERF-Funded Climate Action
Inaugural report on CERF-funded climate action, including support for resilience to climate change and early action.
21 October 2024
Reports and booksCase studiesEnvironmentalMeteorological & HydrologicalMulti-hazardPreparednessPreventionResponseGlobalAnticipation and foresightResilienceRisk reduction & assessmentSituational awarenessClimate changeEnvironmental degradation
A methodology for identifying, documenting and extrapolating potential…
Methodological approach for identifying, documenting and extrapolating potential good practices in DRM and based on the ROADMAP and ROADMAP2 projects
7 May 2024
HighlightedResearch papersMulti-hazardGlobalAnticipation and foresightRisk awareness & communicationRisk reduction & assessment
Artificial Intelligence applied to disasters and crises management
Exploring the application of Large Language Models and other AI techniques to the European Crisis Management Laboratory analyses.
22 January 2025
Reports and booksMulti-hazardPreparednessPreventionResponseGlobalAI, RPAS & remote sensingAnticipation and foresight
Assessing the Benefits and Costs of Nature-Based Solutions for Climate…
This guideline aims to provide a common ground for valuing the benefits and costs of NBS for climate resilience at the project level.
12 September 2024
Reports and booksGuidelines and manualsMulti-hazardPreparednessPreventionGlobalAnticipation and foresightNature-Based SolutionsClimate changeUrbanisation
Assessment of the suitability of drought descriptions for wildfires under…
This study explores the suitability of different drought descriptions for wildfires under various humid temperate climates in Japan.
6 November 2024
HighlightedResearch papersCase studiesReports and booksDroughtResponseGlobalSituational awarenessClimate changeEnvironmental degradation
Atlas of the Human Planet 2024
The Atlas, by the JRC, showcases how the Global Human Settlement Layer transforms free and open data and geo-information offered by the EU
6 November 2024
Reports and booksPreparednessPreventionRecoveryResponseGlobalAI, RPAS & remote sensingAnticipation and foresightEvacuationRisk awareness & communicationRisk reduction & assessmentSituational awarenessChanging security landscapeClimate changeTechnological developmentsUrbanisation
Beyond vulnerability: A guidance note on youth, climate, peace and security
The Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agenda and the Climate, Peace and Security (CPS) agenda indicate a shift in global peace and security.
6 November 2024
Reports and booksGood practices and lessons learntGuidelines and manualsEnvironmentalPreparednessRecoveryResponseGlobalEducation & Training
CLIMAAX Desk review of existing CRA frameworks
Review of relevant literature on Climate Risk Assessments (CRAs) and frameworks
4 September 2024
Good practices and lessons learntPreparednessPreventionGlobalRisk reduction & assessmentClimate change
DestinE presentation 3 June 2024
Presentation of Destination Earth at UCPKN DRM Science and Planning WG on 3 June 2024
26 June 2024
Meteorological & HydrologicalMulti-hazardGlobalAI, RPAS & remote sensingAnticipation and foresightClimate change
Disaster risk financing solutions for farmers and fishers in Fiji and…
Document considers impact of cyclones and drought upon farming and fishing communities in Fiji.
20 March 2024
Case studiesDroughtTropical CyclonePreparednessRecoveryResponseGlobalMaritimeRisk reduction & assessmentClimate change
Disaster risk management and cultural heritage: The perceptions of…
This article aims to explore the perceptions of a group of UNESCO world heritage site managers (WHSM) on disaster risk management.
29 April 2024
Research papersMulti-hazardGlobalCultural HeritageClimate change
Drought in Europe, July 2024
Analytical report by the EU's Joint Research Centre (JRC) which provides new data on drought in Europe, up to 18/07/2024
2 August 2024
HighlightedReports and booksDroughtEnvironmentalPreparednessPreventionResponseGlobalall Europe/EUAnticipation and foresightSituational awarenessClimate changeEnvironmental degradation
Drought Risk and Resilience Assessment Methodology
A Proactive Approach to Managing Drought Risk
22 January 2025
Reports and booksDroughtFood SafetyPreparednessPreventionGlobalResilienceClimate changeEnvironmental degradation
Emissions Gap Report 2024: No more hot air, please!
The report looks at how much nations must promise to cut off greenhouse gases, in the next round of Nationally Determined Contributions ahead of COP30
17 April 2025
Reports and booksResearch papersEnvironmentalPreventionRecoveryResponseGlobalall Europe/EUAnticipation and foresightClimate changeEnvironmental degradation
For a European Civil Protection Force: Europe Aid
Former EU Commissioner Michel Barnier looks at what the EU is doing in civil protection, and considers what more in could do in emergency response.
8 April 2024
Reports and booksMulti-hazardResponseGlobalSituational awarenessChanging security landscapeClimate changeEnvironmental degradation
Forest fires in Europe, Middle East and North Africa 2022
EFFIS annual report on forest fires for the year 2022 documents fires in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
24 March 2024
Reports and booksEnvironmentalWildfiresPreventionRecoveryResponseGlobalSouthern Neighbourhoodall Europe/EURisk reduction & assessmentEnvironmental degradation
From Risk to Resilience: Unlocking Climate and Health Finance for Local…
The Collective MindS Climate x Health Council is a group of world-leading experts from industry, academia, civil society, philanthropy and government.
8 November 2024
Reports and booksGuidelines and manualsPreparednessPreventionGlobalHealthResilienceRisk reduction & assessmentClimate changeEnvironmental degradation
Gender Dimensions of Disaster Risk and Resilience
This report reviews existing evidence and data on how men and women, boys and girls are impacted by, prepare for and cope with disasters.
12 February 2025
Reports and booksMulti-hazardSocietalPreparednessPreventionGlobalEducation & TrainingResilienceRisk awareness & communicationChanging security landscapeClimate change
Global Drought Snapshot 2023
This document offers a global snapshot of drought and its impacts worldwide.
29 April 2024
HighlightedReports and booksDroughtGlobalRisk reduction & assessmentEnvironmental degradation
Global Risks Report 2026
The report analyses global risks through three timeframes to support decision-makers in balancing current crises and longer-term priorities
16 January 2026
Reports and booksPreparednessPreventionGlobalall Europe/EURisk reduction & assessment
Identifying disaster risk factors and hotspots in Africa from…
A research article which aims to identify disaster risk patterns, factors, and interactions, as well as notable risk hotspots.
17 April 2025
Research papersReports and booksMulti-hazardPreparednessPreventionGlobalRisk reduction & assessmentClimate changeEnvironmental degradation
Integrated Approach for Cost-Effective Disaster Risk Management
Asian Development Bank East Asia's report number 71 on cost-effective disaster risk management.
8 November 2024
Reports and booksGuidelines and manualsPreparednessPreventionRecoveryGlobalAnticipation and foresightResilienceRisk awareness & communicationRisk reduction & assessment
Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defence Centre of…
The document underlines the importance of cooperation between The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United Nations (UN) in CBRNe.
13 March 2025
Reports and booksCBRNEPreventionRecoveryResponseGlobalChanging security landscapeTechnological developments