Disasters

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Press Release

New UN Tool Maps Floods Since 1985

United Nations University-led experts have debuted a new tool that generates instant, accurate street-level resolution maps of floods worldwide.

01 Oct 2021

Event

The Garment Industry in Bangladesh Under COVID-19

Sanchita Banerjee Saxena joins the WIDER Webinar Series to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on garment workers in Bangladesh.

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Press Release

Ageing Dams Pose Growing Threat

By 2050, most people on Earth will live downstream of tens of thousands of large dams already operating at or beyond their design life.

22 Jan 2021

Event

Assessing the Enabling Environment of SDG 6 With Limited Evidence Through the SDG 6 Policy Support System

Assessing the Enabling Environment of SDG 6 with Limited Evidence through the SDG 6 Policy Support System

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Event

Transdisciplinary Education for Disaster Risk Reduction

Launching the International Network for Advancing Transdisciplinary Education

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News

Policy Brief Presents Recommendations on Prolonged Displacement

The brief is based on field research in Fukushima since the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident.

13 Mar 2015

Event

21st Century of Disaster: Lessons from the March 2011 Disasters and the Sustainable Development Goals

TOKYO: This symposium aims to incorporate the experiences and lessons learned from "3.11" into discussions on the post-2015 development agenda.

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Project

MCII: Climate Risk Adaptation and Insurance in the Caribbean (CRAIC)

The CRAIC project addresses climate change adaptation and vulnerability by promoting climate risk insurance to manage and transfer risk

12 Nov 2013