Natural disasters

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Press Release

COVID-19 Sparked New Thinking on Risks, UN Report Finds

The way individuals and decision-making bodies view risks associated with hazards and shocks has undergone a fundamental change due to COVID-19.

19 May 2022

Press Release

UNU-INWEH's World Flood Mapping Tool is One of 2021’s '100 Greatest Innovations'

Popular Science named UN University’s online tool that generates street-level maps of floods worldwide as one of the 100 greatest innovations of 2021.

30 Nov 2021

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

Urban Flood Management in a Data-Scarce Environment

This Nexus Seminar Series event will discuss managing floods in urban environments affected by climate change.

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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

Project

The Fragile City: The Epicentre of Extreme Vulnerability

Reducing vulnerability and enhancing resiliency for urban populations in fragile cities.

01 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

Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII)

The purpose of MCII is promotion of public-private protection and insurance solutions for people worldwide affected by weather-related catastrophes.

12 Nov 2013

Project

Integrating Ecosystem-based Approaches into Flood Risk Management for Adaptive and Sustainable Urban Development in Central Vietnam (FloodAdaptVN)

This project aims to analyze and ultimately reduce flood risks for people, livelihoods, and assets in highly flood prone urban regions of Vietnam.

29 Oct 2019