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Disaster risk

Our research recognises that disaster risk and development are closely linked: it is development processes that largely determine who and what is exposed to risk as well how much, and how effectively they can respond. SEI works to integrate disaster risk reduction with equitable, sustainable and resilient development.

601 results / 65 of 67 pages

Mainstreaming adaptation into development plans: lessons from the regional climate change adaptation knowledge platform for Asia

SEI brief

11 March 2013 / About Adaptation, Disaster risk, Finance and Water resources

A review of the recent literature on water harvesting in Sub-Saharan Africa

Other publication

11 February 2013 / About Disaster risk, Ecosystems and Mitigation

Clarifying vulnerability definitions and assessments using formalisation

Journal article

31 January 2013 / About Adaptation and Disaster risk

Social learning towards a more adaptive paradigm? Reducing flood risk in Kristianstad municipality, Sweden

Journal article

25 January 2013 / About Disaster risk

RISC-KIT (Resilience-Increasing Strategies for Coasts – toolKIT)

Project / RISC-KIT developed tools and management approaches to reduce risk and increase resilience to high-impact hydro-meteorological events in coastal zones.

2013 - 2017 / About Adaptation and Disaster risk

Analysis of the First Cycle of Local Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA)

Project / This project will review local HFA reports and related materials on disaster risk reduction and resilience work undertaken by city governments and their partner

2013 / About Disaster risk

Understanding the vulnerability of migrants in Shanghai to typhoons

Journal article

31 December 2012 / About Adaptation and Disaster risk

GEO-5 Chapter 10: Asia and the Pacific

Other publication / This book chapter from the Global Environment Outlook: Environment for the future we want (GEO-5) book examines Asia and the Pacific.

6 June 2012 / About Adaptation, Disaster risk, Ecosystems, Land use, Public policy and Sustainable Development Goals

Climate Protection and Development

Other publication

12 May 2012 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster risk and Mitigation