Please find below links to some aspects of disaster resilience that were in the news recently…
Recent emergencies/disasters
Rainy season ravages Ecuador, leaves 79 people dead, 39 missing and 14 184 homes damaged https://watchers.news/2023/04/28/rainy-season-ravages-ecuador-leaves-79-people-dead-39-missing-and-14-184-homes-damaged/
Uganda – Deadly Floods and Landslides in Kasese, Mbale and Rukungiri https://floodlist.com/africa/uganda-floods-kasese-mbale-rukungiri-april-2023
Pakistan – Deadly Floods in Balochistan Province https://floodlist.com/asia/pakistan-floods-balochistan-april-2023
Kenya – Floods Displace Thousands of Households in Mandera and Kisumu https://floodlist.com/africa/kenya-floods-kisumu-mandera-april-2023
Destructive floods and landslides hit Rwanda, leaving over 100 fatalities https://watchers.news/2023/05/03/destructive-floods-and-landslides-hit-rwanda-leaving-over-100-fatalities/
Widespread floods hit Emilia-Romagna, Italy https://watchers.news/2023/05/03/widespread-floods-hit-emilia-romagna-italy/
Canada – Two Missing After Floods in Quebec https://floodlist.com/america/canada-floods-quebec-may-2023
Updated: Uganda – Deadly Floods and Landslides in Kasese, Mbale and Rukungiri https://floodlist.com/africa/uganda-floods-kasese-mbale-rukungiri-april-2023
Residents of Baie-Saint-Paul, Que., face flooded basements, washed out roads and a huge cleanup https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/flood-baie-saint-paul-residents-cleaning-1.6829490
Rwanda – Death Toll Rises as Flooding Continues https://floodlist.com/africa/rwanda-floods-may-2023-update
Volcanic activity worldwide 4 May 2023: Fuego volcano, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Katla, Reventador https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/210730/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-4-May-2023-Fuego-volcano-Popocatepetl-Semeru-Katla-Reventador-Rua.html
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Australia’s adoption of electric vehicles has been maddeningly slow, but we’re well placed to catch up fast https://theconversation.com/australias-adoption-of-electric-vehicles-has-been-maddeningly-slow-but-were-well-placed-to-catch-up-fast-203923
‘Endless record heat’ in Asia as highest April temperatures recorded https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/27/endless-record-heat-asia-highest-april-temperatures
Researchers from ISGlobal and LSHTM Call for Incorporating Heat Stress Indices into Communication of Dangerous Heat Waves https://www.isglobal.org/en/-/isglobal-y-lshtm-piden-incorporar-indices-de-estres-termico-en-la-comunicacion-de-olas-de-calor
Indigenous knowledge can help address climate change https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8177644/indigenous-knowledge-can-help-address-climate-change/
How Sicily Is Tackling Wildfires Amid a Global Climate Crisis https://towardfreedom.org/story/archives/europe/how-sicily-is-tackling-wildfires-amid-a-global-climate-crisis/
In the Pacific Northwest, 2021 Was the Hottest Year in a Millennium https://eos.org/articles/in-the-pacific-northwest-2021-was-the-hottest-year-in-a-millennium
Sizzling Cities: Planning for urban heat resilience in South Asia https://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/sizzling-cities-planning-urban-heat-resilience-south-asia
Wildfires, Global Climate Change, and Human Health https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMsr2028985
Hawaiʻi Sea Level Rise Viewer https://toolkit.climate.gov/tool/hawai%CA%BBi-sea-level-rise-viewer
Remarkable new tech has revealed the ancient landscape of Arnhem Land that greeted Australia’s First Peoples https://theconversation.com/remarkable-new-tech-has-revealed-the-ancient-landscape-of-arnhem-land-that-greeted-australias-first-peoples-201394
Climate change and crumbling infrastructure create a ‘perfect storm’ for Americans living in flood zones https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/3978721-climate-change-and-crumbling-infrastructure-create-a-perfect-storm-for-americans-living-in-flood-zones/
Disaster risk reduction
Earthquake research shaking up tailings dam safety https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/earthquake-research-shaking-tailings-dam-safety
Projected losses from a major California earthquake soar. What’s behind seismic inflation? https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-04-30/major-california-earthquake-cost
What are overlooked disasters and why we shouldn’t miss them https://ehs.unu.edu/news/news/expert-qa-what-are-overlooked-disasters-and-why-we-shouldnt-miss-them.html
Historic flooding in Fort Lauderdale was a sign of things to come – a look at who is most at risk and how to prepare https://theconversation.com/historic-flooding-in-fort-lauderdale-was-a-sign-of-things-to-come-a-look-at-who-is-most-at-risk-and-how-to-prepare-204101
Spreading like wildfire: the rising threat of extraordinary landscape fires https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/spreading-wildfire-rising-threat-extraordinary-landscape-fires
Five recommendations for integrating equity into benefit-cost analysis for flood risk management https://www.preventionweb.net/news/five-recommendations-integrating-equity-benefit-cost-analysis-flood-risk-management
Using Cave Formations to Investigate Ancient Wildfires https://eos.org/editors-vox/using-cave-formations-to-investigate-ancient-wildfires
Designing inclusive, accessible early warning systems: Good practices and entry points https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/designing-inclusive-accessible-early-warning-systems-good-practices-and-entry-points
Deadly volcanic flow insights could aid forecasting https://www.ed.ac.uk/news/2023/deadly-volcanic-flow-insights-aid-forecasting
Emergency management
The role of access to finance in disaster recovery: Evidence from coastal communities in India https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1477-9552.12541
Cyclone Gabrielle: Civil Defence’s emergency response in Hawke’s Bay to be reviewed https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/cyclone-gabrielle-civil-defences-emergency-response-in-hawkes-bay-to-be-reviewed/2HU2ZKUZ6NCATO4CEOWUAAAFRA/
‘We only got 30 minutes’: Entire Indigenous community flees northern Alberta wildfire https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/we-only-got-30-minutes-entire-indigenous-community-flees-northern-alberta-wildfire-1.6384541
Nearly $4 Billion in Flood Insurance Payments Reach Policyholders After Hurricane Ian https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230504/nearly-4-billion-flood-insurance-payments-reach-policyholders-after
Disaster education, communications and engagement
The Role of Virtual Communication in Building an Intertwined Relation Between Business Resilience and Community Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00027642231164043
Climate Data Primer https://www.climate.gov/maps-data/climate-data-primer
Hurricane preparedness https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/hurricanes/science
Psychology and disasters
Residents of Quebec town still struggle with aftermath of 2019 dike break, flooding https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/residents-of-quebec-town-still-struggle-with-aftermath-of-2019-dike-break-flooding-1.6377363
Chapter 10: Supporting children and families affected by disasters https://www.cambridge.org/highereducation/books/working-with-families-experiencing-vulnerability/687E4FD8463A4A0E02D96C00BE88BF2B/supporting-children-and-families-affected-by-disasters/A10973A4E53188536515933CF90238B6
Building resilience to the mental health impacts of climate change in rural Australia https://www.sydney.edu.au/sydney-environment-institute/news/2023/05/01/building-resilience-to-the-mental-health-impacts-of-climate-chan.html
Community experiences of the 2022 Australian floods https://www.naturalhazards.com.au/floods2022
Cumulative and compounding effects of pre-pandemic vulnerabilities and pandemic-related hardship on psychological distress among pregnant individuals https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0163834323000750
Who helps the helpers? Earthquakes put spotlight on aid workers’ needs https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2023/05/04/syria-turkiye-turkey-earthquakes-spotlight-aid-workers-need
Sociology and disasters
Three A’s of social capital in crises: Challenges with the availability, accessibility and activatability of social support https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S221242092300184X
New Report Shows Extreme Heat Impacts Lower Income, More Racially Diverse Residents Most https://www.gonzaga.edu/news-events/stories/2023/4/11/climate-center-heat-map-race-implications
Valuing adaptive programming: a study of resilience processes and outcomes https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149718923000770
The blame game: disaster, queerness and prejudice https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/DPM-11-2022-0222/full/html
Spinning in circles? A systematic review on the role of theory in social vulnerability, resilience and adaptation research https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959378023000389
Migration is a development challenge https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/wdr2023
How India’s caste system keeps Dalits from accessing disaster relief https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2022/11/29/India-Dalits-disaster-relief-aid
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