Disaster Risk Management

Protecting displaced populations during crisis: Lessons from high-frequency phone surveys

The series of global shocks in recent years that started with the COVID-19 pandemic and was compounded by a cost-of-living crisis has brought widespread turmoil to lives and livelihoods, with far-…

Yeon Soo Kim, Jeffery Tanner|
Disaster Risk Management

Tracking urban flood exposure: Global trends since 1985

Explore the latest World Bank research on urban growth and its links to rising flood risks. Dive deep into data-driven insights on how urbanization trends since 1985 have impacted flood exposure…

Jun Rentschler, Paolo Avner, Stéphane Hallegatte|
Disaster Risk Management, Urban Development

Can AI help build climate resilience in the Caribbean? Let’s look at housing.

In recent years, the World Bank has been exploring the use of artificial intelligence for disaster risk management, such as how to capture housing data with machine learning, and how to do it in a…

Isabelle Tingzon, Nuala Margaret Cowan, Pierre Chrzanowski|
Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Urban Development

Risk Data Library Standard: making it easier to work with disaster and climate risk data

The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) releases the Risk Data Library Standard (RDLS), an open data standard to make it easier to publish, access, share, and use quality…

Pierre Chrzanowski, Stuart Fraser|
Disaster Risk Management

No Mountain High Enough: Assessing Geohazard Risks Using Satellite Technology in South Asia

In the breathtaking terrains of South Asia, where soaring mountains and high-altitude communities coexist, the menace of landslides and their catastrophic aftermaths looms large. Imagine a…

Masatsugu Takamatsu, Abhas Jha|
Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
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Disaster Risk Management