Numerous fast-growing coastal cities in the Global South are exposed to coastal, fluvial and pluvial floods, as a consequence of decades-long rapid...

This EEA report presents various options for reducing the risks of flooding with green infrastructure (GI) solutions in European floodplains and...

There is increasing recognition of the potential of natural ecosystems to provide valuable services to urban areas. These ecosystem services may...

In recent years, the water level of Hau (Bassac) River has changed and higher floods have been occurring. Many parts of Ninh Kieu district of Can Tho...

This briefing aims to reconceptualise resilience with more emphasis on rights and justice for urban citizens, and less focus on infrastructure as the...

This issue of Southasiadisasters.net is titled 'Making Smart Cities Safe: Cities, Children and Risk'. According to various estimates, there are 158...

Cities and Flooding: A Guide to Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management for the 21st Century provides comprehensive, forward-looking operational...

This brief is part of a series highlighting the World Bank's achievements in disaster risk management initiatives. It presents efforts undertaken by...

Lessons from studies conducted by the authors are important to be utilized and mainstreamed into the policy planning and capacity building process...