this week in | Disaster Risk Reduction

this week in | Disaster Risk Reduction

This week we bring you some smart solutions – like a new insurance scheme offering financial protection from flooding in a West African city; findings that show that a 30% increase in urban greenery could reduce extreme heat-related deaths by as much as a third; nature-based solutions for urban risks in Bangladesh; and lessons learnt from the disasters that never happened.

We also note some new findings on risks – the legacy of extreme weather that the next generation will face; how increased air pollution from wildfires is raising health risks; and widespread impacts of drought in northern and western Europe.

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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/preventionweb-editors-picks-undrr-sy2kf