Publicaciones de UNDRR

We produce a range of publications by collecting and analysing risk data through a range of tools, knowledge products, and mobilising like-minded partners.

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A holistic approach to assess the systemic resilience of critical infrastructures: Insights from the Caribbean island of Saint-Martin in the aftermath of hurricane Irma

This study delves into multilateral and systemic disruption of critical infrastructure (CI) networks to assess the systemic resilience of CI “network-of-networks”.
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Systemic risks emerging from compound vulnerabilities

This contributing paper analyses systemic risk and compound vulnerabilities, by highlighting a case study to help decision-makers formulate effective strategies to address the nature of systemic risks in their societies.
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Prospects and challenges of transdisciplinary research approaches for managing and communicating climate-related risks

This study discusses insights, lessons, opportunities and challenges in the development and implementation of stakeholder focused, transdisciplinary research approaches in the context of managing and communicating climate-related risks more effectively. 
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Towards a critical technical practice in disaster risk management: Lessons from designing collaboration events

This contributing paper examines how the technical expertise of the engineering discipline as an input for risk knowledge may evolve into a 'critical' technical expertise.
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Building an effective collaboration between civil protection decision-makers and scientists for DRR: The Italian experience

This contributing paper aims to examine the need to effectively implement implement the interplay between technical decision-makers and the scientific community to achieve effective disaster risk reduction (DRR).
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A civil protection of proximity: Making a resilient community

This contributing paper takes a look at a new risk prevention and mitigation approach allowing residents and school community from susceptible areas to build a collective response to emergency situations in matters of prevention and intervention. 
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Making Critical Infrastructure Resilient: Ensuring Continuity of Service - Policy and Regulations in Europe and Central Asia

The purpose of this report is to provide an overview and an assessment of the level of inclusion of risk reduction and resilience measures in national policies and regulations for the protection of critical infrastructure.
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A human security perspective in understanding risk information during the COVID-19 pandemic

This contributing paper examines access to emergency and related information during the COVID-19 pandemic as a crucial human security issue. 
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Why community-based disaster risk reduction fails to learn from local knowledge? Experiences from Malawi

This contributing paper aims to investigate the extent to which community-based disaster risk reduction (CBDRR) in practice really takes into account local knowledge (LK).
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Intersectoral research and multi-risk approaches in Québec: Systemic risk management and its psychosocial consequences

This contributing paper examines the complexity and challenges associated with climate change and systemic risks, presents some systemic frameworks of mental health determinants, and provides an overview of the types of psychosocial impacts of disasters

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