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25/05/2026

School-based disaster risk management guidebook https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/educational-materials/school-based-disaster-risk-management-guidebook?utm_source=PreventionWeb+Newsletter&utm_campaign=59df2f21f3-PreventionWeb+Newsletter%3A+children+resources&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b73053c1c6-59df2f21f3-516721376

25/05/2026

Bridging the gaps: vulnerability profiles to strengthen impact-based early warning and early action for floods and droughts in Kenya

This report addresses a critical gap in disaster preparedness in Kenya: early warning systems for floods and droughts that are tailored to the specific needs of the most vulnerable population groups.

24/05/2026

The road to timely, relevant and consistent flood warnings: a City of Gold Coast case study
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24/05/2026

From Policy to Practice: Burkina Faso Strengthens Early Warning Systems and Climate Resilience

Burkina Faso marked the 76th World Meteorological Day with a series of high-level events highlighting the country’s growing capacity to anticipate and respond to climate-related risks, and the increasing integration of meteorological services into national development and resilience planning.

23/05/2026

Better preparedness and warning systems needed to deal with ice-rock avalanches - “Overall, the priority should be a shift from reactive disaster response to anticipatory risk governance” says Van Tricht

Five years after the 2021 floods in Uttarakhand, known as the Chamoli disaster, that resulted in the death of more than 200 people, a new study investigates hazard preparedness in the Himalayas. It compares the 2021 Chamoli disaster with the 2025 Blatten avalanche in Switzerland, where a large ice-r...

23/05/2026

From forecasts to futures: how Ugandan communities are turning early warnings into everyday action

When the river rises in Pakwach, Uganda, it brings more than water. It brings back the memory of past floods, the homes lost, the fields drowned, and the quiet despair that follows when the ground itself seems to turn against you.

22/05/2026

An early flood warning system designed to save the lives of thousands of people in the Everest region may no longer be working, Nepalese officials have admitted to the BBC, after it was allowed to fall into a state of disrepair

The flood warning system at Imja glacial lake has not been maintained since 2016, fearful locals tell BBC.

22/05/2026

Thailand: State Audit Office proposes strategic upgrades to early warning system to maximize public safety

This is an audit report from the State Audit Office with proposals for strategic upgrades to the early warning system to maximise public safety in Thailand.

19/05/2026

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22/04/2026

The AHEAD Global Snapshot #12 provides displacement forecasts for April to June 2026, covering ten countries and analyzing cross-border displacement from Sudan see: https://drc.ngo/en/documents/ahead-model-outputs/ #

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