prevention
Managing disaster costs
13 September 2023New research published by the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich explores the impact of climate-exacerbated hazards on the financial costs of disasters, especially in light of the… Read more
White Paper: Ransomware, extortion and the cybercrime ecosystem
12 September 2023The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the National Crime Agency (NCA) have jointly published a white paper titled ‘Ransomware, extortion, and the cybercrime ecosystem’. The report highlights ransomware as… Read more
RAAC Concrete Crisis
09 September 2023In 2018, a roof collapse at a school in Kent highlighted the growing risk of collapse within schools built with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) Concrete. In late 2018, the… Read more
Case study: Coastal Resilience in East Anglia
07 September 2023The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) has published an article discussing the causes and effects of coastal erosion in East Anglia, one of the regions with the… Read more
Artificial Intelligence, disasters and marginalised groups
07 September 2023A UNDRR Briefing explores the role of AI in improving DRR strategies and highlights the challenges and risks associated with its implementation. The report emphasises the need for inclusive DRR… Read more
UK Resilience Lessons Digest Vol 3 ‘Learning to Read Risks’
31 August 2023The Emergency Planning College (EPC) has released its latest UK Resilience Lessons Digest Vol 3, Learning to Read Risks Vol 3 was published shortly following the publication of the… Read more
Eight projects receive funding to use the Data and Analytics Facility for National Infrastructure (DAFNI) platform to strengthen UK resilience against severe weather
24 August 2023The Centre of Excellence for Resilient Infrastructure Analysis, part of the Scientific Computing Department of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), has granted £1.4 million to eight new projects…. Read more
UNDRR invites members of the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) community to comment on the Global Methodology for Infrastructure Resilience Review
23 August 2023The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has invited members of the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) community to provide feedback on the Global Methodology for Infrastructure Resilience Review. This… Read more
Hazards with escalation potential: Governing the drivers of global and existential catastrophes
22 August 2023A collaboration between the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, the International Science Council, the Simon Institute for Long term Governance and the Centre for the Study of Existential… Read more
Preventing the next pandemic and the ongoing work by UKHSA
08 August 2023This blog post from Dr Mike Reynolds, a scientist at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) explains how the team monitors and assesses new and emerging infectious diseases worldwide, using… Read more