In the 09/23/2025 edition:
Disaster Risk Reduction News 2025 highlights global climate-related events and strategies, from floods and wildfires to adaptation policies shaping resilience worldwide.
News: From the Atlantic to Asia: How an ocean thousands of miles away dictates rainfall on the Tibetan Plateau
By Chinese Academy of Sciences on Sep 22, 2025 05:10 pm
The research reveals that the anomalous dipole pattern of sea surface temperature in the North Atlantic affects the summer precipitation on the northern slope of the Tibetan Plateau through atmospheric teleconnection processes.
News: Why Bihar still sees high lightning deaths despite warnings
By Ground Report on Sep 22, 2025 04:56 pm
On June 25th, 2020, within hours, 83 people were struck dead by lightning in Bihar. A new scientific study has reconstructed the event, examining what made that day so deadly.
News: Rising glacial lakes threaten Kishtwar lives, power projects: report
By Ground Report on Sep 22, 2025 04:54 pm
A comprehensive risk assessment plan for Kishtwar district “GLOF Management Plan for Kishtwar 2024-25” identified the district as the most vulnerable in Jammu and Kashmir to glacial lake outburst floods, or GLOFs.
News: How insurers are turning risk exposure into resilience advantage
By Aon PLC on Sep 22, 2025 04:32 pm
As climate volatility escalates, insurers face a critical inflection point. Responses like hiking premiums and cutting coverage are no longer enough, a new resilience strategy is emerging to drive growth, restore trust and strengthen client partnerships.
News: Colombia: As climate fallout intensifies, Colombian towns turn to an old friend: mangroves
By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Sep 22, 2025 04:28 pm
Cuerval Sostenible is working with adults and youth, uniting the local communities to restore the mangroves. Together they plant mangrove seedlings in degraded areas, clear invasive plants and reopen blocked channels so tidal waters can return.
News: Decoding the impact of climate change on mental health
By Observer Research Foundation on Sep 22, 2025 04:25 pm
Climate change is driving a silent mental health crisis, from trauma and eco-anxiety to rising aggression and inequality, that demands urgent policy action.
News: Wildfires are changing the air we breathe – here’s what that means for your health
By University of Colorado on Sep 22, 2025 04:24 pm
In a new study published in the journal Atmospheric Environment, it is shown that large wildfires produce large amounts of ozone into the atmosphere. This not only impacts our lungs and other health concerns but contributes to the warming of the planet.
News: Quakes can reshape rivers and raise flood risks
By University of Canterbury on Sep 22, 2025 04:21 pm
UC PhD research reveals how earthquakes alter rivers and flood protection, helping communities prepare for future disasters.
News: Is grid resilience possible in the hyperscale era?
By Atlantic Council on Sep 22, 2025 04:19 pm
New demands are being made of the US grid system, from massive new “hyperscale” data centers to the onshoring of manufacturing. The US needs to invest in a more resilient grid, or risk an energy insecure future.
News: New research shows Black Summer’s megafires left lasting scars far beyond property damage
By Conversation Media Group, the on Sep 22, 2025 04:18 pm
Beginning in the second half of 2019, what we now know as the Black Summer fires began devastating eastern Australia. Poorer communities, renters and women carried the heaviest burdens after the fires were put out.
DRR Community Voices: From cloudbursts to cascades: How to prevent the Himalayas from breaking
By Dr. Sanjay K. Srivastava on Sep 19, 2025 06:21 pm
The devastating floods, landslides, and cloudbursts that hit Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, and Uttarakhand in the summer of 2025 reveal how the Himalayan region’s risks are outpacing its resilience.
News: When the heat rises, progress on women’s economic empowerment cools
By World Bank, the on Sep 19, 2025 05:46 pm
A new analysis spanning five decades finds that temperature anomalies-years significantly hotter than a country’s historical norm-are associated with slower gains in legal equality for women, especially in low-income settings.
News: Climate change linked to landslide that buried Swiss village
By University of Zurich on Sep 19, 2025 05:39 pm
In May, a landslide above Blatten in the canton of Valais buried most of the village under a mass of ice, mud and rock, an event that has prompted in-depth research.
News: Three actions to build resilient schools and hospitals in the Caribbean
By Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on Sep 19, 2025 05:37 pm
Resilient educational and health infrastructure is essential for the development of the Caribbean, a region highly vulnerable to disasters such as hurricanes, which cause severe damage to infrastructure, services, and communities.
News: How artificial intelligence is enabling a “culture of preparedness” in Peru
By Connecting Business initiative on Sep 19, 2025 05:37 pm
The Central Informativa was launched in May 2024. At a given time every day, information is collected from official sources. It’s processed into easy to understand visual and audio packages, and disseminated both through the Central Informativa channels.
News: Wildfire smoke could soon kill 71,000 Americans every year
By Grist Magazine on Sep 19, 2025 05:34 pm
You may live many miles away from a wildfire, but it could still kill you. That’s because all that smoke wafting in from afar poses a mortal risk.
News: Droughts sync up as the climate changes
By Eos – AGU on Sep 19, 2025 05:33 pm
A new study reconstructs roughly 800 years of streamflow history in India’s major rivers, showing an increase in synchronous drought linked to anthropogenic climate change.
News: Social development in a changing climate
By Red Cross / Red Crescent Climate Centre on Sep 19, 2025 05:19 pm
Climate change threatens to reverse gains in social development and this underscores the need for ambitious climate policies, including both mitigation to limit emissions and adaptation to build resilience
News: Climate change is supercharging fall allergies
By Yale Climate Connections on Sep 19, 2025 05:14 pm
Longer growing seasons and more ragweed pollen mean more sneezing, runny noses, and itchy eyes.
News: UConn researchers uncover a major shift in U.S. landscape: ‘Wild’ disturbances are overtaking human-directed changes
By University of Connecticut on Sep 19, 2025 05:11 pm
A 40-year satellite study reveals that while disturbances from logging and construction are declining, events like mega-fires and extreme storms are becoming more common.
News: Why a strong taxonomy matters for adaptation finance
By Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Sep 19, 2025 04:47 pm
Growing risks to infrastructure, ecosystems, and economies underscore the urgency of strengthening adaptation measures and bridging financing gaps.
News: Dutch Disaster Risk Reduction and Surge Support – DRRS: Deployment of water-related experts
By Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) on Sep 19, 2025 03:22 pm
RVO deploys water-related experts through its Dutch Disaster Risk Reduction & Surge Support (DRRS) programme.
News: From drought to deluge: WMO report highlights increasingly erratic water cycle
By World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Sep 19, 2025 12:47 pm
The water cycle has become increasingly erratic and extreme, swinging between deluge and drought, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
News: A hard look at geoengineering reveals global risks
By University of California, Santa Barbara on Sep 19, 2025 12:46 pm
UCSB scientists find cloud seeding could disrupt El Niño, underscoring the need for caution in climate interventions.
News: New AI flood model gives water managers up-to-the-minute decision-making tool
By Florida International University on Sep 18, 2025 02:58 pm
The predictive model is capable of crunching real-time data to address dangerous situations, according to research.
News: Latino neighborhoods across California face “triple burden” of extreme heat, pollution, and health inequities
By University of California, Los Angeles on Sep 18, 2025 02:55 pm
A new data brief from the UCLA LPPI shows how segregation and decades of disinvestment have left Latino-majority communities disproportionately exposed to climate risks and harmful health outcomes compared to non-Latino white neighborhoods.
News: Pakistan’s floods leave lasting scars on its children
By Dialogue Earth on Sep 18, 2025 02:55 pm
The unprecedented disaster has severely impacted the country’s children, with their mental health and education left in limbo.
News: NBS reimagines flood resilience
By Manila Times Publishing Corp., the on Sep 18, 2025 02:49 pm
Flooding remains one of the most persistent and destructive hazards confronting the Philippines, a nation whose archipelagic geography, monsoon climate and exposure to frequent typhoons render it acutely vulnerable to hydrometeorological extremes.
News: Heat, air quality, insurance costs: How climate change is affecting our homes – and our health
By Conversation Media Group, the on Sep 18, 2025 02:40 pm
On a basic level, housing shields us from the elements. But when we look at the bigger picture, resilient housing and housing systems have a key role to play in helping us face the challenges of climate change.
News: New Zealand shows how to work with Indigenous peoples to reduce disaster risk
By United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) on Sep 18, 2025 01:00 pm
There is much for the world to learn from New Zealand’s approach to disaster risk reduction and post-disaster recovery, particularly in the depth of involvement of Indigenous communities.
News: Rethinking our assumptions and financing tools for community resilience in the face of growing climate loss and risk
By Brookings Institution, the on Sep 17, 2025 01:34 pm
When it comes to how the US pay for resilience, protects insurability of property, & preserves affordability, the US needs a new wave of locally focused financial innovation to match the scale the climate challenge.
News: Climate change is causing ever more disruption. Can Australia’s new adaptation plan help?
By Conversation Media Group, the on Sep 17, 2025 01:06 pm
Australia is already adapting to the existing 1.3°C of climate change, but as the new National Climate Risk Assessment shows, the country will need to adapt to much more change.
News: Sydney’s west on frontline for most extreme heat and biggest health risks – but inner city faces water threat
By Guardian, the (UK) on Sep 17, 2025 12:42 pm
Western suburbs, where temperatures are often 5C warmer, need shaded bus stops, more green space and better environmental standards in rented homes, locals say.
News: Climate change may have killed 16,469 people in Europe this summer
By Imperial College London on Sep 17, 2025 12:28 pm
Researchers warn that preventable heat-related deaths will continue to rise with continued fossil fuel emissions.
News: Emergency alerts may not reach those who need them most in Colorado
By Conversation Media Group, the on Sep 17, 2025 12:27 pm
Many Coloradans may never get an alert that could save their life during a disaster. And the alerts that go out may not easily be understood by the people who do get them.
News: Cyclones affect heart health for months after they subside
By Monash University on Sep 17, 2025 12:27 pm
In a multicountry study, researchers found that cyclones increase the risk of heart disease–related hospitalizations for up to 6 months.
News: The impacts of humanitarian funding cuts on anticipatory action
By Anticipation Hub on Sep 16, 2025 06:31 pm
During 2025, the humanitarian sector has witnessed major cuts to its funding. A survey by the Anticipation Hub sheds some light on the challenges these cuts are posing for organizations that implement anticipatory action.
News: ‘The river warns us, the government ignores us’
By People’s Archive on Rural India (PARI) on Sep 16, 2025 05:31 pm
Early flood warnings offer scant relief, as families in north Bihar’s floodplains are left stranded every year—without evacuation plans or adequate relief camps.
News: Leveraging WhatsApp to increase disaster preparedness in Malawi
By Concern Worldwide on Sep 16, 2025 05:08 pm
An initiative in Malawi aimed to increase disaster preparedness and response through the timely sharing of early warning messages and weather forecasts via the creation of a WhatsApp group.
News: New climate report warns property prices face a $611 billion hit. What does that mean?
By Conversation Media Group, the on Sep 16, 2025 03:21 pm
One of the headline-grabbing figures in a new climate risk assessment was that Australian property values could take a A$611 billion hit by 2050, under a 3°C warming scenario.
News: What Native-held lands in California can teach about resilience and the future of wildfire
By Conversation Media Group, the on Sep 16, 2025 11:41 am
Allotments provide an opportunity for Indigenous people to not only have recognized land rights but also to care for their land in traditional ways that could help reduce the threat of intensifying wildfires as part of a changing climate.
News: What will it take to protect cities from the rising threat of floods?
By World Bank, the on Sep 16, 2025 11:10 am
Across Europe and Central Asia, floods pose a growing threat to people and economies. 2024 served as a tragic reminder of how frequent, widespread, and devastating floods are becoming across all of Europe and Central Asia.
News: ‘If our culture survives, then so do we’: The Caribbean island defying the existential threat of hurricanes
By British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on Sep 16, 2025 09:34 am
A year after record-breaking Hurricane Beryl, the Caribbean is still reeling – but on one island, defiant traditions are fuelling its climate resilience.