Landslide disaster mitigation in Sawahlunto City by Haqia Purnama Tirza, Ekha Putera Roni, Koeswara Hendri

“…Several things, non-structural, cause this: In the legal framework, a lack of understanding of policies that contain appropriate mitigation as well as the role of each agency or institution; the disaster risk reduction forum (FPRB) has been formed at the level, but at the village level only has a disaster preparedness group (KSB); the lack of implementation of disaster mitigation measures by the community. …”
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Management of inclusive data for Merapi volcano eruption risk areas using participatory action research (PAR) with the perspective of women, the elderly, and persons with disabilit... by Meilinarti, Swasto Eko, Ngurah Ida, Candraningrum Dewi, Bening Rahmayna Kania

“…Key recommendations include integrating disaster risk management approaches with community-led action plans, enhancing inclusion, promoting local leadership, and developing a national advocacy strategy to increase community involvement in disaster risk reduction efforts, particularly for women, the elderly, and people with disabilities.…”
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Location-specific heterogeneity in landslide resilience index: A household-based comparative study in Rangamati Hill District, Bangladesh by Raihan Riaz, Neegar Sultana, Raihan Riaz

“…The findings also contribute to achieving the fourth priority action of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015–2030), which seeks to enhance society’s resilience.…”
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Coastal Hazard and Vulnerability Assessment in Cameroon by Mesmin Tchindjang, Philippes Mbevo Fendoung, Casimir Kamgho

“…In addition, despite the existence of the National Contingency Plan devised by the Directorate of Civil Protection, National Risk, and Climate Change Observatories, the implementation of disaster risk reduction and mitigation strategies is suboptimal.…”
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The Impact of Nurses' Disaster Preparedness Competencies on Public Health Center Resilience in Disaster-Prone Areas: A cross-sectional study by Moh Ikram Dg Sirua, Balqis Balqis, Muhammad Alwy Arifin, Indar Indar, Syamsuar Manyullei

“…Nurses play a critical role in disaster risk reduction which is essential to improving health center resilience. …”
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A review of approaches to the integration of humanitarian and development aid: the case of drought management in the Horn of Africa by Tahira Shariff Mohamed, Todd Andrew Crane, Samuel Derbyshire, Guyo Roba

“…It also considers Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction (CMDRR), a modality envisaged by many as a bridge for enhancing local ownership and thus sustainability of both kinds of intervention. …”
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Impacts from cascading multi-hazards using hypergraphs: a case study from the 2015 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal by A. Dunant, T. R. Robinson, A. L. Densmore, N. J. Rosser, R. M. Rajbhandari, M. Kincey, S. Li, P. R. Awasthi, M. Van Wyk de Vries, M. Van Wyk de Vries, R. Guragain, E. Harvey, S. Dadson

“…This approach could provide valuable insights for disaster risk reduction and humanitarian contingency planning, where the anticipation of large-scale trends is often more important than the prediction of detailed impacts.…”
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Enhancing Tropical Cyclone Risk Assessments: A Multi-Hazard Approach for Queensland, Australia and Viti Levu, Fiji by Jane Nguyen, Michael Kaspi, Kade Berman, Cameron Do, Andrew B. Watkins, Yuriy Kuleshov

“…Ultimately, this study serves as a prospective framework for assessing TC risk, capable of producing results that can assist decision-makers in developing targeted TC risk management and resilience strategies for disaster risk reduction.…”
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A methodology to compile multi-hazard interrelationships in a data-scarce setting: an application to the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal by H. E. Thompson, J. C. Gill, R. Šakić Trogrlić, F. E. Taylor, B. D. Malamud

“…This approach integrates (i) five blended types of evidence to support a more nuanced and holistic understanding of a hazardscape where data are scarce and (ii) a 2 h practitioner stakeholder workshop with seven participants to provide greater context to the hazards, consider their impacts through the co-production of multi-hazard interrelationship scenarios, and show how this methodology could support more people-centred disaster risk reduction (DRR) strategies. We use blended evidence types, including academic literature, grey literature, media, databases, and social media, to systematically search for exemplars of single hazard types and multi-hazard interrelationships that have influenced or could potentially influence the Kathmandu Valley. …”
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Effects of tropical cyclone Freddy on the social determinants of health: the narrative review of the experience in Malawi by Joseph Okeibunor, Otim Patrick Cossy Ramadan, Ishata Nannie Conteh, Abdou Salam Gueye, Jayne Byakika-Tusiime, Annie Chauma-Mwale, Ebenezer Obi Daniel, Dick Chamla, Fiona Braka, Neema Kimambo Rusibamayila, Chol Thabo Yur, Emmanuel Maurice Ochien, Mathew Kagoli

“…The effects of the TCF on the social determinants of health in the affected districts and the associated negative impacts should be considered by the government and disaster management experts in evidence-based policy-making towards disaster risk reduction in the flood-prone districts using an all-hazard approach. …”
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Socio-economic assessment of drought impacts in Lesotho: implications for early action by Relebohile Agnes Mojaki, Makoala Vitalis Marake, Evan Easton-Calabria, Joalane Rethabile Marunye, Erin Coughlan de Perez

“…Furthermore, interviews with stakeholders at the district level (sectoral leaders in disaster risk reduction sub-sectors) were conducted. Findings – This study finds that there are interlinked socio-economic, productive and environmental impacts. …”
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Contribution of flood early warning response measures in reducing flood effects in Kilosa District, Tanzania by Japhet Ringo, Shadrack Sabai, Anesi Mahenge

“…For early warnings to be effective in mitigating the effects of floods, they must be easy to understand, reliable and actionable (United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction-USDR, 2017). Similarly, understanding the contribution of response measures in mitigating the effects of flooding is paramount. …”
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