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The effects of climate change reinforce the disparities already evident in the housing sector. Affordable housing projects often reduce costs by developing lower-cost plots in less desirable, higher-risk areas prone to flooding, earthquakes, or other environmental hazards. Without intervention, we risk promoting climate change gentrification, where the value of safer land will continue to increase and price vulnerable households out. Learn more in the #DRRvoices blog from The Undivide Project and Miyamoto International contributors ➡️ https://ow.ly/a6H950TTj6r

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🌍🌡️ New research in Nature shows that droughts could last on average 10 days longer by the end of the 21st century than previously predicted , posing even greater threats to ecosystems and societies. This adds urgency to anticipatory action in regions like Africa, where drought risks are rising. By improving climate model accuracy, we can better prepare for and reduce the impacts of prolonged dry spells. Investigate further on #PreventionWeb ➡️ https://ow.ly/H9UA50TQRvN #AfRP9 #AnticipatoryAction

🌳Trees are our silent protectors, offering resilience to natural hazards. 🍂 🌲Here are 9️⃣ examples of how trees can help reduce disaster risk – like cooling down cities, providing barriers against storms and tsunamis, giving early warnings of volcanic eruptions, protecting against wildfires, and more! 🍃 Discover #NatureBasedSolutions on #PreventionWeb👉 https://ow.ly/pCnc50TP0Ge

The islands of Macaronesia 🏝 are becoming increasingly vulnerable to extreme coastal flooding caused by powerful Atlantic storms 🌊 . A European Commission project introduced an early warning system 📣 in the Canary Islands. The system alerts residents 🔊 up to 72 hours before severe weather events. The project has also implemented innovative flood-prevention measures, including "anti-impact" benches along the shore, which act as barriers against incoming waves. 🌊 See image from above ➡ https://lnkd.in/dZkYvTZF

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🚸Minimizing disruption to learning can improve children's educational outcomes – but the power of education can also be harnessed to increase young people's understanding of climate risks, as well as their capacity to address them when disasters strike. In a DRR Voices blog post for International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction – which focuses on empowering children and youth for a resilient future – Concern Worldwide explain how they and other Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance partners work with children, youth, and communities to build a culture of resilience in the face of disaster risks. Check out the blog post on #PreventionWeb ➡️ https://ow.ly/BeAM50TMiRT #DRRvoices #AreYouReady24 #DRRday

Mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria will become a bigger part of the curriculum 📚 at medical schools 👩⚕️ 👨⚕️ across Europe in the face of the climate crisis. Led by the University of Glasgow, 25 medical schools from countries including the UK, Belgium and France will integrate lessons on climate into their education of more than 10,000 students.

🏫Teachers and schools must empower the next generation with disaster risk knowledge, and the tools to build a resilient future! 🧰 This year International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction is all about making disaster risk reduction a part of education: #PreventionWeb has the resources to make this a reality. 🔎Discover a wealth of educational resources including children's books, textbooks, lesson plans, activities, games, and online resources on disaster risk and school safety. ➡️ https://ow.ly/BXFZ50TJvU2 📚Do you have resources to share? Then please submit them! #DRRday #AreYouReady24 #OurResilientFuture