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Climate change induced increases in flood-prone new homes built in England and Wales over the last decade could be 10... Read more

To address increasing disaster risk, an urgent shift is needed in disaster risk management (DRM), from post-event action towards forward-looking... Read more

Abstract The behaviour of individuals, businesses, and government entities before, during, and immediately after a disaster can dramatically affect the... Read more

The rapid increase in losses from flooding underlines the importance of risk reduction efforts to prevent or at least mitigate... Read more

Despite improvements in the management of flood risk and the introduction of new regulations, losses from flooding remain high. An... Read more

In this paper we investigate if and how current EU policies influence flood insurance. Read more

Although current risk reduction attention is on COVID-19, climate change-related hazards such as flooding continue to have impacts around the world. This commentary evaluates new announcements on flood protection for England and reports on work by the Grantham Research Institute and partners on the Suffolk coast. Read more

In light of increasing losses from floods many researchers and policy makers are looking for ways to encourage flood risk reduction among communities, business, and households. In this study the authors investigate risk reduction behavior at the household level in three European Union (EU) Member States with fundamentally different insurance and compensation schemes. Read more

Anticipatory action and preparedness is much more economic than providing disaster aid. However, there have recently been many missed opportunities... Read more