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Disaster Risk Management by Communities and Local Governments [PDF]

open access: yes
This study refers to disaster risk management at the local level. The topic was selected by the members of the Natural Disasters Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue, and was presented during its 3rd Meeting, on March 6 and 7, 2003.
Camilo Cárdenas   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Climate change and variability, energy and disaster management: produced risks without produced solutions: rethinking the approach [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Accelerated climate change and increasing climate variability is the single largest threat to the international goals of sustainable development, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and disaster risk reduction.
O'Brien, Geoff   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Mechanistic Considerations for Battery Charging Protocol Design

open access: yesAdvanced Energy Materials, EarlyView.
This review bridges practical fast‐charging protocols with fundamental mechanisms of SOC‐dependent structural and compositional changes in electrode materials, kinetic limitations such as polarization and inhomogeneity, and heat generation characteristics shaped by protocol design.
Wenlong Li   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of an online training program for improving nurses' competencies in disaster risk management. [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Nurs, 2023
Farokhzadian J   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Determinants of Agricultural Disaster Payments in the Southeastern U.S.: County Level Analysis [PDF]

open access: yes
Using county level data we study if weather and climate variables or variables used as proxies for rent-seeking behavior determine disaster payment in the Southeast. We do not find evidence of rent-seeking but find that, in addition to weather, long term
Nadolnyak, Denis A., Novak, James L.
core   +1 more source

Safety of Sodium‐Ion Batteries: Evaluation and Perspective from Component Materials to Cells, Modules, and Packs

open access: yesAdvanced Energy Materials, EarlyView.
This review provides a bottom‐up evaluation of sodium‐ion battery safety, linking material degradation mechanisms, cell engineering parameters, and module/pack assembly. It emphasizes that understanding intrinsic material stability and establishing coordinated engineering control across hierarchical levels are vital for preventing degradation coupling ...
Won‐Gwang Lim   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

HIV/AIDS, climate change and disaster management : challenges for institutions in Malawi [PDF]

open access: yes
Southern African institutions involved in disaster management face two major new threats: the HIV/AIDS pandemic (eroding organizational capacity and increasing vulnerability of the population), and climate change (higher risk of extreme events and ...
Givah, Precious   +3 more
core  

Disaster Diplomacy as an Alternative Approach for Indonesia's Instrument of Foreign Policy in ASEAN [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
ASEAN is one of the regions with the highest rate of disaster vulnerability. Tsunami 2004 has triggered the momentum for Indonesia and ASEAN to deal with disaster-related issues more seriously.
Putra, A. C. (Animbyo)   +1 more
core  

Disaster Risk Management in Local Development and Spatial Planning in Ecuador

open access: green, 2023
Esthela Salazar   +7 more
openalex   +1 more source

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