PreventionWeb editors' picks
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The PreventionWeb editors' selection this week includes some smart solutions – like a VR cinema experience to train firefighters, recommendations for making flood policy work better, and how cool roofs have saved lives in heatwaves. We also have findings on some rising risks – waning transboundary water cooperation, and health and mortality risks in the aftermath of hurricanes and other severe storms.
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Bright ideas
The virtual cinema helping firefighters prepare:
Improving flood policy:
Cool roofs save lives:
Troubling developments
Water cooperation is weakening:
Hurricane Helene triggers health risks:
Major storms raise long-term mortality:
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Analista Generico - Especializado en Software
1 个月Excelente
Khurshid Bhatti, CEO AHD Pakistan winner 6 international awards, HIEX, WHA-2024, GSK UK, Energy Globe, APFED & Int. Energy Globe over safe drinking water in rural poor communities
1 个月Disasters expected and needs to tackle it wisely, local knowledge and solutions brings skills and equip rural communities with solutions to get access to food and water, AHD helped 3.6 million people and now they have access to safe and clean drinking water, needs to promote it and help large scale to meet UN SDG # 6 and 5 https://youtu.be/bdLjSxo8k-0
Harvard Business School Aspirin Leader School Alumni | Pan African Class 17e Alumni | Global Citizens Advocate| Global Change Advocate| Yali Network Member
1 个月This is a great initiative and I'm interested in learning more about such topics