
Integrating Multi-Hazard Approaches
As climate risks become more acute, understanding how different hazards interact is essential for effective risk and adaptation planning. A multi-hazard approach considers how climate-related events such as storms, floods, droughts, and heatwaves, can occur simultaneously or sequentially, compounding their impacts. These cascading and intersecting risks are often missed in single-hazard analyses, resulting in blind spots that can undermine adaptation and preparedness strategies.
We work to advance multi-hazard integration in climate risk analytics by promoting tools, data, and decision-making frameworks that reflect the interconnected nature of risks. By considering the full spectrum of climate hazards together, we help ensure that strategies for risk reduction, preparedness, response, and risk transfer are rooted in a more accurate understanding of the threats that communities face.
Embedding multi-hazard perspectives into financial planning, policy development, and insurance design enables decision-makers to allocate resources more effectively and build adaptive systems that reflect real-world complexity. This approach supports smarter investments, more equitable protection, and stronger resilience outcomes for vulnerable populations.
By mainstreaming multi-hazard thinking into its work, we empower stakeholders across sectors to develop proactive, comprehensive solutions that match the scale and scope of the climate challenges ahead.

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Compound Flood Risk & Heat Waves in Can Tho City
The Mekong River Delta is Vietnam’s most important and largest region with respect to agricultural and aquacultural production systems. The city Can Tho, also referred to as the economic centre of the Mekong Delta, and with that in most parts only about two meters above sea level, is at high risk of flooding. Flood and heat wave adaptation measures were analyzed for the city of Can Tho (in selected districts) with respect to their cost-efficiency and effectiveness on adaptation and risk reduction.

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Strengthening Climate Resilience in Pakistan: A Participatory Approach to Climate Risk


Compound Flood Risk & Heat Waves in Can Tho City
The Mekong River Delta is Vietnam’s most important and largest region with respect to agricultural and aquacultural production systems. The city Can Tho, also referred to as the economic centre of the Mekong Delta, and with that in most parts only about two meters above sea level, is at high risk of flooding. Flood and heat wave adaptation measures were analyzed for the city of Can Tho (in selected districts) with respect to their cost-efficiency and effectiveness on adaptation and risk reduction.




