National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Centre

National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Centre To act as the focal point for all Planning, Organising, Coordinating and Monitoring of all disaster Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery phases

23/06/2026
17/06/2026
07/06/2026

When two or more hazards collide, the impact can far exceed the sum of its parts.

Compound events – hazards occurring simultaneously or in close succession – are harder to predict and harder to manage – and are becoming increasingly common as the climate changes.

These three examples show the pattern:
🌡️ Australia, 2019 – Extreme heat was followed by flooding that killed more than 500,000 cattle and caused economic losses of more than US$1.2 billion.
🌊 Japan, 2018 – Severe flooding damaged homes and disrupted electricity networks, leaving communities far more exposed to the intense heatwave that followed.
🔥 Mediterranean, 2021 – Temperatures approaching 50°C and coastal flooding struck simultaneously, overwhelming infrastructure and emergency response.

Traditional risk assessments often evaluate hazards in isolation – this can lead to a major underestimation of risk

Reducing compound risk requires integrated responses: resilient infrastructure, nature-based solutions, early warning systems, and risk-informed urban planning that accounts for combined – not just individual – hazard scenarios.

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