Issue Brief
June 26, 2026 • 10:10 am ET
Eduardo A. Haddad, José Marengo, Regina Alvalá, and Tércio Ambrizzi
Bottom lines up front
Disasters triggered by extreme climate events are increasingly generating significant economic losses, infrastructure disruptions, and social pressures, particularly in developing regions where rapid urbanization and climate vulnerability intersect.Inadequate coordination, early-warning systems, disaster management, and crisis communication often amplify their impacts and delay recovery. Brazil’s disaster monitoring and early-warning system lets decisionmakers assess the impact of disasters, identify triggering variables and effects, and enable future preventive actions—a model for developing nations across Africa.
