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Articles | Volume 26, issue 4
Articles | Volume 26, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-1785-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-1785-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 26, issue 4
Invited perspectives
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17 Apr 2026
Invited perspectives |  | 17 Apr 2026

Invited perspectives: Four reasons DRR does not work as intended – lessons from the 2025 California wildfires and beyond

Sven Fuchs, Konstantinos Karagiorgos, Margreth Keiler, Lars Nyberg, Maria Papathoma-Köhle, and Annemarie Polderman

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The 2025 California wildfires revealed persistent gaps between what we know about reducing disaster risk and what communities actually do. Limited awareness, weak resources, misaligned incentives, and complex rules leave people exposed. Similar patterns appear in floods, earthquakes and other disasters worldwide, highlighting the urgent need for stronger institutions, clearer policies, and active community engagement to build fair, practical, and lasting resilience.
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