Türkiye

Report on a WHO workshop, Skopje, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 13–15 July 2004

Disasters have enormous consequences, socially and economically, and have long-term detrimental effects, especially on vulnerable societies and population groups

A briefing on the implications of the Izmit Earthquake,Turkey, 1999.

This report provides tables with data and statistics documenting damage to infrastructure, an overview of response activities, and inventory of recovery and reconstruction efforts of Marmara Earthquake in 1999.

National disaster law and policies, regional, bilateral and international agreements, declarations and regulations regarding the disaster response law in Turkey within the framework of the 1999-Marmara Earthquake are discussed in this study.

This brief report presents economic Impacts of the Kobe and Marmara Earthquakes.

This book deals with the role of plants in combating desertification. Desertification - the degradation of soils in drylands - is a phenomenon occurring in scores of countries around the globe. The number of people (in semiarid regions) affected by the

This report presents information on the development of building and seismic codes in Turkey, behavior of buildings, and industrial facilities in the epicenter region of Izmit earthquake in 1999.

Turkey experienced severe losses of life and infrastructure in 1999 caused by the August earthquake. The earthquake was followed by a period of economic and financial crisis, culminating in a major currency devaluation in February 2001. What has been the