The primary physical structures, technical facilities and systems whose disruption, failure or destruction have a serious impact on the functioning of society, the economy or the state within a natural hazard induced disaster context.
20 May 2013, WHO - Europe
If no preventive measures are taken, European studies project that river flooding could affect 250 000–400 000 additional people per year in Europe by the 2080s, more than doubling the numbers for 1961–1990. Rises in sea level and storm surges, which cause coastal flooding, could affect millions more people...
Global assessment report on disaster risk reduction 20132013, UNISDR
Climate change adaptation in the boardroom2013, NCCARF
Asia Natural hazards economic exposure risk map 2012Aug 2012, Maplecroft
Nicaragua: Infrastructure exposed to volcanic hazard (ash fall)2010, COPECO, Honduras - gov; BGR, Germany - gov; INETER, Nicaragua - gov; INSIVUMEH, Guatemala - gov; SNET, El Salvador - gov
El Salvador: Infrastructure exposed to inundation hazard2010, COPECO, Honduras - gov; BGR, Germany - gov; SeagrassNet; INETER, Nicaragua - gov; INSIVUMEH, Guatemala - gov
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