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This report assesses the attribution of extreme events as it is a challenging science and one that is currently undergoing considerable evolution. In this paper are 19 analyses by 18 different research groups, often using quite different methodologies, of

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Flood risk management in urban areas adjacent to the coast is essential to increase their resilience. This study aims at improving scientific knowledge of flood risk alongside estuaries, considering different hazards and integrating estuarine and urban

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Iberian coastal cities are subject to significant risks in the next decades due to climate change-induced sea-level rise. These risks are quite uncertain depending on several factors. This article estimate s potential economic damage in 62 Iberian coastal

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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction provides several guidelines that countries should follow. Still, some scientific papers discussed the limitations, difficulties, and strategies in the implementation of these guidelines. The objective of

Amadora COVID19 Operation Center
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THE CASE OF COVID19 IMPACT IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF AMADORA, PORTUGAL The Municipality of Amadora with 24 square kilometers of area and 180,000 inhabitants was the first municipality in Portugal with COVID-19 registered cases which were imported from Italy
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
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As fire risk in Portugal heightens during the pandemic, 12 drones capable of flying for up to eight hours will be deployed to spot wildfires.
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This manual is designed to support the training of primary school teachers, instructors and technicians, who want to improve their knowledge and develop activities about seismic and tsunami risk.
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Inner‐city pluvial flooding is characterised by major uncertainties, often making response problematic. We explore this in London, Lisbon, and Rotterdam, through ex post document analysis and semi‐structured interviews. Traditional uncertainty analysis


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