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This work introduces the concept of data-driven Mobility Functional Areas (MFAs) as geographic zones with a high degree of intra-mobility exchanges. Such information, calculated at European regional scale thanks to mobile data, can be useful to inform

The World Bank will provide advisory services to support the Government of Bulgaria to increase efficiency of the national disaster risk management system.

This is a general reference document, setting a framework for climate change adaptation (CCA) action and priority directions up to 2030, identifying and confirming the need for climate adaptation action (economy-wide and sectoral levels).

A High Level Roundtable raised concerns today about new and emerging risks at the European Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction in Rome.

According to a new report by the European Court of Auditors, the EU Directive of 2007 led to progress in assessing the risks of floods, but major challenges remain in the much fuller integration of climate change, flood insurance and spatial planning into flood risk management. There are also critical weaknesses in allocating funding.

As extreme weather becomes normal in the Balkans, governments and communities are striving to better understand the climate and disaster risks they face so that they can implement the right policies and strategies. Risk insurance, regional cooperation, social protection, infrastructural safety, and data management are as crucial as ever to the Balkans' resilience.

The main strategic objective of the Third National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) is to outline the framework for action to combat climate change for the period 2013-2020 and to focus the country’s efforts on actions leading to reduction of the

Historic earthquakes provide a snapshot of possible devastation from a major event. When we add modern transport, electricity, water and communication lifelines, ageing apartment buildings, and dense settlements, a more disturbing scenario emerges. Decision-makers must learn from history and incorporate current learnings to build resilient cities, the authors say.