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Interview

Soosan Momeni Mokoee: “Even small preparedness actions can significantly reduce the impact of disasters”

Soosan Momeni Mokoee works as Shelter-WASH Coordinator for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in from Tehran, Iran.
Research briefs

Reactivating ancient landslides through reservoir construction – the Hoseynabad-e Kalpush landslide in Iran

A recent paper in Engineering Geology describes how heavy rainfall triggered >40 m of movement in a landslide that had been reactivated by a dam.
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Documents and publications

Contingency planning process for catalysing investments and actions to enhance resilience against sand and dust storms in agriculture in the Islamic Republic of Iran

This report outlines the conceptual framework for sand and dust storms (SDS) hazard risk and vulnerability assessment and mapping in agriculture and provides the elements as part of SDS contingency planning process in agriculture.
woman collecting water in the parched wetlands of the Central Marshes of southern Iraq
Update

Human-induced climate change compounded by socio-economic water stressors increased severity of drought in Syria, Iraq and Iran

From boreal winter 2020 onwards, a large region in West Asia has suffered from exceptionally low rains and elevated temperatures. The resulting 3-year drought has led to severe impacts on agriculture and access to potable water.
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Iran seismic risk profile

This seismic risk profile of Iran, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.
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A new integrated agent-based framework for designing building emergency evacuation: A BIM approach

This study develops a new integrated agent-based framework for designing building emergency evacuation by using Building Information Model (BIM).
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Non-formal disaster education programs for school students in Iran: A qualitative study of the challenges experienced by stakeholders

This study aims at identifying challenges of the existing disaster preparedness education programs for children in Iran.
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The cascading failure of check dam systems during the 28 July 2022 Emamzadeh Davood flood in Iran

In this brief communication, the authors report results from a recent investigation carried out by field surveys and remote sensing data regarding the impacts of the 2022 Emamzadeh Davood event in Iran.

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