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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

Forest fire activity in the Alpine region will probably increase in the near future, due to the increasing intensity of drought periods and heat waves and the increasing fire hazard resulting from rural abandonment and more recreational activities. This

These guidelines explore natural small water retention measures and are part of a bigger project on an integrated drought management programme in Central and Eastern Europe, conducted by the Global Water Partnership and WMO. 

The guidelines conclude that

As per the Open Data for Resilience Index, much of the essential risk data in Balkan countries has restricted access or does not exist, with a lack of interoperability also hampering DRR. But government and journalist efforts are attempting to fill the gap, and the Balkans have several key recommendations to guide future open data efforts.

UNISDR and partners today launched an "Implementation Guide for Man-made and Technological Hazards" to support implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.

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.

Deltares and partners are working with six Eastern European countries in the Sava River basin to implement the Sava Flood Forecasting Warning System. The system collates the data and models of all the individual countries in one shared system and, where possible, establishes a connection between meteorological forecast models and hydro models.

The vision of this national framework is to ensure that by 2050, Slovenia will be adapted and resistant to the effects of climate change, taking full advantage of the opportunities for sustainable development. 

The purpose of the framework is to build