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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.
Understanding Risk

This book provides an overview of OECD countries' efforts to collect information on both the economic impacts of disasters and the level of public resources invested in the management of risk. It is based on the results of an OECD survey, two expert

A new E-STAG convened this week in Sofia, Bulgaria, to focus on improving disaster risk knowledge in 55 countries across Europe and Central Asia.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
European Scientific and Technical Advisory Group
Forest fires are a major concern for European scientists working on disaster risk.
A new European Science and Technology Advisory Group (E-STAG) convened this week in Sofia, Bulgaria, to focus on improving disaster risk knowledge in 55 countries across Europe and Central Asia.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
An International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts today concluded a 12-day mission to review Slovenia’s arrangements for nuclear and radiological Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR). The Emergency Preparedness Review (EPREV) was carried out at the request of the Slovenian Government.
International Atomic Energy Agency

This Compendium is the final publication of the first phase of the IDMP Central and Eastern Europe (IDMP CEE) and provides an overview of the programme’s outputs and accomplishments achieved in the period from 2013 to 2015.

The focus of IDMP CEE was to

Cover and source: Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
This risk profile for Slovenia provides a preliminary view of disaster risk at the national level, and distribution of risk across regions of the country and types of assets.

This report reviews the availability of data in Slovenia, to report against the indicators recommended to measure the global targets of the Sendai Framework, and identify current gaps.


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