Country risk and governance profiles

Uncover the trends of disaster risk and learn more about country-level capacities to prevent disasters.

Understanding disaster risk is crucial for effectively preventing disasters. This page provides comprehensive and up-to-date risk profiles for countries around the world. The profiles offer in-depth information on risk for each country; they help identify and prioritize risk, guiding risk management.

Access detailed reports on each country's vulnerability, exposure, and resilience to various hazard types, explore informative maps that visualize disaster risks, and understand key indicators and metrics used to assess disaster risk.

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Documents and publications

World Bank assessment of climate risks to Madagascar’s fisheries, marine ecosystems and coastal communities, with recommendations for adaptation and resilience.

World Bank, the
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Documents and publications

The report examines how climate change is expected to affect fisheries, marine ecosystems, and coastal communities in the Comoros through a combination of biophysical, economic, and social analyses.

World Bank, the
Full assessment: 2026 National Climate Change Risk Assessment for Aotearoa New Zealand thumbnail
Documents and publications

New Zealand’s 2026 climate risk assessment identifies 37 climate-related risks across seven domains, highlighting major threats to infrastructure, ecosystems, communities, Māori wellbeing and governance.

He Pou a Rangi Climate Change Commission
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Documents and publications

This assessment included the identification of weather-related hazards for the neighbourhood, review of historical data collection on weather events that have impacted the community and a vulnerability assessment of the community and its infrastructure.

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
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Documents and publications

These assessments examined potential breeding sites for disease vectors that could pose risks to human health, particularly following extreme heat events or flooding, helping to inform local preparedness and risk reduction measures.

Spanish Red Cross Society (Cruz Roja Española)
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Documents and publications

Developed by NORCAP and iMMAP, the study applies a "risk-to-action chain" framework to identify recurring structural bottlenecks that prevent risk information from translating into effective decisions, financing, interventions and measurable outcomes.

iMMAP
Norwegian Refugee Council
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Documents and publications

This Disaster Management Reference Handbook offers Palau’s disaster management (DM) partners a resource for understanding both the potential for disasters in the country and the network of people and institutions ready to respond.

Center for Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance (CFE-DMHA)
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Documents and publications

The report presents a disaster risk assessment of 75 public schools in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The study analyzes schools’ exposure to climate-related hazards and identifies priority areas for resilience-building measures.

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