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Sand storm hitting the city of Basra in Iraq, 2022
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Rising heat drives crippling sandstorms across the Middle East

Drought and changing weather patterns feed stronger, longer dust storms, causing damage that costs the region $13 billion a year.
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
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Discovery of ancient underwater landslide could help Middle Eastern nations realize tsunami hazards

Scientist Sam Purkis discovered evidence of a 500-year-old landslide, and a sizable tsunami, that could have implications for coastline development of coastlines in Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
University of Miami
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Policies and plans
2021

The Belt and Road Ministerial Forum for International Cooperation in Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Management 2021

The Beijing Declaration is the outcome of the Belt and Road Ministerial Forum for International Cooperation in Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Management. 
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
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Sendai Framework Focal Point

Sendai Focal Point: civil defense - civilian protection- emergency planning
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2021

G20 Climate Risk Atlas: Saudi Arabia

This G20 Climate Risk Atlas factsheets sheds light on the risks faced by Saudi Arabia. The G20 Climate Risk Atlas is the contribution of the CMCC Foundation – Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change to ensure attentive and well-informed climate action
Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici
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