United Arab Emirates

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This study provides insights into how privately owned groceries can complement large food storage facilities and provide sustainable public and private sectors (Public–Private Partnerships-PPP).
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This seismic risk profile of the United Arab Emirates, 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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This research uses the landslide inventory of Chittagong Metropolitan Area (CMA) to create a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) based insight system for the town planners and senior disaster recovery strategists of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
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The Voluntary National Report of the United Arab Emirates for the Midterm Review of the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (MTR SF).
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This research applies remote sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) methods to assess the spatial distribution of natural hazards and their proximity to heritage sites in the UAE. The GIS database is available for interested users upon request.

The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction listed 10 reasons businesses should reduce
their disaster exposure, including risk factoring, which cannot be achieved without historical
data about hazards, their locations, magnitudes, and frequencies

This study investigates the spatio-temporal distribution of earthquake events taking place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and its effect on the population. In this study seven parameters are used for generation of a hazard map; this includes geology

The purpose of this publication is to detail lessons learned from UNDP’s Climate Change Adaptation work and achievements in the Arab region on achieving sustainable and lasting results. Some lessons include building local capacity at all levels to ensure

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