Europe

Countries in Europe

UK: Prepare for flooding to reduce impacts on mental health

21 Jan 2020, United Kingdom - gov

Environment Agency launches campaign to highlight the impact flood damage has on mental health, advising people on the importance of signing up to flood alerts.

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Meetings & Conferences in Europe

BRE Trust Conference 2020 - Improving lives through a better built environment25 Feb 2020, United Kingdom (London)
Northern European Conference on Emergency and Disaster Studies: Imagining futures: Interstices and the immateriality of disasters10-12 Mar 2020, Sweden (Östersund)
EGU General Assembly 202003-08 May 2020, Austria (Vienna)

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Training in Europe

Workshop on Disaster Risk Management in Smart City Planning01 Apr - 30 Jun 2020 (tentative), United Kingdom (Ashurst)
Short Course on Blast Effects and Analysis18-19 May 2020, United Kingdom (Southampton)

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Regional Policy, Plans & Statements

Regional Policy & Plans
- WHO: Action plan to improve public health preparedness and response in the WHO European Region, 2018-20232018, WHO; WHO - Europe
- Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on the assessment and management of flood risks2007, EU
Official Statements & Presentations
- Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE): Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2019)2019, OSCE
- Sovereign Order of Malta : Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2019)2019, Order of Malta

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DRR Organizations in Europe

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Documents & Publications

Marine climate change impacts: Report card 20202020, MCCIP
The blue-green path to urban flood resilience2020, IWAP

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Maps in Europe

The Eurocodes map2018, EU
Worldwide distribution of natural catastrophes in 2014Jan 2015, Munich Re

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Multimedia Products

What is resilience2017, Lisbon Municipality, Portugal - gov
Amadora Making Cities Resilient Campaign2017, Câmara Municipal da Amadora, Portugal - gov
Flash Flood! 360 Experience2017, SeriousGeoGames

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DRR Jobs in Europe

(Senior) Researcher Risk and ResilienceSwitzerland (Haldeneggsteig 4, Zürich), ETH Zurich
Research Analyst – Climate Risk Management and Climate Change AdaptationGermany (Preferably Berlin), PlanAdapt
Climate Risk Management and Adaptation SpecialistGermany (Preferably Berlin, Germany), PlanAdapt

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