Europe

Countries in Europe

Future rainfall could far outweigh current climate predictions

14 Nov 2019, University of Plymouth

Research suggests UK’s uplands could see significantly more annual rainfall than predicted, highlighting the challenge in anticipating the effects of climate change.

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Meetings & Conferences in Europe

Understanding Risk Europe 201927-29 Nov 2019, Romania (Bucharest)
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

Disaster Risk Reduction (3 day course)26-28 Nov 2019, United Kingdom (London)
Short course on computer assisted oil spill environmental assessments in land and water03-05 Dec 2019, United Kingdom (Ashurst)
JRC Evidence for Policy school on Disaster Risk Management13-15 Jan 2020, Italy (Florence)

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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

Impact of repeat flooding on mental health and health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional analysis of the English National Study of Flooding and Health2019, BMJ Open
Disaster recovery case study: Germany floods 20132018, Cntr for Risk Studies, University of Cambridge

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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

Research Analyst – Climate Risk Management and Climate Change AdaptationGermany (Preferably Berlin), PlanAdapt
Climate Risk Management and Adaptation SpecialistGermany (Preferably Berlin, Germany), PlanAdapt
Researcher in Risk AssessmentItaly (Italy), CIMA

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