Europe

Countries in Europe

Turkey: Expert warns of earthquake risk in Istanbul districts near sea

16 Sep 2019, Daily Sabah

A new updated risk map was published to help the citizens of Istanbul, a city highly vulnerable to earthquakes, to be more aware and prepared for a seismic event.

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Meetings & Conferences in Europe

HOT Summit 2019: Improving humanitarian mapping19-20 Sep 2019, Germany (Heidelberg)
6th International Conference on Disaster Management and Human Health Risk: Reducing Risk, Improving Outcomes25-27 Sep 2019, Italy (Ancona)
4th IFIP Conference on Information Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction (ITDRR-2019)09-10 Oct 2019, Ukraine (Kyiv)

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Training in Europe

Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management into Planning Processes Training09-18 Oct 2019, Germany (Berlin)
Eighth international course on First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis, 201911 Nov - 05 Dec 2019, Italy (Rome)
Disaster Risk Reduction (3 day course)26-28 Nov 2019, United Kingdom (London)

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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
- High-Level Communiqué of the Chair Protecting Europe’s citizens: the social contract on disaster resilience2018, EC
- Rome Declaration of Stakeholders: securing Europe's prosperity - reducing risk of disasters2018, COE; Dipartimento della Protezione Civile, Italy - gov; EC; UNDRR ROE

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DRR Organizations in Europe

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Documents & Publications

Montenegro: Recording disaster losses. Learning from the past2019, ECHO; Min of Interior and Public Admin, Montenegro - gov; UNDRR
Barriers to the uptake and implementation of natural flood management: A social‐ecological analysis2019, Wiley

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Maps in Europe

Worldwide distribution of natural catastrophes in 2014Jan 2015, Munich Re
Loss events worldwide 1980 – 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

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