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Countries in Europe

Heatwave: Is there more crime in hot weather?

19 Jul 2018, BBC

Studies from around the world and over different time periods have repeatedly found a link between hotter weather and rising crime rates. Heat fuels crime by triggering a physiological response that makes people angrier and more impatient, and by changing the opportunities available to commit crime.

Meetings & Conferences in Europe

7th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC Davos 201826-30 Aug 2018, Switzerland (Davos)
The Flood Expo 201812-13 Sep 2018, United Kingdom (Birmingham)
Understanding Risk Balkans 201817-19 Sep 2018, Serbia (Belgrade)

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Training in Europe

First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis 201831 Jul - 24 Aug 2018, Netherlands, the (Tilburg)
Climate Summer School: Earth system variability through time26-31 Aug 2018, Switzerland (Grindelwald)
Short Course in Climate Extremes and Risk Analysis02-03 Sep 2018, Czech Republic (Olomouc)

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Regional Policy, Plans & Statements

Regional Policy & Plans
- Action plan 2016-2020 between the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)2016, CoR; UNISDR EUR
- Regulations concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by rail (RID)2015, OTIF
Official Statements & Presentations
- Yerevan Declaration2018, Armenia - gov; UNISDR EUR
- European Union: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2017)2017, EU

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DRR Organizations in Europe

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Documents & Publications

Room for rivers: Risk reduction by enhancing the flood conveyance capacity of the Netherlands’ large rivers2018, MDPI
The impact of the environment and climate change on future infrastructure supply and demand2018, United Kingdom - gov

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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

Professor (0,4 FTE) Spatial Resilience for Disaster Risk ReductionNetherlands, the (Enschede, Netherlands), ITC
Assistant Professor, Public Health in Humanitarian ActionDenmark (Copenhagen), University of Copenhagen

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