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2018

Cette publication, numéro 109 de la série produisent par l'Organization Internationale de la Francophonie, couvre les catastrophes, les changements climatiques, les efforts de reconstruction et les leçons apprises dans divers pays francophones, tout en

Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie
2017

This document charts the initial formation of Hurricane Irma in the Atlantic Ocean in late August 2017 and tracks its development as the storm moved towards the Caribbean in September. 

It presents the exposed values for the affected countries

Ingeniar Ltda. International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering
2016

This report reviews information on drought characteristics and management in the Caribbean region, identifies the relevant national and regional agencies and focal points involved in drought management, and brings together information on their work at

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Headquarters Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute
2011

This report presents the findings of an assessment undertaken by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) during 2010-2011 which assessed the institutional and technical capacities and needs of the Caribbean region to support Multi-hazard Early Warning

World Meteorological Organization
The boreholes that will be drilled by the team of international scientists will be used to reconstruct the eruption history of the most active regions in the Antilles over the last million years...
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
2011

This brochure presents the products combining risk reduction and insurance for low income groups such as small-holding farmers and day labourers that will be designed and implemented by the Climate Risk Adaptation and Insurance in the Caribbean programme

Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility, the Munich Climate Insurance Initiative
Following the devastating tsunami that struck Japan, 33 countries are preparing to participate on 23 March in the first full-scale simulated tsunami alert exercise in the Caribbean. The goal is to test the Tsunami and other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions...
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - Headquarters
2010

Cette carte représente les communes exposées aux risques feux de forêts

Chaque année, en moyenne 6,000 départs de feu ont lieu et 25,000 hectares de forêt sont incendiés en France métropolitaine. Les trois quarts des communes françaises qui ont subi des

Ministry for Ecological and Solidarity Transition
2009

Cette carte représente la densité de population dans les communes exposées aux risques majeurs.

Les risques majeurs font référence à des événements ponctuels de faible probabilité mais dont la réalisation donne lieu à de très graves conséquences

Ministry for Ecological and Solidarity Transition
Recently released high-quality, up-to-date vector-based maps of Central and South America give insurance and reinsurance companies a precise, reliable cartographic basis that can associate actual and modelled risks with the objects to be insured...
Directions Magazine, Directions Media