GIS and mapping

The Horn of Africa (HOA), composed of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia, suffers frequent natural disasters that commonly result in losses of life, destruction of infrastructure, and reduction of agricultural production. Formulating

Environmental issue report No 35

This is the first EEA publication to address the impacts of natural disasters and technological accidents across Europe. Focusing on major events between 1998 and 2002, the report adds value to existing studies by

Twenty eight community leaders from Guatemala, Nicaragua and Honduras – primarily grassroots women - together with a large number of local residents gathered in Guadalupe to prepare a community map of this small hurricane prone coastal town in Honduras

"Essentially, the purpose of the study is to reduce the vulnerability of Portmore to natural hazards" said Norman Harris, at the Mines and Geology Division.

This document presents the FAO's EMPRES (Desert Locust) programme, which began as a pilot activity in the Central Region in 1995 and 1996. Its goals and concept are to reduce the risk of desert locust plagues emanating from the Central Region of the

'Geohazard mapping is important as it indicates danger zones vulnerable to disasters such as landslides, flashfloods, liquefaction and other natural disasters' said Noel Angeles of the Dep of Environment and Natural Resources....

These guidelines are oriented to the needs of the decision-makers and provide a description of the range of mitigation options that need to be considered when making efforts to reduce losses from flooding. They are designed to introduce the reader to

Prof. Pop and his two assistants explain children why and how the continental plates move, how the force and severity of an earthquake can be measured, the chain reaction caused by earthquakes, how they form, illustrated by the Italian situation, with a