Risk identification and assessment

This document analyses 51 national incident reports dealing with severe outages of electronic communication networks or services provided to ENISA and the European Commission under article 13a of the Framework Directive 2009/140/EC. It considers natural

This document reports on a consultation intended to discuss the future disaster risk reduction (DRR) needs in Myanmar at national and local (field) levels in the changing context of Myanmar. It aimed to identify emerging issues, which needs to be further

Augmenting preparedness and disaster risk reduction in overseas communities will lay the foundation for 'the resilience to be there in a more fundamental, underlying way,' rather than for international players to come in 'at the last minute in an emergency,' says David Waskow of Oxfam America...

Guide for small and medium enterprises:

This document is intended to contribute to increase constituents’ resilience, mitigate risks and enhance preparedness for crisis and business recovery. The scope covers different types of major-scale, natural

To build preparedness and capacity for flood affected population several activities are planned. These include conducting Participatory Learning and Action exercises to strengthen resilience against natural disasters, conducting Vulnerability Capacity Assessments, establishing and train DRR committees...

This report addresses the effective use of available water as a way to help to improve productivity and reduce poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. It combines the practical improved water management systems and approaches, including the reduction of risks

En associant un très vaste programme d'observation à des travaux de modélisation, le programme HyMeX a pour ambition de progresser dans la simulation des évènements hydrométéorologiques extrêmes. Cette campagne, d'une envergure sans précédent, permettra d'affiner les modèles climatiques et de prévision mais aussi à améliorer l'utilisation des données observées dans ces modèles...

Une récente étude publiée dans la revue Natural Hazards tente de comprendre et mesurer la vulnérabilité des grandes métropoles face aux conséquences du changement climatique et dresse une liste des villes côtières dans le monde les plus exposées aux risques d’inondations...