Risk identification and assessment

This paper considers how the occurrence, size, and spatial location of large fires might respond to climate projections in the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem (GYE) (Wyoming, USA), a large wildland ecosystem dominated by conifer forests and characterized by

A new satellite data centre in Namibia will help farmers prepare for droughts, floods, bushfires and pests, reports SciDevNet. 'We can predict where problems are popping up' said said Marina Coetzee, a researcher at EOSA-RTC and a senior lecturer at the polytechnic...

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Documento de contribución al sistema nacional de prevención, mitigación y respuesta a desastres versión 2010-2011:

El Documento País República Dominicana 2010, parte de la idea de actualizar la versión del año 2009 del mismo Documento. Sus

For now, the country can only map the landslide disaster areas and try and help affected families. Preventing future landslides is not yet possible, say experts in a report by IRIN...

This study investigates fires in Greece from 1983-2008 and calls on Greek authorities to develop an effective system to protect the country's forests. The aim of the study is to draw useful conclusions for research, prevention and reduction. It reports

'Although investment in early warning systems and preparedness for natural disasters could reduce human and property losses, Viet Nam and other countries in the world still faced many challenges' said Barnaby Jones, UNDP deputy country director at the launch in Ha Noi of the Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction...

The Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Dao Xuan Hoc said the Ministry is working with relevant national and local departments to enact a law on disaster risk prevention and reduction, clearly defining the roles of the Government and to assure that citizens had access to information on disaster risks.

'Il est certain que si l’on ne se prépare pas, les coûts et les dommages seront alors bien supérieurs' a prononcé Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, ministre, lors de la présentation du plan français d’adaptation au changement climatique, le premier plan de cette ampleur dans l’Union européenne...