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Displaying 15 of about 330 resultsMoldova's population and economy are exposed to earthquakes and floods, with floods posing the greater risk. These risk profiles provide a preliminary view of disaster risk at the national level, and distribution of risk across regions of the country and types of assets. They enable the identification and prioritization of risk, to guide risk man…
Armenia's population and economy are exposed to earthquakes and floods, with earthquakes posing the greater risk of a high impact, but lower probability event. These risk profiles provide a preliminary view of disaster risk at the national level, and distribution of risk across regions of the country and types of assets. They enable the identificat…
Working together in Europe and the Mediterranean for the prevention of disasters, preparedness and response:
The objective of this plan is to provide a political and technical instrument containing priorities and guidelines for the action of the European and Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement (EUR-OPA) for the next five years, improving its effectiv…
The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2011-13 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and the ISDR partnership.
The progress report assesses current national strategic priorities with regard to the implementation of disaster risk reduction actions, and establi…
This report contains the annual summary of the fire season of 2017 with an analysis of fire danger and areas mapped in the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS).
This report, which focuses on three regions—Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America that together represent 55 percent of the developing world’s population—finds that climate change will push tens of millions of people to migrate within their countries by 2050.
It projects that without concrete climate and development action, just over 143 mi…
This report presents an evaluation of the current level of crisis preparedness of the Armenian health system and reviews changes and developments since 2007. It also examines the country’s risk prevention and risk mitigation initiatives. While the main focus is on the national level, the report pays attention to intercountry cooperation on crisis manage…
Fragility has become the reality in several countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Armed conflict and forced displacement are taking an enormous toll on human lives, with the region accounting for about 60 percent of the estimated global total of battle-related casualties since the turn of the millennium. Conflicts…
IDMC’s mid-year figures reveal the most significant new internal displacements associated with conflict, violence and disasters around the world between January and June 2019. The report serves as an important temperature gauge of global displacement halfway through the year, looking ahead to the trends and patterns expected in the months to come.
The…
The GEOGLAM Crop Monitor for Early Warning (CM4EW) is an international and transparent multi-source, consensus assessment of the crop growing conditions, status, and agro-climatic conditions that are likely to impact global production. The CM4EW reports on climate hazards, such as drought, flood, and extreme weather, as well as pests and crop diseases,…
While much work has been invested in addressing the economic and technical basis of disaster preparedness, less effort has been directed towards understanding the cultural and social obstacles to and opportunities for disaster risk reduction. This paper presents local insights from five different national settings into the cultural and social contex…
Climate-related disasters are increasing in frequency and severity and both economic and human losses are climbing. Unfortunately, developing countries, which are the least equipped to deal with disasters, are often impacted the most. Over the past two decades, new financial tools have emerged to help developing countries cope with disaster. Sovereign p…
The world is increasingly unpredictable with more people than ever facing more severe and frequent shocks and stresses related to climate change, economic and trade uncertainties, geopolitical instability and potential conflict. 100 million people are already at risk of being pushed into poverty by climate change by 2030, particularly in sub-Saharan…
The aim of this document was to mitigate growing disaster risk and strengthen resilience through a nation-wide weather network and improved forecasts.
The report is divided into:
Problem: Moldova’s varying climate and vulnerability to disasters impacts its economy, environment and population
Solution: Strengthen capacity at…
This report outlines a five stage future proofing approach to help cities develop programmes of investment which meet their multiple objectives and utilise and build on the institutional capacities they have available.
The foundation for the work has been an integrated assessment of the risks, vulnerabilities, and capacities of 129 cities across 20 cou…