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Displaying 15 of about 24 resultsTraining Book, published in an abstract version for the training of the volunteers of the cyclone preparedness program in preparedness activities. It covers subjects like analysis capacity and vulnerability, introduction to cyclones, warning signals and their meaning, evacuation planning, management process, among other things. (UNEsCO)
The map highlights cities in Latin America and the Caribbean at risk due to sea-level rise, and their dimension.
In the 20th century, sea levels rose by an estimated 17 centimetres, and the conservative global mean projections for sea-level rise between 1990 and 2080 range from 22 centimeters to 34 centimeters.
Oceans, which have been absorbing 80 per…
The map highlights cities in Africa at risk due to sea-level rise, and their dimension.
In the 20th century, sea levels rose by an estimated 17 centimetres, and the conservative global mean projections for sea-level rise between 1990 and 2080 range from 22 centimeters to 34 centimeters.
Oceans, which have been absorbing 80 per cent of the temperature…
Since the 1995 great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake, Japan has been plagued by several natural disasters, including eruptions, torrential rains and more earthquakes, which all have emphasized the need to compile hazard maps as a part of disaster prevention measures. Information needed for this purpose include soil structure, characteristics of the bedrock, pa…
Disaster Risk Management Working Paper Series, no. 5.
This paper examines the ways in which natural resources management and environmental degradation affect natural hazard risk, and makes a preliminary assessment of the importance of such linkages and the extent of their incorporation into disaster mitigation strategies and activities. The analysis is…
The final report of the ESPON 1.3.1 Hazards project shows the spatial patterns of natural and technological hazards in Europe as an overview on all NUTS3 areas and identifies possible impacts of climate change on selected natural hazards. The approach of the project was to use existing results of hazard research and to combine those in such a way, that…
Developing Community Weather-safe Structures and Behaviour.
Research Series Report 2
This 18-month research report shows that non English speakers (NESH) in Australia, normally recent immigrants or refugees, are among the most marginalized for hearing emergency warnings, and knowing what to do. Learning that most NESH families had at least one mobile…
The map highlights cities in Asia at risk due to sea-level rise, and their dimension.
In the 20th century, sea levels rose by an estimated 17 centimetres, and the conservative global mean projections for sea-level rise between 1990 and 2080 range from 22 centimeters to 34 centimeters.
Oceans, which have been absorbing 80 per cent of the temperature in…
This document gives an overview of FAO’s work with regard to natural and human-induced disasters in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, together with the lessons learned and experience gained on how to improve disaster response, preparedness, and prevention in these sectors.
The purpose of this study was to document maximum flooding elevations that occurred as a result of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana by collecting high water marks in affected areas. HWM data collection helps accurately document a flooding event and assists in response, recovery, and mitigation, for future disasters.
These HWM data help place the event wit…
This game, based on the Rivermed game, but extended to the other natural hazards, is part of the RINAMED (Risques naturels en Méditerranée) programme operated by the Centre Méditerranéen de l'Environnement, has received the support of the European Union in the framework of the European project Interreg III B Medoc. This role game, presented in a cardboa…
The activities in this brochure, to be carried out with teachers and/or parents, aim to get 12-13 years' old children prepared to act safely in emergencies and disasters. (UNEsCO)
This document builds on the Indian Ocean tsunami and the catastrophic 2005 hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico to issue a wake-up call for the global community, dramatically drawing attention to the vulnerability of tropical coastal ecosystems and the dangers of undermining the services they provide to humankind.
It highlights lessons learnt in term…
This activity booklet aims to get 10-11 years' old school children prepared to act safely in case of emergencies.
This book for teenagers explains what is an earthquake, and the seismic risk, where it occurs, what is a tidal wave, can they be predicted. It also describes the seismicity of Italy and queries if buildings can be rendered safer. It also gives some tips as to what to do in case of an earthquake. (UNEsCO)