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Displaying 120 of about 209 resultsThis report looks at the unprecedented threat of worsening hurricanes to the containment of toxic waste at Superfund sites, with a particular focus on the threats posed by the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Out of an already record-breaking 30 total named storms in a single Atlantic hurricane season, a record-breaking 11 made landfall in the United Sta…
This educational case study focuses on the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan and consists of a case document and accompanying video.
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On March 11, 2011, Japan suffered an unprecedented triple disaster. A 9.0 M earthquake occurred off the northeastern coast of Japan, triggering a large tsunami that rose to a height of over 30 mete…
This report sets out the economic costs of high-impact, low-probability (HILP) events and how the impacts of a shock spread across sectors and countries in today's globalized world. It argues that governments and businesses remain insufficiently prepared to manage HILP crises and shoulder their economic, social and humanitarian consequences. Therefore,…
This document outlines the official directive of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on the prevention of major accidents involving dangerous substances, which might result from certain industrial activities, and the limitation of their consequences for human health and the environment. It replaces Directive 96/82/EC…
Back in 2014, CSIRO published ‘Australia’s Biosecurity Future: Preparing for future biological challenges’, which identified major biosecurity trends facing Australia’s biosecurity landscape, with a focus on an agricultural, environmental and marine biosecurity sector audience.
Focusing on the same primary audience, this report seeks to build on the 20…
In the 2015-2017 period, member states submitted 246 event reports to the International Reporting System for Operating Experience (IRS), which is jointly operated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). This report provides an overview of identified common categories with important lessons and information of…
Since its adoption in 2006, SAICM has created a pro-active, inclusive and overarching platform for engagement and commitment of governments, inter-governmental organizations, non-governmental organizations and industry.
This brochure looks at the chemicals challenge and how, if improperly managed, chemicals and the pollution linked with their manufactu…
Eight years after the start of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster and two years after the Japanese government lifted evacuation orders in areas of Namie and Iitate, radiation levels remain too high for the safe return of thousands of Japanese citizen evacuees.
This report summarizes information from Greenpeace’s latest extensive radiation survey in…
The Fukushima nuclear accident in March 2011 posed major threats to public health. In response, medical professionals have tried to communicate the risks to residents. To investigate forms of risk communication and to share lessons learned, this study reviews medical professionals’ activities in Fukushima Prefecture from the prefectural level…
Industrial facilities and critical infrastructure are vulnerable to the impact of natural hazards. These impacts can trigger so-called Natech accidents and the release of toxic substances, fires and explosions, potentially resulting in health effects, environmental pollution and economic losses. Different factors drive Natech…
This report profiles three chemical incidents that occurred within two weeks this January, and recommends specific safety measures that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should require in order to prevent future chemical disasters. Toxic chemical leaks, fires, and explosions are shockingly common in the U.S. More than 140 harmful incidents…
This CSS Risk and Resilience Report provides a comparative analysis of national risk assessments. Specifically, it compares the assessments made by nine European countries and Swiss Re respectively of five types of cross-border risks: electricity supply shortage, nuclear accident, pandemic, severe space weather, and volcanic outbreak.
The report finds…
This annual report contains an inventory of the major disasters that occured in Cameroon in 2008 and an analysis of the government's civil protection policy.
Proceeding volume of the National Workshop, 30 September-01 October 2008, New Delhi:
This document on chemical disaster management contains detailed descriptive lectures, talks of holistic disaster management (DM) framework, integration of chemical risk to holisitc and multi-hazard risk management, site assessment, legal framework, district level DM pl…
Background material in view of COP15:
This document presents the EU’s fight against climate change hand-in-hand with an ambitious energy policy, covering the main environmental issues such as biodiversity loss, deforestation and forest governance, climate change adaptation and mitigation, energy efficiency and renewable energies, water, chemicals and…