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Displaying 15 of about 34 resultsIt is the aim of this interdisciplinary and international EGU Humboldt Conference to bring researchers from diverse specializations together and thus catalyze more comprehensive interdisciplinary research towards a better understanding of the complexity of the Andes system.
Compared to other major mountain ranges, the Andes are not well studied and the…
This report assesses the occurrence and impacts of disasters and the underlying hazards such as storms, extreme temperature events, forest fires, water scarcity and droughts, floods, snow avalanches, landslides, earthquakes, volcanoes and technological accidents in Europe for the period 1998-2009. It also addresses the advances in disaster risk reductio…
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…
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Le plan ORSEC est un plan cadre gouvernemental, permettant d’organiser la réponse en cas de catastrophe de grande ampleur qui dépasse les moyens habituellement misent en place pour y répondre. Il permet d’appuyer le leadership du gouvernement sur l’organisation de cette réponse en clarifiant les rôles et responsabilités de chacun mais auss…
The number and impacts of disasters have increased in Europe in the period 1998-2009, a new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) concludes. The report assesses the frequency of disasters and their impacts on humans, the economy and ecosystems and calls for better integrated risk disaster management across Europe.
The Agency's new report 'Map…
GENEVA, 23 July 2018 – The soaring rise in economic losses from extreme weather events fueled by climate change will be the focus of this year’s International Day for Disaster Reduction on October 13.
The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mami Mizutori, said today: “Economic losses from disasters in low and middle-…
Cette carte représente la densité de population dans les communes exposées aux risques majeurs.
Les risques majeurs font référence à des événements ponctuels de faible probabilité mais dont la réalisation donne lieu à de très graves conséquences: nombreuses victimes, dommages importants aux biens et à l’environnement. Etant donné que le risque résulte…
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Ce guide d'information, publié par le ministère en charge du logement, permet à toutes personnes d'acheter ou de louer en toute transparence en connaissance des servitudes relatives au zonage sismique et/ou aux risques pris en compte dans un plan de prévention des risques. Son but est d'informer l’acheteur ou le locataire afin qu’il puisse…
2009 Sasakawa award call for nominations now open
Nominations are now open for the 2009 Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction. Nominees should be individuals and institutions from around the world who have contributed to building the resilience of nations and communities to natural hazards through innovative practices and outstanding initiatives. Nomin…
This report presents France’s disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, cyclone, avalanche, earthquake, landslide, volcano and wild fire, and discusses institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction (DRR). It provides an evaluation of country’s DRR national policy and describes progress made in forecasting and early warning syste…
This booklet is a practical, and easy to comprehend, assistance manual for citizens to be prepared for emergency situations.
This document is a Russian contribution to the implementation of IDNDR programmes.
GENEVA, 22 May 2013 - The inventor of the world's first interactive digital globe that graphically depicts the vulnerability of our planet to disasters today challenged global policymakers to show more leadership in tackling the growing risks facing populations worldwide.
"What is important is not the technology but our vision for the future of the pla…
The Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society annually sponsors the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), the premier world conference on this topic. Held annually with alternate years in North American and International venues, this prestigious meeting has become an international focus of remote sensing programs, applications and…
This map shows the worldwide distribution of natural catastrophes that occurred between January and June 2011, according to Munich Re, NatCatSERVICE.
An exceptional accumulation of very severe natural catastrophes makes 2011 the highest-ever loss year on record, even after the first half-year. Already, the approx. US$ 265bn in economic losses up to the…
The special session of ISCRAM 2008 will discuss the latest scientific/technological developments, projects, programs and best practices in the field of monitoring, early warning systems (EWS) of various natural hazards. The advances in the rapidly evolving geo-information technologies, information management, and computational methods have proved to be…