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Displaying 70 of about 70 resultsThe Second RISC-KIT "Summer" School will be held at the University of Faro, Portugal, from 16-20 January 2017. Enrollment is open from 11 July until 14 October 2016.
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The course will address the assessment of coastal impacts using numerical tools such as XBeach and analytical tools such as Bayesian Networks. The course wi…
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Al seminario divulgativo organizzato dal MiBACT si parlerà delle prove di allerta e di messa in sicurezza dei beni culturali e degli ultimi studi per la valutazione delle misure di salvaguardia dei beni culturali. Il ruolo della Carta del Rischio.
L'appuntamento è il 16 dicembre presso la sede del Collegio Romano. Il seminario "Il rischio…
GIRD 2020 - Giornata Internazionale per la Riduzione dei Disastri is the main annual event on Disaster Risk Reduction in Italy. Organized by the Corpo Italiano di San Lazzaro, the high level panel is a meeting point for citizens, institutions and experts about prevention and civil protection.
In the spirit of the United Nations' IDDR, the eve…
This handbook aims to support disaster risk reduction professionals to better appraise the role and impact of socio-cultural diversity, identity and social networks in urban disaster management; understand the role of cities in managing disaster risk; and instrumentalise and act according to the cultural dimensions assessed.
It provides a num…
Our urban landscape and built heritage are designed in line with the local climate specificities. As our cultural heritage as a whole is exposed to the atmosphere over long periods of time and therefore exposed to attack from pollutants and natural weathering processes, climate change is thus expected to have either catastrophic or subtle effects on Cul…
This research discusses how it is worldwide accepted that climate change is affecting cities and that the conservation of the cultural heritage contributes to sustainable development. However, despite the high level of interest and research in climate-change risks on socioeconomic, urban and natural systems, studies that assess climate change impacts on…
With internationally renowned cultural and natural sites inscribed on the United Nations World Heritage List at risk from threats ranging from climate change to urbanization, a top official with the world body has emphasized the importance of their protection.
Recent disasters such as earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, floods in Poland, fires in Uganda an…
This document reports on a conference intended attended by European Mayors, representatives of local and national governments working on disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Europe, as well as regional organizations, such as Council of Europe, European Commission, the private sector and three United Nations bodies, to: (i) consider the key role played by DR…
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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 outlines seven clear targets and four priorities for action to prevent new and reduce existing disaster risks: (i) Understanding disaster risk; (ii) Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk; (iii) Investing in disaster reduction…
By Matteo Bizzotto
A coastal city situated predominantly below sea level, the city of Quelimane, Mozambique is heavily exposed to marine floods and tides. Its 450,000 inhabitants are therefore extremely vulnerable to climate risk.
With the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Quelimane municipal leaders and the co…