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Displaying 105 of about 2323 results… hazards and disaster research centers. This Global Hazards and Disaster Research Centers Map is designed … hazards and disaster research centers. This Global Hazards and Disaster Research Centers Map is designed …
… for Proposals (RfPs) As the tragedy in Haiti unfolds, the Global Earthquake Model has stated that its motivation to … (RfPs). On 18 January 2010, GEM issued five RfPs for Global Components within its Risk Module, with target budgets … GEM Ontology & Taxonomy Inventory Data Capture Tools Global Exposure Database Global Earthquake Consequences …
… What is GET-2016? First held in 2007 with the title, “Global Forum on Effective Use of Telecommunications/ICT for Disaster Management: Saving Lives”, the ITU Global Forum on Emergency Telecommunications has evolved to become the main global event focusing on emergency telecommunications and …
… INFORM has released the results of its 2017 Global Risk Index. INFORM is an open-source risk assessment … component of the "Lack of coping capacity" dimension. The Global Conflict Risk Index, which is used in the "Projected … for Natural Hazards has been changed from LandScan to the Global Human Settlements Layer Population Grid by JRC. Later …
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This research project, Strategic Research into National and Local Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management, was commissioned in September 2013 by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Oxford Policy Management is leading the research, in collaboration with the University of East Anglia…
… Aimed at an audience of resilience and development practitioners, this document … Fire and Haze Hazards: Haze Gazer – United Nations Global Pulse, Pulse Lab Jakarta. Strengthening Urban … to Inform Resilience Decision Making – United Nations Global Pulse, Pulse Lab Jakarta. … Aimed at an audience of …
… flooding were some of the defining characteristics of the global climate in 2014, which was nominally the warmest year … Organization (WMO). The WMO Statement on the Status of the Global Climate in 2014 confirmed the continuation of the … policies and action plans that can strengthen urban resilience in the face of natural disasters and foster a …
… platform to enable societies to increase their resilience to natural, technological and environmental … reducing risk and to strengthen community resilience. The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, established by the UN General Assembly in 2006, is the main global policy forum for disaster risk reduction, and is …
… This study examines the implications of recent advances in global climate modelling for simulating storm surges. Following the ERA-Interim (0.75° × 0.75°) global climate reanalysis, in 2018 the European Centre for … successor, the ERA5 (0.25° × 0.25°) reanalysis. Using the Global Tide and Surge Model, to analyse eight historical …
The present Manual provides guidance and requirements on the development, provision, exchange and maintenance of high-quality climate datasets. The standards and recommended practices it describes are intended to ensure that the data made available for climate assessment, monitoring, applications and related services meet sustainably a minimum set of re…
… This paper argues that the success of global initiatives will in part depend on developing … be needed to continuously design ways to best track global progress. Current Opinion in Environmental … 4.0) . … This paper argues that the success of global initiatives will in part depend on developing …
… to climate change, with beneficial effects on broader global security, stability and sustainability. Given the … to climate change, with beneficial effects on broader global security, stability and sustainability. Given the …
… Drought poses a serious threat to the resilience and security of the Nation and impacts the lives … heighten wildfire and land subsidence risk, and reduce tourism. The potential human impacts of drought are far … heighten wildfire and land subsidence risk, and reduce tourism. The potential human impacts of drought are far …
… Michael Szönyi There is an urgent need to enhance flood resilience. While we know prevention is better — and more cost-effective! — than cure, investing in pre-event resilience building is a challenge. The Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance links expertise from the humanitarian and …
… latest in a series of implementation plans produced by the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) programme since its … of high priority actions which if undertaken will improve global observations of the climate system and our … be done. However, it has already shown the importance of resilience in the observing system and the need to develop …