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World risk report 2014: focus - the city as a risk area
Alliance Development Works ; United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) - UNU, 2014This WorldRiskReport (WRR) consists of an index, a priority topic and case studies. The index describes the disaster risk for various countries and regions. The WorldRiskReport was developed in close cooperation between scientists and practitioners. Combined expertise, i.e. scientific structure and procedure and practical competence distinguish this report from comparable academic studies.
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Available online: https://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/39851
Alliance Development Works ; United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security
Published by: UNU ; 2014This WorldRiskReport (WRR) consists of an index, a priority topic and case studies. The index describes the disaster risk for various countries and regions. The WorldRiskReport was developed in close cooperation between scientists and practitioners. Combined expertise, i.e. scientific structure and procedure and practical competence distinguish this report from comparable academic studies.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)ISBN (or other code): 978-3-9814495-4-9
Tags: Hazard risk assessment or analysis ; Agroclimatology ; Urban zone ; Vulnerability
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WorldRiskReport 2012: focus - environmental degradation and disasters
UNU, 2012The WorldRiskIndex seeks answers to the following questions: How probable is an extreme natural event, and will it affect people?
How vulnerable are the people to the natural hazards? To what extent can societies cope with acute disasters? Is a society taking preventive measures to face natural hazards to be reckoned with in the future?
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Available online: http://www.droughtmanagement.info/literature/UNU_world_risk_report_2012_2012.pdf
Alliance Development Works ; Nature Conservancy, the ; United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security
Published by: UNU ; 2012The WorldRiskIndex seeks answers to the following questions: How probable is an extreme natural event, and will it affect people?
How vulnerable are the people to the natural hazards? To what extent can societies cope with acute disasters? Is a society taking preventive measures to face natural hazards to be reckoned with in the future?Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Natural hazards ; Climate change ; Disaster Risk Management (DRM) ; Tropical cyclone ; Drought ; Earthquake ; Vulnerability
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