Austria

This study analyzes the extreme flood event that occurred on the Wien River in Vienna, Austria, in September 2024, classified as a 1000-year flood due to its peak discharge of 450 m³/s.

Austrians fear extreme weather most, followed by health emergencies and political tensions. They trust less in government services during disasters compared to the EU average, however, are generally more aware and prepared for disasters than EU citizens.

This paper aims to illuminate the issue that most countries’ disaster risk management approaches remains centered on mitigating the direct effects of disasters.

This paper provides model-based evidence from five European case studies which demonstrate the effectiveness of five different Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in reducing the magnitude of the hazard and thus risk, in present-day and possible future climates.

This seismic risk profile of Austria, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.

This report explores the potential for CRAs to be used as a tool for assessing adaptation effectiveness, expanding on the implications of designing or updating CRAs and monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) systems for NAP processes.

This paper aims to close the gap about how demographic trends challenge their capacities, abilities, and plans to manage flood risks.

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.