Belgium

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The study introduces a GIS-based model to prioritize green infrastructure locations for urban flood resilience in Monterrey and Brussels, focusing on land suitability and socio-economic vulnerability to better manage flood risks in urban environments.

Nature Scientific Reports
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The survey shows Belgians feel most vulnerable to extreme weather, cybersecurity threats, and terrorist attacks. Many citizens feel underprepared, highlighting the need for better information, despite strong trust in emergency services.

European Commission
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The report examines the use of foresight techniques in the context of long-term disaster risk management.

ROADMAP Project
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This article examines recognition of differences in the capacity of people to deal with floods in Flood Risk Management (FRM) in England (United Kingdom), Finland, Flanders (Belgium) and France. Flood risks worldwide are increasing due to climate change.

Journal of Flood Risk Management (Wiley)
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This seismic risk profile of Belgium, 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.

Global Earthquake Model Foundation (GEM)
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This paper investigates the role of flood risk experts in supporting homeowners to implement property-level flood risk adaption (PLFRA). Homeowners can reduce their flood risks by implementing PLFRA.

Journal of Flood Risk Management (Wiley)
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This article examines the policies and institutional arrangements for integrating informal volunteers, the methods and tools for their engagement, and the reported benefits and challenges of involving volunteers in disaster management.

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier)
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Belgium's Voluntary National Report for the Midterm Review of the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (MTR SF).

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