Iran, Islamic Rep of

This report reveals that heat waves in Iran significantly raise cardiovascular deaths, especially in men and the elderly. Cold waves may also increase mortality. More research and policies are needed to protect vulnerable groups from these risks.

This research seeks to develop a conceptual spatial framework considering different phases of disaster risk management to evaluate urban physical resilience.

This report outlines the conceptual framework for sand and dust storms (SDS) hazard risk and vulnerability assessment and mapping in agriculture and provides the elements as part of SDS contingency planning process in agriculture.

This seismic risk profile of Iran, 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 study develops a new integrated agent-based framework for designing building emergency evacuation by using Building Information Model (BIM).

This study aims at identifying challenges of the existing disaster preparedness education programs for children in Iran.

In this brief communication, the authors report results from a recent investigation carried out by field surveys and remote sensing data regarding the impacts of the 2022 Emamzadeh Davood event in Iran.

This study aims to analyze flood resilience (FR) in Karaj City, Iran, using a new fuzzy method which combines several qualitative and quantitative indices