Risk identification and assessment

A qualitative or quantitative approach to determine the nature and extent of disaster risk by analysing potential hazards and evaluating existing conditions of exposure and vulnerability that together could harm people, property, services, livelihoods and the environment on which they depend.

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This brainteaser aims to help primary and secondary education students to get basic knowledge, in a playful manner, the field of integral plate tectonics and in particular of the tectonic characteristics which affect us, as a way to understand and explain

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Series title: Es mejor prevenir, no. 4

This issue contains a unit which should be integrated into school curricula. It explains the difference between disaster and emergency and reviews mitigation and prevention measures, as well as the various

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Series title: Es mejor prevenir, no. 4

This activity book addresses secondary school students and invites them to constitute brigades and to take safety measures to protect the educational centre once the risks and the vulnerability have been identified

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This educational guide for the development of risk perception maps at primary education level is meant for teachers and communicators. It is the first implementation phase of the teaching unit "Natural risks and perception" for first and secondary

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Series title: Es mejor prevenir, no. 1

This activity book for students invites them to express their feelings and those of their community in front of emergencies and disasters, to report on the disaster history of their community and to identify

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This book for teenagers explains what is an earthquake, and the seismic risk, where it occurs, what is a tidal wave, can they be predicted. It also describes the seismicity of Italy and queries if buildings can be rendered safer. It also gives some tips

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Mr Gohei village chief was concerned about a tsunami since there had been an earthquake in the evening. He set up a fire to Inamura (rice sheaves) which was a call for the villagers to join him on top of the hill. There were shocked to see the burning

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This document is a compendium of texts specifically tailored for the classroom, dealing mainly with major hazards. The use of these texts is to develop a culture of safety, to get acquainted with the hazard terminology, to recognize major hazards, mainly

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