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“We owe it to those who have lost their lives in Greece and elsewhere to step up efforts on wildfire suppression and prevention," says UNISDR head, Mami Mizutori.

The development of methods for rapid flood mapping and risk assessment is a key step to increase the usefulness of flood early warning systems and is crucial for effective emergency response and flood impact mitigation. Currently, flood early warning

This report reviews the availability of data in Croatia, to report against the indicators recommended to measure the global targets of the Sendai Framework, and identify current gaps.

This risk profile for Croatia provides a preliminary view of disaster risk at the national level, and distribution of risk across regions of the country and types of assets.

The European Commission and the United Nations Development Programme have launched an initiative to increase disaster prevention in cities across seven countries and territories in the Western Balkans. The initiative will create networks of local responders, allowing disaster-prone municipalities to intervene, support each other and unlock funds in case of disaster.

Rolled out in the wake of one of the deadliest storms to strike Europe in decades, the continent-wide weather information service Meteoalarm plays a life-saving role by raising public awareness of how to curb risks, and fosters international cooperation into the bargain.

In the past two years alone, the magnitude of disasters increased significantly in the Western Balkans, affecting 15 times more people and causing economic losses 30 times higher than in the period from 2000 to 2013. While recovery actions financed

This policy provides the technical and conceptual principles, based on the spirit of WMO Res. 25 (Cg-XIII) and 40 (Cg-XII), required to promote data exchange and interoperability within the Sava River Basin and ensuring freedom to access and disseminate