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This paper presents the results of quantitative research regarding the level and the causes of fear of disasters among young adults in Turkey, Serbia, and North Macedonia. The survey was conducted using a questionnaire that was given and then collected

As extreme weather becomes normal in the Balkans, governments and communities are striving to better understand the climate and disaster risks they face so that they can implement the right policies and strategies. Risk insurance, regional cooperation, social protection, infrastructural safety, and data management are as crucial as ever to the Balkans' resilience.

As countries in the Western Balkans continue to grow, so too does their exposure to risk from climate change and natural hazards. Various Balkan states are implementing DRR projects and working across borders to provide better disaster and climate risks measures to all of their citizens.

This collection of 10 European case studies showcases measures that are already being carried out in Europe to increase resilience to extreme weather and slow-onset events, as well as improve adaptation to climate change. 

Climate change adaptation

The third in the Turn Down the Heat series, this report examines climate scenarios in three regions, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and North Africa, and Europe and Central Asia, including the prospects and implications for the Western

The FAO is supporting ten projects across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and South America to lay the groundwork for climate-resilient adaptation initiatives, funded by the Green Climate Fund's (GCF) Readiness Programme. One of the overall aims is to support countries in adapting their agriculture and food security systems to the effects of climate change.

This report presents an assessment of the capacity for flood monitoring and early flood warning in 17 of the 22 countries which belong to the Eastern and Southern neighbourhood policy of the European Union and the enlargement candidate countries. Many of

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