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This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Netherlands, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as storm, flood and earthquake.

The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2011-13 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and the ISDR partnership.

This document presents the Netherlands storm surge warning service (SVSD), intended to monitor, inform, forecast and issue warnings for high water levels as part of the coastal defence system. It includes a presentation of its structure, organization

This joint report presents a cooperative audit based on eight individual national audit reports from Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia and Ukraine, and a fact-finding study by the European Court of Auditors. It reveals that

This report describes Dutch context of flood risk management, institutions involved, disasters that influence flood risk policy and disaster management, flood protection standards for flood defenses, financial issues, urban planning and the choice not to

The University of the Sunshine Coast will co-lead a three-year international research project on climate change adaptation and water governance after the joint proposal won a grant of one million Euros...

Une récente étude publiée dans la revue Natural Hazards tente de comprendre et mesurer la vulnérabilité des grandes métropoles face aux conséquences du changement climatique et dresse une liste des villes côtières dans le monde les plus exposées aux risques d’inondations...

Researchers suggest that the groundwater footprint will offer water scientists, managers and policy makers an intuitive tool to better visualize groundwater depletion, suggest where groundwater could be used sustainably to increase agricultural yields and better manage groundwater sustainably within countries...