Latest additions to the knowledge base

The latest additions to the PreventionWeb knowledge base. New content is monitored and added on a daily basis. Filter your search results by year, content type, location, theme and hazard, or explore further sections of the knowledge base.

Uploaded on
Policies and plans

This declaration was made by the Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation and signed by the Governments of Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands at the 11th Trilateral Governmental Conference on the Protection of the Wadden Sea on 18 March 2010.

Documents and publications

Wadden Sea Ecosystem No. 28.

This report presents the results of the work of Trilateral Working Group on Coastal Protection and Sea Level Rise (CPSL) III that concluded that spatial planning may present a flexible and sustainable tool to deal with the

Documents and publications

This chapter discusses the dynamics and interactions that govern agriculture–wetland interactions (AWIs) in the river floodplains of the Netherlands, with specific reference to how these have been incorporated into the Netherlands floodplain policy. In

Documents and publications
This guidance note shares 'live lessons' learned - told through first-person stories - that contribute to disaster preparedness, mitigation, and a recovery that builds back better.
Documents and publications

This map illustrates population density within and outside of a 10m Low Elevation Coastal Zone: Netherlands.
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. (2007).

Country-level estimates of urban, rural and

Update
Approximately 10,000 rescue workers and civil servants are participating this week in a five day flood simulation exercise throughout the Netherlands in preparation for a potential hazard scenario....
Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Documents and publications

This article, published in the Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, Volume 14, Number 3, reflects the results of a study examining risk in higher education and research on the basis of a classification into three domains, thus highlighting what

Documents and publications

The general objective of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre is to reduce the vulnerability of people to the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events. To achieve this, the Climate Centre has developed a comprehensive approach. It


Can't find what you're looking for?

Understanding risk basics

PreventionWeb offers explainers that cover the basic concepts of risk.

Risk reduction how-to

How can you help others reduce disaster risk?