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To guide Europe’s implementation of the four priorities of action and seven global targets of the Sendai Framework, the European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction (EFDRR) agreed to develop a roadmap that will focus on activities for the immediate period

350 students from 11 countries took part in the forum on disaster risk reduction during the National Model United Nations (Photo: UNISDR)
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Hundreds of university students from around the world have set their sights on reducing the risk of disasters, during the first-ever edition in Japan of the National Model United Nations.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Kobe Office
Meteoalarm uses simple colour coding and jargon-free explanations to help the public understanding real-time weather risks (Photo: Meteoalarm)
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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.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
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These guidelines are aimed to support the development and implementation of risk-based Drought Management Plans ([DMP) in the context of the European Union Water Framework Directive – as part of the River Basin Management Plans (RBMP).

The objectives of

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This report measures progress and gaps in the implementation of disaster risk reduction actions in Murska Sobota (Slovenia). It enhances understanding of risk among stakeholders and establishes a baseline for future interventions.

Local reports are part of

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Flood resilience review May 2015

This report provides a case study on the effects of the major floods that swept through the Balkan region in 2014 and the efforts that were undertaken to increase resilience in the Balkan region. In this context, the

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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

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Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 5, 345–355, 2005 SRef-ID: 1684-9981/nhess/2005-5-345 European Geosciences Union:

In this paper, two studies of flood perception in the Slovenian town Celje are represented. During its history, Celje was often


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