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Hungarians feel most vulnerable to human health emergencies, with rural residents more at risk and lower awareness and preparedness among EU countries, highlighting gaps in public services and the need to improve disaster readiness and empower citizens.

The study examines fiscal resilience in the Danube Region, emphasizing how governments manage financial risks from multi-hazards like floods and earthquakes, the need for tailored strategies based on fiscal vulnerabilities and multi-risk scenarios.

This seismic risk profile of Hungary, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.

The main objective of our study is to develop a set of tools to map and relatively easily assess the risk related to potential levee malfunction using a 40-km-long test site along the Lower Tisza River.

This article investigates polder implementation and management processes, perceived as a potential introduction of social innovation in Poland and Hungary, where social innovation in FRM is required but where the introduction of innovative solutions stall

This article examines the policies and institutional arrangements for integrating informal volunteers, the methods and tools for their engagement, and the reported benefits and challenges of involving volunteers in disaster management.

Between 1998 and 2006 a series of extreme flood events took place on the Tisza River and its tributaries. In Hungary, this triggered the development of flood-peak polders as a more cost-efficient solution of defense compared to raising the dikes.

Hungary’s annual average temperature rose 1.15°C between 1907 and 2017, outpacing the global average temperature change (+0.9°C). Its warming rate has increased significantly over the last four decades, with summertime warming particularly strong.