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UNHCR’s new Global Trends report, the organization’s major annual survey of the state of displacement, says that at the end of 2016 there were 65.6 million people forcibly displaced worldwide – some 300,000 more than a year earlier. This total represents an enormous number of people needing protection worldwide. The figure of 65.6 million comprises […]
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This page brings together the Report of the 2017 CAP Implementation Workshop and the full set of technical presentations delivered during the workshop, held on 20–21 September 2017 in Rome, Italy. The workshop convened 72 technical experts from 20 countries to exchange practical experiences, system designs, and policy considerations related to implementing the Common Alerting
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Floods are the most costly disasters (EEA 2010) in Europe. Although floods are quite common in many parts of Europe, they still pose a profound challenge to emergency and risk management agencies. This is particularly true in the large-scale river basins that run through different national (and regional) territories. This case study focuses on the
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One of the research projects at the Zugspitze comes as a surprise to most visitors. Scientists from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) are working on GRIPS ,a device designed to improve tsunami early warning systems.The early warning system that Germany helped install in the Indian Ocean last year has a network of sensors at the
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Responding to a G20 request, the Improving the Assessment of Disaster Risks to Strengthen Financial Resilience: A Special Joint G20 Publication by the Government of Mexico and the World Bank brings together the experiences of G20 countries in protecting their populations and assets against natural hazards. It includes contributions by fifteen G20 members and invited countries (Argentina, Australia, Brazil,
Diese interdisziplinäre Lessons-Learned-Studie des Deutschen Komitees für Katastrophenvorsorge (DKKV) aus dem Jahr 2003 analysiert umfassend das Augusthochwasser 2002 im Elbeeinzugsgebiet – eines der schwersten Hochwasserereignisse in der jüngeren Geschichte Mitteleuropas mit Schäden von rund 9,1 Milliarden Euro und über 337.000 Betroffenen in Deutschland. Auf Basis von Literaturauswertungen, Experteninterviews, Haushaltsbefragungen und Netzwerkanalysen untersucht die Studie sechs
Recognizing the need for cross-border collaboration for the benefit of the Rhine and of all waters running into the Rhine, the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine (ICPR) is comprised of nine states and regions in the Rhine watershed (Switzerland, France, Germany, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Austria, Liechtenstein and the Belgian region of Wallonia,
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