World Risk Report 2012

The WorldRiskReport (WRR) consists of an index, a priority topic and case studies. The index describes the disaster risk for various countries  and regions.The main focus of the report is on the threat from or  exposure exposure to natural hazards and the rise in sea level caused by climate climate change, as well as social vulnerability in the form of the population’s susceptibility and their capacity for coping and adaptation. An additional priority topic in the 2012 report is “environmental degradation and disasters”

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