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Damages to economic assets resulting from natural disasters have soared in the past fifteen years, and climate change models forecast intensified exposure to extreme weather in many OECD countries. This OECD review of risk management policies focuses on Japan, because the geography, topography...
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Nations (ASEAN) countries, including: 1) improving the prevention and mitigation components of disaster risk management by … disasters; and 4) improving the timely distribution of inputs, equipment and social protection measures like disaster …
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, drought and flood risks are likely to become a major policy concern as increasing population will increase the demand for food … flood protection and mitigation, raising the issue of the allocation of flood risks across sectors and areas …
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Impacts of a major Seine flood in the Île-de-France region -- Governance to prevent a Seine flood in Île …
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This report provides an assessment of the use of, and recommendations for scaling up, Nature-based Solutions to address water-related climate risks. The analysis is based on two country case studies carried out in Mexico and the United Kingdom. On the basis of a previously developed policy...
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disaster of such magnitude, the humanitarian response was massive. In the course of the relief operations, however, Asian …
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This study examines flood risk prevention of the Seine in the Ile-de-France region. It highlights the impacts a major … flood, like the one in 1910, could have on the well-being of citizens, city management and the economy. …
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