based on quantitative risk assessments derived using global flood and earthquake models.Flood and earthquake risk were … defined in terms of affected population and affected gross domestic product (GDP). Earthquake risk was quantified in terms of …The Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Country Risk Profiles for floods and earthquakes presented in this publication are …

. This study investigates earthquake risk of multifamily buildings constructed before 2000 across cities in countries within …Multifamily residential buildings in earthquake-prone cities across Central Europe, Balkans, and Central Asia have … proved to be vulnerable and have revealed several structural deficiencies during previous earthquake events. Earthquakes in …

The post disaster needs assessment (PDNA) assesses the impact of the April 25, 2015 earthquake in Nepal and defines a …

to the earthquake of 2005 leaving 6,700 people dead. Windstorms, though less frequent, have also been devastating for … Pakistan. As of the earthquake of 2005, the windstorm of 1965 remained the most fatal natural disaster in the country's history …, claiming about 10,000 lives. The devastation caused by the earthquake of 2005, however, eclipsed all previous disasters …

Following the magnitude (Mw) 7.8 Turkiye-Syria Earthquake on February 6, 2023 and the Mw 6.3 earthquake on February 20 …

of the earthquake events, fixed capital damage costs, and the spatial distribution of damages, which can support recovery …

Following the magnitude (Mw) 7.8 Turkiye-Syria Earthquake on February 6, 2023, and the (Mw) 6.3 earthquake on February … estimate the impact of the earthquake on physical assets and service delivery in the most affected areas. The RDNA covers six … socioeconomic impacts of the earthquake to anticipate repercussions on the economic outlook and on the population's well-being. This …

Following the Herat province (Western Afghanistan) earthquake sequence of October 7 to 15, 2023, the World Bank carried …

Twelve years into a devastating civil war, a one-in-two-century earthquake devastated northwestern Syria. The 7 … natural disaster. The earthquake created large human losses and physical damages in the most contested areas of the country …. The earthquake also had significant socioeconomic impacts, exacerbating preexisting vulnerabilities. However, funding …

based on an analysis of flood risks facing the city, historical analysis of decision-making about flood risk management, and … flood risk-green defense, eco-engineering, or ecosystem-based approaches- might inform the management of flood risk in Dhaka … are shaping flood risk in the city. Second, a historical analysis of flood management interventions in Dhaka and the …