This working paper analyses the economic impacts of floods in agriculture with the help of flood risk areas as well as … dryness and drought during different steps of the vegetation period and extreme heat in the blooming period lead to … considerable losses. In total the calculated sum of losses due to dryness, drought and heat are estimated to approximately 40 Mio …

outbreaks with drought incidence and severity, we show that this causality is valid also for Somalia at the local level. We find … that livestock price shocks drive drought-induced conflicts through reducing the opportunity costs of conflict … aggravate Somalia's security challenges and calls for decisive action to strengthen both drought and conflict resilience …

Research on risk communication relates basic risk perception studies to the formulation of policies, the currently … evolving legislation dealing with hazards, the key issues of public involvement, the risk and environmental management. Risk … communication is a relatively new field based on a sociological approach. The discipline comes from risk perception studies …

Research on risk communication relates basic risk perception studies to the formulation of policies, the currently … evolving legislation dealing with hazards, the key issues of public involvement, the risk and environmental management. Risk … communication is a relatively new field based on a sociological approach. The discipline comes from risk perception studies …

, smooth and stabilize consumption as well as minimize portfolio risk. In this context we also show how the correlation between …

is a new risk factor for enterprises taking part in this system. In this paper, we analyze how risk emerging from … loss account accounting for uncertainties and dependencies. Consequently, this model provides a basis for risk assessment …

Key sensitivities to Mediterranean tourism include drought and heatwaves, both of which are likely to increase with … destinations. Infra structure and beaches may well be at risk from sea level rise and there are likely to be increased problems …