Natural Disasters in MENA : A Regional Overview

Natural Disasters in MENA : A Regional Overview

Disasters are increasing worldwide with more devastating effects than ever before. The absolute number of disasters around the world has almost doubled since the 1980s, but the average number of natural disasters in Middle East and North Africa (ME...

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Main Author: Bousquet, Franck
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
CAPACITY BUILDING
CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
CLIMATE CHANGE
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
DISASTER
DISASTER EVENTS
DISASTER RECOVERY
DISASTER REDUCTION
DISASTER RISK
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
DISASTER RISKS
DISSEMINATION
DROUGHT
DROUGHTS
EARLY WARNING
EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
EARTHQUAKES
EMERGENCIES
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
FINANCIAL RISK
FLOOD
FLOOD PROTECTION
FLOODS
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSURANCE
LAND-USE PLANNING
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
MITIGATION
MITIGATION MEASURES
MORTALITY
MORTALITY RISK
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATURAL CATASTROPHES
NATURAL DISASTER
NATURAL DISASTERS
NATURAL HAZARDS
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMS
RECONSTRUCTION
REGIONAL COOPERATION
RISK ANALYSIS
RISK ASSESSMENT
RISK ASSESSMENTS
RISK INSURANCE
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK MITIGATION
SEA LEVEL
SOCIAL SCIENCES
URBAN AREAS
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
URBAN POPULATION
URBANIZATION
VICTIMS
VULNERABILITY
WATER MANAGEMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/09/18729017/natural-disasters-mena-regional-overview
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20563

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/09/18729017/natural-disasters-mena-regional-overview
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20563

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