Europe and Central Asia Country Risk Profiles for Floods and Earthquakes

Europe and Central Asia Country Risk Profiles for Floods and Earthquakes

The Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Country Risk Profiles for floods and earthquakes presented in this publication are based on quantitative risk assessments derived using global flood and earthquake models.Flood and earthquake risk were defined in t...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
flood risk
earthquake risk
vulnerability
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/958801481798204368/Europe-and-Central-Asia-Country-risk-profiles-for-floods-and-earthquakes
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spelling okr-10986-258582021-06-14T10:14:25Z Europe and Central Asia Country Risk Profiles for Floods and Earthquakes World Bank Group flood risk earthquake risk vulnerability The Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Country Risk Profiles for floods and earthquakes presented in this publication are 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 fatalities and capital loss. Estimates of future population and GDP affected by earthquakes vary significantly among five shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs) used to represent population and GDP in 2030 and 2080. The objectives are to inform governments of the levels of risk their countries face and facilitate discussions on how they can become more resilient to both and current risks. 2017-01-13T20:23:47Z 2017-01-13T20:23:47Z 2016-12-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/958801481798204368/Europe-and-Central-Asia-Country-risk-profiles-for-floods-and-earthquakes http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25858 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Central Asia Eastern Europe Europe and Central Asia
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earthquake risk
vulnerability
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earthquake risk
vulnerability
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Europe and Central Asia Country Risk Profiles for Floods and Earthquakes
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Central Asia
Eastern Europe
Europe and Central Asia
description The Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Country Risk Profiles for floods and earthquakes presented in this publication are 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 fatalities and capital loss. Estimates of future population and GDP affected by earthquakes vary significantly among five shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs) used to represent population and GDP in 2030 and 2080. The objectives are to inform governments of the levels of risk their countries face and facilitate discussions on how they can become more resilient to both and current risks.
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author World Bank Group
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title Europe and Central Asia Country Risk Profiles for Floods and Earthquakes
title_short Europe and Central Asia Country Risk Profiles for Floods and Earthquakes
title_full Europe and Central Asia Country Risk Profiles for Floods and Earthquakes
title_fullStr Europe and Central Asia Country Risk Profiles for Floods and Earthquakes
title_full_unstemmed Europe and Central Asia Country Risk Profiles for Floods and Earthquakes
title_sort europe and central asia country risk profiles for floods and earthquakes
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/958801481798204368/Europe-and-Central-Asia-Country-risk-profiles-for-floods-and-earthquakes
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