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Systemic risks perspectives of Eyjafjallajökull volcano's 2010 eruption

Progress in Disaster Science, 2023
In 2010, southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted, releasing ash that spread across Europe. Due to its potential to damage aircraft, much of European airspace was closed for six days.
Ilan Kelman, David Alexander, Carina Fearnley, Susanna Jenkins, Peter Sammonds   +4 more
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Emerging trends in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation higher education

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
Increasing learning opportunities and teaching capacities in higher education (HE) institutions in the domain of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) is a key pre-requisite not only to enhance individual and collective ...
A. Scolobig, Jörg Balsiger
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Inclusive disaster risk reduction education for Indonesian children

International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2022
Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have a profoundly higher risk of death or injury than their peers when natural disasters occur.
K. Sheehy, Petra Vacková, S. V. van Manen, S. Saragih Turnip, Khofidotur Rofiah, A. Twiner   +5 more
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Disaster risk reduction strategies and post-disaster infrastructure reconstruction [PDF]

World’s vulnerability to natural disasters has increased over the last few years. Hence, mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into constructed facilities has taken up an important role in the whole of the disaster management cycle. This paper aims to
Amaratunga, Dilanthi, Haigh, Richard, Palliyaguru, R. S.   +2 more
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Correlating heatwaves and relative humidity with suicide (fatal intentional self-harm)

Scientific Reports, 2021
Empirical evidence suggests that the effects of anthropogenic climate change, and heat in particular, could have a significant impact on mental health.
Fernando Florido Ngu, Ilan Kelman, Jonathan Chambers, Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson   +3 more
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Disaster risk reduction efforts through education in Indonesia: A literature review

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environment
Indonesia is a country that is prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis. To reduce the risk of disasters, efforts through education are important.
Dwi Partini, A. Hidayaht
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Tackling Women's Vulnerabilities through Integrating a Gender Perspective into Disaster Risk Reduction in the Built Environment [PDF]

, 2014
The majority of human and direct economic losses from natural hazards occur as a result of damage to the built environment due to the vital role that the built environment performs in serving human endeavours.
Amaratunga, Dilanthi, Haigh, Richard, Ginige, Kanchana   +2 more
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The need to integrate flood and drought disaster risk reduction strategies

Water Security, 2020
Most research on hydrological risks focuses either on flood risk or drought risk, whilst floods and droughts are two extremes of the same hydrological cycle.
P. Ward, M. D. de Ruiter, J. Mård, Kai Schröter, A. V. van Loon, T. Veldkamp, Nina von Uexkull, N. Wanders, A. Aghakouchak, K. Arnbjerg-Nielsen, Lucinda Capewell, Maria Carmen Llasat, Rosie Day, B. Dewals, G. Di Baldassarre, L. Huning, H. Kreibich, M. Mazzoleni, E. Savelli, C. Teutschbein, H. van den Berg, A. M. van der Heijden, J. M. Vincken, M. Waterloo, M. Wens   +24 more
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New Realization of Disaster Risk Reduction Education in the Context of a Global Pandemic: Lessons from Japan

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2021
The global COVID-19 pandemic has challenged different development sectors, including education. In this article, two main analyses are provided: one on the biological hazards of the pandemic in the context of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk ...
R. Shaw, A. Sakurai, Yukihiko Oikawa
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Disaster risk reduction and interdisciplinary education and training

, 2021
Natural and technological disasters and health emergencies are increasingly causing human and economic losses and disruptions. Disaster risk reduction can be effectively achieved only through a comprehensive approach aimed at connecting and integrating ...
E. Righi, P. Lauriola, A. Ghinoi, E. Giovannetti, M. Soldati   +4 more
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