Natural Disaster Hotspots: Case Studies

Natural Disaster Hotspots: Case Studies

These case studies complement the earlier groundbreaking work of Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis published in April 2005. Three case studies address specific hazards: landslides, storm surges and drought. An additional, three case studies address regional multi-hazard situations in Sri Lanka, the Tana River basin in Kenya, and the city of Caracas, Venezuela.

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Other Authors: Arnold, Margaret
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2006
Subjects:ANNUAL PRECIPITATION, ANNUAL RAINFALL, ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH, AVALANCHE, AVERAGE ANNUAL PRECIPITATION, BASIN, CENTRAL AMERICAN, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE DYNAMICS, CLIMATE ZONES, CLIMATIC ZONES, CLIMATOLOGY, COAST, CYCLONE, CYCLONE TRACKS, CYCLONES, DISASTER, DISASTER EVENTS, DISASTER MANAGEMENT, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, DISASTER REDUCTION, DISASTER RISK, DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, DROUGHT, DROUGHT PERIOD, DROUGHT SEVERITY, DROUGHTS, EARTHQUAKE, EARTHQUAKES, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, FAMINE, FLOOD, FLOOD HAZARD, FLOODING, FLOODS, GDP, GLOBAL SCALE, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HURRICANE, HURRICANES, IMPACTS OF DROUGHT, LIVESTOCK, MOISTURE, NATURAL DISASTER, NATURAL DISASTERS, NATURAL HAZARDS, PRECIPITATION, PRECIPITATION ANOMALIES, RAIN, RAINFALL, RECONSTRUCTION, RISK ASSESSMENT, SNOW, SNOWFALL, SOIL, SOUTH AMERICA, STORM, STORM SURGES, STORMS, TEMPERATURE, TROPICAL CYCLONES, TROPICAL STORMS, TSUNAMI, TYPHOONS, UNEP, UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME, WATER, WATER RESOURCES, WEATHER,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/7018829/natural-disaster-hotspots-case-studies
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7091
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Summary:These case studies complement the earlier groundbreaking work of Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis published in April 2005. Three case studies address specific hazards: landslides, storm surges and drought. An additional, three case studies address regional multi-hazard situations in Sri Lanka, the Tana River basin in Kenya, and the city of Caracas, Venezuela.

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