Geophysical

Earthquake (ground shaking, tsunami)

Mass movement (dry)

Volcanic activity

Meteorological

Extreme Temperature (cold/heat waves)

Fog

Storm

Hydrological

Flood (coastal food, riverine flood, flash flood, ice jam flood)

Landslide (avalanche, snow, debris, mudflow, rockfall)

Wave action (rogue wave, seiche)

Climatological

Drought

Glacial Lake Outburst

Wildfire (forest and land fires)

Biological

Epidemic (viral, bacterial, parasistic, fungal and prion diseases)

Insect infestation (grasshoper, locust)

Animal Accident

Extraterrestial

Impact (Airburst)

Space weather (energetic particles, geomagnetic storm, shockwave)

Anthropogenic non-intentional

Industrial accident (i.e. chemical spill, explosion, radiation)

Transport accident (air, road, rail, water)

Miscellaneous Accidents (i.e. mining, structural)

Anthropogenic intentional

Famine

Displacement of populations

Mass shootings (i.e. school shootings, workplace violence, hate crimes)

Civil disobedience (labor, race, political riots)

Terrorism/conflicts

Weapons of mass destruction

GFDRR Recovery Hub

GFDRR

Project Topics: Actors in disaster management, Processes in disaster management, Risk communication, Risk perception and risk cultures, Policies in disaster management, Citizens’ empowerment, Citizens’ rights
Disaster Types: NATURAL DISASTERS, MAN-MADE DISASTERS
Disaster Phase: Recovery

https://www.gfdrr.org/recovery-hub

Associated resources

People in Disasters: Special Issue of the Australasian Journal of Disasters and Trauma Studies

published in 2016
Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies

Project Topics: Actors in disaster management, Risk perception and risk cultures, Cultural factors
Disaster Types: NATURAL DISASTERS
Disaster Phase: Preparedness, Emergency, Recovery

Breaking the Link Between Extreme Weather and Extreme Poverty

published in 2016
World Bank

Project Topics: Policies in disaster management, Actors in disaster management, Citizens’ empowerment, Citizens’ rights
Disaster Types: NATURAL DISASTERS, Extreme Temperature (cold/heat waves)
Disaster Phase: Preparedness, Recovery, Emergency

Communications Policing is the new Community Policing

published in 2017
The Open Source Communications Analytics Research Centre (OSCAR)

Project Topics: Actors in disaster management, Cultural factors, Risk communication, Citizens’ empowerment
Disaster Types: MAN-MADE DISASTERS, NATURAL DISASTERS
Disaster Phase: Preparedness, Emergency, Recovery

Recommended resources

EM-DAT: The CRED/OFDA International Disaster Database

D. Guha-Sapir, R. Below, Ph. Hoyois - Université Catholique de Louvain – Brussels – Belgium.

Project Topics: Processes in disaster management
Disaster Types: MAN-MADE DISASTERS, NATURAL DISASTERS

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Title:	Culture And RISk management in Man-made And Natural Disasters - CARISMAND
Funding scheme:	CSA (Coordination and Support Action) Call ID H2020-DRS-2014 Topic DRS-21-2014 ‘Ethical/Societal Dimension Topic 2: Better Understanding the Links between Culture, Risk Perception and Disaster Management’
Grant agreement no:	653748
Duration	36 months (October 2015 – September 2018)
Co-ordinator:	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG), Netherlands
Co-ordinating person:	Prof. Joseph A. Cannataci
EU funding:	€ 3,788,526.25