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

Insurance, Public Assistance, and Household Flood Risk Reduction: A Comparative Study of Austria, England, and Romania

published in 2017
Society for Risk Analysis

Project Topics: Actors in disaster management, Policies in disaster management, Processes in disaster management, Systems in disaster management
Disaster Types: Flood (coastal food, riverine flood, flash flood, ice jam flood), NATURAL DISASTERS
Disaster Phase: Preparedness

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/risa.12881/full

Associated resources

Urban adaptation to climate change in Europe 2016: Transforming cities in a changing climate

published in 2016
European Environment Agency

Project Topics: Actors in disaster management, Policies in disaster management
Disaster Types: NATURAL DISASTERS
Disaster Phase: Preparedness

Implementing the Sendai Framework to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

published in 2016
UNISDR

Project Topics: Policies in disaster management, Actors in disaster management
Disaster Types: NATURAL DISASTERS
Disaster Phase: Preparedness

EHEST Mission Request Vade Mecum Toolkit

published in 2017
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

Project Topics: Systems in disaster management, Processes in disaster management
Disaster Types: Geophysical, Meteorological, Hydrological, Climatological, Biological, Extraterrestial, Anthropogenic intentional, Anthropogenic non-intentional
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

Infographic: Managing Risks & Building Resilience

published in 2017
Aid and International Development Forum (AIDF)

Project Topics: Actors in disaster management, Processes in disaster management, Risk communication
Disaster Types: NATURAL DISASTERS, Climatological
Disaster Phase: Preparedness, Emergency, Recovery

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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