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

Leveraging Social Computing for Personalized Crisis Communication using Social Media

published in 2016
Dmitry Leykin, Limor Aharonson-Daniel, and Mooli Lahad

Project Topics: Cultural factors, Actors in disaster management, Risk perception and risk cultures, Risk communication
Disaster Types: NATURAL DISASTERS, MAN-MADE DISASTERS
Disaster Phase: Emergency

http://currents.plos.org/disasters/article/leveraging-social-computing-for-personalized-crisis-communication-using-social-media/

Associated resources

Filling Buckets, Fueling Change - Ensuring Gender-Responsive Climate Change Adaptation

published in 2016
UNDP Climate Change Adaptation Facility

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

Messaging Apps: an Untapped Humanitarian Resource

published in 2017
ICRC

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

Webinar: Raising Risk Awareness Through Extreme Event Attribution

published in 2017
CDKN Global

Project Topics: Actors in disaster management, Risk communication
Disaster Types: Extreme Temperature (cold/heat waves), Flood (coastal food, riverine flood, flash flood, ice jam flood), Drought
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