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

Valuing Mortality and Morbidity in the Context of Disaster Risks

published in 2009
World Bank Group

Project Topics: Actors in disaster management, Processes in disaster management
Disaster Types: NATURAL DISASTERS, Earthquake (ground shaking, tsunami)
Disaster Phase: Recovery, Preparedness

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/4041/WPS4832.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Associated resources

Towards the World Humanitarian Summit: A global partnership for principled and effective humanitarian action

published in 2015
European Commission

Project Topics: Actors in disaster management
Disaster Types: MAN-MADE DISASTERS, NATURAL DISASTERS
Disaster Phase: Preparedness, Emergency, Recovery

2016 Annual Global Climate and Catastrophe Report

published in 2017
Aon plc

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

Resilience - the Big Picture

published in 2016
Emma Lovell, Aditya Bahadur, Thomas Tanner and Hani Morsi; Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

Project Topics: Actors in disaster management, Cultural factors, Risk communication, Risk perception and risk cultures

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

One Humanity: Shared Responsibility

published in 2016
United Nations

Project Topics: Actors in disaster management, Policies 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