The severe damage and impacts caused by extreme events in a changing climate will not
only make the sustainable development goals difficult to achieve, but also erode the hard …

Although often neglected, model validation is a key topic in flood risk analysis, as flood risk
estimates are used to underpin large investments and important decisions. In this paper, we …

The first international conference for the post-2015 United Nations landmark agreements
(Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, Sustainable Development …

In this paper we developed and tested an integrated methodology for assessing direct and
indirect economic impacts of flooding. The methodology combines a spatial analysis of the …

In June 2013, widespread flooding and consequent damage and losses occurred in Central
Europe, especially in Germany. This paper explores what data are available to investigate …

Observational records from 1950 onwards and climate projections for the 21st century
provide evidence that droughts are a recurrent climate feature in large parts of Europe …

Extreme weather events in Australia are common and a large proportion of the population
are exposed to such events. Therefore, there is great interest as to how these events impact …

In recent years, awareness of a need for more effective disaster data collection, storage, and
sharing of analyses has developed in many parts of the world. In line with this advance …

Our understanding of where landslide hazard and impact will be greatest is largely based on
our knowledge of past events. Here, we present a method to supplement existing records of …

The paper offers a disaster risk management perspective to analyze the COVID-19
pandemic and to propose and assess non-pharmaceutical mitigation measures for the …