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Slide 1 Introduction to risk assessment and management in developing countries Scira Menoni– Politecnico di Milano Slide 2 Index 1.Risk mitigation as part of sustainable…
Global Hazard Trends: Ever Increasing Risk? Today we will: Define the concepts of Frequency and Magnitude. Explore short and longer term trends in a range of hazard events.…
About the lecturer Dr. Qing Lu (Henry) Grew up in Shanghai, China Lived in Singapore from 1994 to 2014 Came to IEU last September Contact information Office: C-808, Tel:…
Regime-type and crisis aid disbursement The World Bank: Regime-type and Emergency Aid By: Ashwin Puri and Zackary Abu-Akeel Premise Does the World Bank take regime-type into…
Historic Floods Database Ad de Roo, Jose Barredo Background ENV (water unit)* wants: to establish a database of historic floods As part of the Flood Directive deliverables…
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