Disasters
According to the Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, a disaster is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society causing widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses which exceed the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources. Resources available in this sub-theme include guidance on strengthening institutional arrangements, examples of public awareness programs, and others that support disaster risk mitigation and response.
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Disasters Resources
G-WADI & Climate Impacts on Water Resources
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This resource leverages World Bank Climate Change Impacts on Water and consumptive water loss (ET) for other WB regions and extends satellite precipitation and other measurements for water availability and drought assessment.Read more
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