Over the last ten years, there has been a general increase in the risk of humanitarian crises at global level. While there has been an improvement in coping capacity, this has been negated by large...
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Drought in the Mediterranean Region - January 2024
Abstract After the severe and prolonged drought events that impacted northern Africa during the last 6 years, and Europe for over 2 years, drought conditions are again affecting large parts of the...
The link between disaster displacement and migration intentions
This report uses rich global survey data from the Gallup World Poll to analyse the relationship between environmental conditions, displacement and migration. An instrumental variable model is used to...
Drought Risk Atlas: heightened risk threatens the environment and the economy
The European Drought Risk Atlas provides for the first time a comprehensive assessment and mapping of drought risks and impacts in the EU for a global warming of 1.5, 2 and 3 degrees. In recent...
INFORM climate change: Quantifying the impacts of climate and socio-economic trends on the risk of future humanitarian crises and disasters (October 2022)
This report presents the results of INFORM Climate Change. The analysis shows how the INFORM Risk Index, a composite index that measures the risk of a humanitarian crisis or disaster that could...
INFORM Report 2022: Shared evidence for managing crises and disasters
Abstract INFORM partners believe that the availability of shared analysis of crises and disasters can lead to better coordination of actors and better outcomes for at-risk and affected people...
Science for Disaster Risk Management 2020: Acting Today, Protecting Tomorrow
The Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre has produced the "Science for disaster risk management 2020: acting today, protecting tomorrow" report, the second of its series. The report represents a...
Screening and Selecting Climate Change Impact Parameters as Potential Drivers of Migration - Focusing over the time period: 1975 to 2015
Abstract The current report is focused on a technical screening and selecting exercise of climate/weather parameters and indices to be used in a bigger JRC Project on Climate Change Induced Migration...
Atlas of the Human Planet 2020: Open geoinformation for research, policy, and action
Abstract The 2020 edition of the Atlas of the Human Planet presents policy-relevant examples provided by users of Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) products. Following a call for contribution, 37...
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Mapping Mobility Functional Areas (MFA) by using Mobile Positioning Data to Inform COVID-19 Policies
1 Introduction In April 2020, the European Commission (EC) asked European Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to share fully anonymised and aggregated mobility data in order to support the fight against...
World Water Quality Alliance launched to tackle global water crisis
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission launched the World Water Quality Alliance (WWQA) in Ispra, Italy The Alliance will provide...
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GDO Analytical Report: Drought in Central America and Caribbean – March 2019
Executive summary A drought is affecting the mainland and islands surrounding the Caribbean Sea. The event shows a patchy pattern distributed over several countries, in particular Guatemala,...
Drought vulnerability indicators for global-scale drought risk assessments: Global expert survey results report
Authors Isabel Meza, United Nations University, Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), Bonn, Germany Michael Hagenlocher, United Nations University, Institute for Environment and...
Corruption Perceptions Index 2017 Statistical Assessment
Abstract: The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) has been developed since 1995 by Transparency International as a composite indicator that measures perceptions of corruption in the public sector in...
World Atlas of Desertification - Rethinking land degradation and sustainable management
New World Atlas of Desertification shows unprecedented pressure on the planet's natural resources On 21 June 2018, the JRC published a new edition of the World Atlas of Desertification, offering a...
Harnessing New Data Sources Responsibly For Effective Migration Policy
Today the European Commission and the International Organization for Migration launch the Big Data for Migration Alliance (BD4M), a global initiative to unlock the potential of big data sources and...
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Assessment of the capacity for flood monitoring and early warning in enlargement and Eastern/Southern Neighbourhood countries of the European Union
Executive summary Flooding is a natural disaster that can damage large areas in the vicinity of rivers, and in the case of flash floods, also in the vicinity of smaller streams. The Global Risks...
Science for Disaster Risk Management 2017: Knowing Better and Losing Less
The Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre has produced first flagship science report "Science for disaster risk management 2017: knowing better and losing less". This report is the result of the...
Atlas of the Human Planet 2017: Global Exposure to Natural Hazards
Abstract: The Atlas of the Human Planet 2017. Global Exposure to Natural Hazards summarizes the global multi-temporal analysis of exposure to six major natural hazards: earthquakes, volcanoes,...
Global trends in satellite-based emergency mapping
Over the last 15 years, the use of satellite imagery for disaster management support increased significantly, from seven cases in 2000, to 123 in 2014, according to a recent review published in the...