Natural disasters in the Middle East and North Africa : a regional overview (English)

Disasters are increasing worldwide, with more devastating effects than ever before. While the absolute number of disasters around the world has almost doubled since the 1980s, the average number of natural disasters in Middle East and North Africa (MNA) has almost tripled over the same period of time. In the MNA, the interplay of natural disasters, rapid urbanization, water scarcity, and climate change has emerged as a serious challenge for policy...

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Bhavnani, Rakhi;

Burtonboy, Catherine H.;

Hamad, Osama;

Linares-Rivas Barandiaran, Alejandra;

Safaie, Sahar;

Tewari, Deepali;

Zanon, Andrea;

Banerjee, Aditi;
Document Date
2014/01/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
81658
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Saudi Arabia,
Region
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan,
Disclosure Date
2014/03/06
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Natural disasters in the Middle East and North Africa : a regional overview
Keywords
center for the study of arid zone and dry land

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Bhavnani, Rakhi; Burtonboy, Catherine H.; Hamad, Osama; Linares-Rivas Barandiaran, Alejandra; Safaie, Sahar; Tewari, Deepali; Zanon, Andrea; Banerjee, Aditi.

Natural disasters in the Middle East and North Africa : a regional overview (English). Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) Washington DC ; World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/211811468106752534

Natural disasters in the Middle East and North Africa : a regional overview (English)

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