Understanding risk (UR) is a global community of almost 3,500 experts and practitioners in the field of disaster risk assessment. Every two years, the global facility for disaster reduction and recovery...
In June 2010, Brazil faced the worst rainy season in recent years. Between June 17 and 18, a wave from the east reached the State and, in 24 hours, produced 70 percent of the rain expected for the entire...
In June 2010, Brazil faced the worst rainy season in recent years. Between June 17 and 18, a wave from the east reached the State and, in 24 hours, produced 70 percent of the rain expected for the entire...
The events of 11 and 12 January 2011 in the state of Rio de Janeiro shaped what would be the worst disaster in Brazilian history. Torrential rain in seven municipalities in the mountainous region of the...
The study of the economic and social impacts of the rains of 2008/2009 in Santa Catarina points to a series of important facts from both the public and private perspective. A careful study of the results...