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Characteristics of a Disaster-resilient Community: A Guidance Note

The development of the ‘Characteristics of a Disaster-Resilient Community’ has been commissioned by a group of six agencies.

Communication during Volcanic Emergencies manual (english)

English version of the Communication during Volcanic Emergencies manual

Climate and Catastrophe Risk

The climate is changing due to the growing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, mainly from industrialisation. Predicted climate change impacts include more severe and frequent disasters from heat waves, diseases, storms, and floods.

Communication during Volcanic Emergencies manual (Japanese version)

Japanese version of the Communication during Volcanic Emergencies manual

The Hull floods of June 2007. Some insurance industry implications

The Hull floods of June 2007. Some insurance industry implications - David Crichton

The Growing risks of climate change on households in England

This paper considers the problems of vulnerability to subsidence and storm damage and exposure to flooding hazards in England and identifies the roles and responsibilities of the main players.

Ulley Reservoir Incident

According to a report for Government, climate change will increase the risk of failure of the 5,000 dams in the UK for a number of reasons.

Third National Conference on SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE

Perspectives from the Insurance Industry - A paper presented by David Crichton.

Paris AFPCN meeting - September 2004

Professor David Crichton, who has been involved with ACNDR since its inception, and was a panellist at the conference, represented the Benfield Hazard Research Centre, and this is his report.

Temporary local flood protection in the UK - An independent assessment

This paper outlines and compares different types of systems according to various performance characteristics, such as ease of deployment and effectiveness. It also describes the British Standards Institute tests introduced in 2003

Seasonal predictability of wintertime storminess over the north atlantic

Winter storminess over large parts of the high latitude North Atlantic, including the North Sea and Scotland is linked significantly to the prior summer extent of northern hemisphere snow cover 1972/3-present.