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Country Stats

Past disaster events

  • EM-DAT listing of disaster events in Iraq
  • Disaster statistics from UN-ISDR and CRED
  • Risk country profile from Index for Risk Management 
  • Disaster response and management data from ReliefWeb

Government policies

  • HFA Progress Reports, government plans, and government statements – http://www.unisdr.org/partners/countries/irq

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  • IFRC appeals and info bulletins for Iraq

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Iraq: Country Case Study Report │ How Law and Regulation Supports DRR
Iraq is exposed to multiple forms of natural and human induced hazards. The country is increasingly susceptible to natural hazards including drought, floods, epidemics, sandstorms, desertification, marshland ecosystem degradation, soil salination of fertile lands and earthquakes. This...
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Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2019
The United Nations Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) is the flagship report of the United Nations on worldwide efforts to reduce disaster risk. The GAR is published biennially by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), and is the product of the contributions of...
WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate in 2018
The World Metereological Organization (WMO) marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate, which was first issued in 1194. The 2019 edition treating data for 2018 marks sustained international efforts dedicated to reporting on, analysing and...
The State of the Humanitarian System 2018 Report
This report from ALNAP outlines humanitarian needs over the period of 2015-2017.  It includes an overview of available resources to address those needs, details the current size and structure of the humanitarian system, and provides an assessment of the system's performance in addressing...
Preparedness for Effective Response
Preparedness for Effective Response (PER) is a cyclical approach for a National Society (NS) to systematically assess, measure, and analyse the strengths and weaknesses of its response system in order to take remedial actions. The PER approach puts the National Society in the driver's seat to...
Emergency Planning: Global Air Charter Logistics
Our Emergency Planning Division are experts in planning, executing and managing air support and air evacuations worldwide. Air Partner has been the trusted aircraft broker for multi-national corporations for over 50 years. We are the only company providing specific air evacuation planning for any...
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