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

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

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  • IFRC appeals and info bulletins for Syria

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Case Studies (3)
Social cohesion between Syrian Refugees and Urban Host Communities in Lebanon and Jordan
 The Social Cohesion project – an action-research project commissioned by World Vision, explores the causes and consequences of tensions between refugees and host communities to propose better short and longer term solutions for humanitarian and development programming in the Middle East region...
Preparedness for response to future disaster risk reduction: The Syrian Arab Red Crescent Society experience
Evidence from recent disasters in other locations, shows that initial support, and a very significant portion of the total support provided, comes from the local community. With this in mind, in 2001 the Syrian Arab Red Crescent Society (SARCS) began a community based approach with an integrated...
Cultivating hope in Syria
Since 2006, local communities in the northeast of Syria have been facing severe drought, due  to high temperatures and low rainfall. The drought has led to desertification, as the dry conditions and sandstorms have swallowed up arable land and vegetation. This has had a particular effect on Bedouin...
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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...
The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security 2017
In 2015 FAO issued its first report on The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security, exploring the negative effects of naturally-induced and climate-related disasters ona agriculture. Against the backdrop of increasingly pressing challenges, FAO has now expanded the report's scope. The...
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