Transboundary rivers create a shared disaster-risk environment: a flood, drought, pollution event, or dam-related incident in one country can rapidly affect downstream countries. Therefore, disaster risk management (DRM) must move …
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4. Disaster Risk Management for Hospital Medical Waste & Hygiene
by CEDARE Teamby CEDARE TeamProtecting Health Facilities, Healthcare Workers & Communities During DisastersDISASTER / EMERGENCY Floods • Epidemics • Fires • Earthquakes • Extreme Heat • Infrastructure Failure⬇️1. RISKIncreased patient numbers and medical wasteDisruption …
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Deforestation is both a driver of disaster risk and a factor that increases the severity of disasters. Disaster Risk Management (DRM) can therefore be used to prevent, reduce, and manage …
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Forest fires (wildfires) are a clear example of how Disaster Risk Management (DRM) can be applied to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from a disaster. A useful framework …
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A systematic process of understanding, reducing, preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters in order to protect people, infrastructure, economies, ecosystems, and development gains. Disaster Risk Management = Reduce …
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CEDARE Participates in the Eighth Meeting of the Joint High-Level Technical Committee on Water and Agriculture under the League of Arab States
by CEDARE Teamby CEDARE TeamCairo, 29 October 2026 The Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE) participated in the eighth meeting of the Joint High-Level Technical Committee on Water …
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CEDARE Chairs Session on the Sustainable Use of Non-Conventional Water at IWWI 2026
by CEDARE Teamby CEDARE TeamCairo, Egypt – 27 October 2026 H.E. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Aty, Regional Advisor for Water Resources at the Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE) …
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CEDARE at Cairo Water Week 2026: Strengthening Partnerships for Water Security and Climate Resilience
by CEDARE Teamby CEDARE TeamCairo | 25 October 2026 The Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE), represented by H.E. Dr. Khaled Fahmy, Executive Director, and Dr. Mona Daoud, …
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CEDARE and UNEP Advance National Action Plans for Sustainable Environmental Information Systems
by CEDARE Teamby CEDARE TeamCEDARE, in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), organized a regional workshop on the institutionalization, sustainable operation, and practical use of Environmental Information Systems and National Networks in Nairobi, …
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Complex Environmental Risks and Resilience: From Separate Crisis Management to Interconnected Risk Management in the Arab Region
by CEDARE Teamby CEDARE TeamThe 2024 Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Assessment confirms that the Arab region faces a new phase of intertwined risks, where environmental, climate, economic, and social challenges no longer occur separately …