Industrial facilities and critical infrastructure are vulnerable to the impact of natural hazards. These impacts can trigger Natech accidents and the release of toxic substances, fires and explosions, potentially resulting in health effects, environmental pollution and economic losses. Different factors drive Natech risk, including technical issues linked to the characteristics inherent to Natech events, as well as risk governance and socio-economic challenges. This paper discusses the most important Natech risk drivers in detail, gives examples of existing instruments for Natech risk management in the European Union and at international level, and proposes a set of basic indicators to help measure a country’s level of Natech risk reduction. It concludes with targeted recommendations on how to close gaps related to persisting research and policy challenges.
KRAUSMANN Elisabeth;
GIRGIN Serkan;
NECCI Amos;
2019-10-03
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
JRC115967
2212-4209 (online),
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420919302523?via%3Dihub,
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC115967,
10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101163 (online),
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