Disaster Risk Management in the Transport Sector

Natural hazards regularly impact the performance of
transport systems and their ability to provide safe,
reliable, efficient, and accessible means of transport
for all citizens, especially in emergency situations.
Despite the frequency of natural hazards, and the
threat of more extreme and variable weather as a
result of climate change, there is still no systematic
approach to addressing natural disasters in the
transport sector and there is little knowledge that has
been disseminated on this topic. This report offers a
framework for understanding the principles of
resilience in transport. It provides practical examples,
gathered from an extensive secondary literature
review and interviews, of the measures that transport
professional can implement in transport projects.