The network’s peer-to-peer learning space, open to contributors of every background; it is not a university and grants no degrees. KCO’s peer-to-peer learning space, open to contributors of every background.
One subject of the Academy, with its fields, courses and communities of practice.
Disaster risk reduction
Reducing harm before disaster strikes. Earthquakes such as Kermanshah in 2017 and Kahramanmaraş in 2023 hit Kurdish areas.
- Status
- Open
- Fields
- 5
- Courses
- 1
- Faculty
- Faculty of Economic and Social Development
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In context
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How this page handles evidence
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Sources
Open scholarly records on this subject, from approved indexes. Listed for reference, not yet reviewed.
- Department of Water Resources Engineering, College of Engineering, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, Zhian Ahmed, Jehan Suleimany (2025). The Drought Hazard and Drought Risk Indices for Mandawa Basins in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Sulaimani Journal for Engineering Sciences. DOI 10.17656/sjes.102006
- Dass Foundation for Research and Development (2026). Application of Markov Chain Modeling for Assessing Rainfall Dynamics and Drought Probability in the Kurdistan Region (2026–2041). Zenodo. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.19581174
- Haidar Khezri (2017). Kurdistan earthquake: politics creates roadblocks to relief. The Conversation Media Group Ltd. DOI 10.64628/aai.647tdjtae
- David Romano (2020). Sub-state actors and foreign policy risk-taking: The Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq. Kurdish Studies. DOI 10.33182/ks.v8i2.533
- Shevan J. Jirjees, Imaddadin O. Hassan, Shwan O. Seeyan (2022). Hydrometeorological Data Analysis and Drought Indices of Rawandoz Area, Iraqi-Kurdistan Region. ZANCO JOURNAL OF PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES. DOI 10.21271/zjpas.34.6.17
01Fields
The A narrower topic within a discipline. this discipline covers.
- Earthquake preparedness
- Early warning
- Community preparedness
- Risk assessment
- Recovery and reconstruction
02Classification
Where the discipline sits in the international lists of fields.
| Scheme | Code | Steward |
|---|---|---|
| OECD Fields of Research and Development (FORD), Frascati Manual 2015, Table 2.2 | 5.9 | OECD |
| ISCED Fields of Education and Training 2013 (ISCED-F 2013) | 1032 | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
03Courses
Proposed 1
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Earthquakes and preparedness
Outline in preparation.
Wave 3 Planned
A A record of what was studied and assessed in a course or pathway; it is not a certificate or a qualification. shows what was studied and assessed. It is not a certificate or a qualification.
04Communities of practice
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Community of practice: Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Adaptation
A A proposal only, which exists once the governing body the charter names decides. A group of practitioners of one field who work together on courses, standards and toolkits; the charter calls it a Standards area. on disaster risk and climate adaptation across Kurdistan.
Proposed
05Contribute to this field
Experts of every background teach, review and advance the field.
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Course author
Write or revise a course of this field, from its outline to its lessons.
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Expert reviewer
Review outlines, lessons and assessments in your field before teaching starts.
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Translator
Translate courses and pages of this field into the languages of the community.
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Steward
Keep the field’s map of courses, sources and Anyone who writes, reviews, translates or teaches here, from any background, named only with consent. current.
06Related service subsites
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Development
Social programmes, livelihoods and disaster preparedness for Kurdish communities.
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Civic
Civic education, rights literacy, statelessness help and dialogue.
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Research
Kurdish studies: the observatory, reading lists and new research.
07More in this department
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Climate change adaptation
Preparing for heat, drought and failing water, and the migration they can cause.
1 course4 fields
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Humanitarian action
Relief and protection under humanitarian principles, in camps, cities and host communities.
1 course5 fields
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Water security and governance
Water security studies how shared rivers and aquifers are governed across states and users.
0 courses4 fields
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Environment and natural resource governance
Laws and communities that protect forests, rivers and wetlands, and policy on sand and dust storms.
0 courses4 fields
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08Research and sources
Recent and relevant work on this page’s subject, from approved open scholarly sources. Metadata and links only. Titles stay as published. Not yet reviewed.
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The Drought Hazard and Drought Risk Indices for Mandawa Basins in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region
Department of Water Resources Engineering, College of Engineering, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, Zhian Ahmed, Jehan Suleimany · 2025 · Sulaimani Journal for Engineering Sciences
ArticleCrossref
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Dass Foundation for Research and Development · 2026 · Zenodo
ArticleDataCiteZenodoOpen accessCC-BY-4.0
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Kurdistan earthquake: politics creates roadblocks to relief
Haidar Khezri · 2017 · The Conversation Media Group Ltd
PreprintCrossrefOpenAIRE
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Sub-state actors and foreign policy risk-taking: The Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq
David Romano · 2020 · Kurdish Studies
ArticleCrossref
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Hydrometeorological Data Analysis and Drought Indices of Rawandoz Area, Iraqi-Kurdistan Region
Shevan J. Jirjees, Imaddadin O. Hassan, Shwan O. Seeyan · 2022 · ZANCO JOURNAL OF PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES
ArticleCrossrefDOAJOpen access
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Tectonic interpretation of the Raniya earthquake, Kurdistan, northern Iraq
Jamal A. H. Doski · 2018 · Journal of Seismology
ArticleCrossrefOpenAIRE
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Shevan Jameel Jirjees · 2024 · Zanco Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences
ArticleDOAJOpen access
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Evaluation of TRMM and ECMWF Data for Drought Time Monitoring (Case Study: Kurdistan Province)
M. Ahmadi, H. Ramezani Etedali, A. Kaviai et al. · 2023 · Journal of Water and Soil Science
ArticleCrossrefDOAJOpen access
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Effect of Drought on Vegetation Cover Using MODIS Sensing Images Case : Kurdistan Province
shosein mirmosavei, hamideh kareimei · 2013 · جغرافیا و توسعه
ArticleDOAJOpen access
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Studying the potential and risk of liquefaction zoning in the Saqqez unit (Iran-Kurdistan)
Semko Arefpanah, Alireza Sharafi, Bavandi Omid · 2025 · Journal of Civil Engineering Frontiers
ArticleOpenAIREOpen access
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Severity of Damage Due to 2017 Kurdistan Region of Iraq-Iran border Earthquake (Halabja Earthquake)
Wrya Abdullah, Serwan Khorsheed Rafiq, Younis M. Alshkane · 2020 · IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
ArticleCrossrefOpenAIREOpen accessCC-BY-3.0
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Nawroz Abdul-razzak Tahir, Kamaran Salh Rasul, Djshwar Dhahir Lateef et al. · 2024 · Life
ArticleDOAJOpen access
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