Ministry of the Interior and Safety Selects Five Future Disaster Risk Types Including Floods, Heatwaves, and More
470,000 Safety News Cases, 42 Types of Damage Statistics, 376 Experts, and Disaster Type Analysis
[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The National Disaster Safety Research Institute under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 27th that it has published "Future Safety Issue No. 18," which selects disaster types with high risk in the near future and presents damage patterns in the form of scenarios to prepare for disasters that are becoming larger and more complex due to social and environmental changes.
Using big data from 470,000 disaster-related news articles and 42 types of damage statistics, and collaborating with 376 experts from universities and research institutions, the top 5 disaster and accident types with the highest future risk were selected. The analysis covered a total of 53 disaster and accident types, including 12 types of natural disasters, 29 types of social disasters, and 12 major safety accident types. As a result, ▲flood and wind damage ▲heatwaves ▲infectious diseases ▲fine dust ▲industrial accidents were chosen as the top 5.
Based on the analysis results, the National Disaster Safety Research Institute developed scenarios projecting the difficulties that may be faced if disasters occur in the future. Measures to strengthen disaster safety management, both specific to each disaster type and common across types, required to resolve the difficulties raised in the scenarios were also proposed.
Meanwhile, "Future Safety Issue" has been published twice a year by the National Disaster Safety Research Institute since 2014 and is available for download by anyone through its website.
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Lee Jong-seol, Director of the National Disaster Safety Research Institute, said, "Our society is increasingly exposed to greater uncertainty due to social and environmental factors," adding, "The National Disaster Safety Research Institute plans to continuously explore upcoming future risks through various big data analyses and extensive expert consultations and develop countermeasures accordingly."
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