World Risk Report 2012

The World Risk Report (WRR) consists of an index, a priority topic and case studies. The index describes the disaster risk for various countries and regions.  The main focus of the report is on the threat from or exposure to natural hazards and the rise in sea level caused by climate exposure to natural hazards and the rise in sea level caused by climate change, as well as social vulnerability in the form of the population's  susceptibility and their capacity for coping and adaptation. An  additional priority topic in the 2012 report is "environmental degradation and disasters".