UNDRR Publications

2005 United Nations World disaster reduction campaign

Microfinance is a tool that has successfully been utilized to improve livelihood options and reduce poverty. It has, however, rarely been used as a tool for reducing risk vulnerability to natural

Consultation version 2006

The booklet explains a few key concepts on the basis of an apriori understanding of how climate change and disaster risk reduction knowledge and practices have evolved and presently interact with each other. The list remains far

This report documents the proceedings from a three-day global meeting on the topic 'Rethinking Capacity Development for Disaster Risk Reduction: Action 2005-2015'. The report effectively chronicles the Future Search methodology and process that was

The World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR) proceedings include primary documents together with a summary on the thematic segment of the conference.

UNISDR as a part of the World Disaster Campaign and the "Disaster Risk Reduction begins in School" program, has created the Toolkit, a resource providing informative documents and interactive learning tools from various organizations who have partnered

This publication aims to build awareness for indigenous knowledge as an effective tool for reducing risk from natural hazard-related disasters. By improving the understanding of indigenous knowledge and providing concrete examples of how it can be

This publication is part of a series published since the inception of the ISDR that brings together relevant official documents related to ISDR and related subjects, including UN General Assembly resolutions and reports of the UN Secretary-General. This

This publication brings together all the relevant official documents related to ISDR and related subjects, including UN General Assembly resolutions and reports of the UN Secretary-General of the period 2000-2002. It is designed to complement other

This report is an initial product of the IRP as it seeks to address the pressing needs of a specific audience: those government and other local officials or leaders, entrusted with the responsibilities for planning, managing and carrying out successful and resilient disaster reduction and recovery activities.

An assessment of capacities, gaps and opportunities towards building a comprehensive global early warning system for all natural hazards:

The present report synthesises the findings of a global survey of capacities and gaps for early warning systems