UNDRR Publications

We produce a range of publications by collecting and analysing risk data through a range of tools, knowledge products, and mobilising like-minded partners.

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Documents and publications

In 2018, as part of the “Building Disaster Resilience to Natural Hazards in Sub-Saharan African Regions, Countries and Communities” programme, UNDRR, with the help of CIMA Research Foundation, VU Amsterdam, and Wageningen University and Research developed

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CIMA Foundation - Centro Internazionale in Monitoraggio Ambientale
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Wageningen University and Research Centre
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Documents and publications

This report presents findings after six months' work on capacity building, webinar training and policy briefs with UNDRR's partners and stakeholders.

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Documents and publications

The Status of Science and Technology report is an attempt to capture some of the progress towards the application of science and technology towards risk reduction in Asia-Pacific.

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Documents and publications

NATECH (Natural hazards triggering Technological disasters) is an emerging theme in the field of disaster risk reduction globally. The report, developed through a series of consultations and drawing on lessons from the past NATECH disasters, proposes ten guiding principles for NATECH risk management in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Documents and publications

UNDRR report published to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on October 13, 2020, confirms how extreme weather events have come to dominate the disaster landscape in the 21st century.

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Its All About Governance
Documents and publications

Most of the planet changed its view this year about the meaning of disaster. Not only because of the health crisis posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but because as the emergency unfolded, other risks had to be addressed and managed as well.

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Documents and publications

This document provides a set of risk-centered recommendations critical to informing the revision of the existing European Union Strategy on Climate Change Adaptation.

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Documents and publications

This road map identifies activities and practical recommendations aiming to improve the availability, accessibility and use of risk information at the continental, regional, national and local scales.

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African Union Commission
CIMA Foundation - Centro Internazionale in Monitoraggio Ambientale
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United Republic of Tanzania - government
Zambia - government
Intergovernmental Authority on Development
African Centre of Meteorological Application for Development
University of Florence
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Documents and publications

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown just how important it is to have resilient systems in place to manage unexpected shocks. The systemic nature of risk with multi sectoral impacts, and its cascading effects where one disaster can rapidly lead to another

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Documents and publications

This study aims at quantifying the multiple benefits of disaster risk reduction (DRR) investments and building a knowledge base for risk-informed decision-making on DRR investment in Zambia. The present report describes the methods of direct and indirect

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