UNDRR Publications

The Regional Road Map identifies concrete actions that will advance the current status of seismic risk management in the Caribbean, including replication and scaling up of previous interventions. This tool will assist stakeholders to identify, implement

This paper recognises that knowledge management can play a vital role to ensure the availability and accessibility of accurate and reliable disaster risk information, and to support effective lesson learning. The document presents the ISLAND-II research

The aim of the paper is to assess the challenge of implementing a global exposure model for different geo-hazards at the global scale within a dynamic, scalable framework. A global exposure model able to evolve would lay the basis for global vulnerability

This article highlights the progress and lessons learnt from the implementation of the 10-year regional strategy for health sector DRM so far and use these to make recommendations for the post-2015 Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) emergency public health

This document discusses disaster risk reduction measures in coastal areas of India and analyses three cases in Kerala, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. While there are several approaches to managing the coastal resources, the paper argues they have failed to

This paper examines how to maximise the benefits arising from, and overcome the barriers to, the implementation of a multihazard and multi-risk assessment approach within current risk management regimes. Working at two test sites, one in Naples and one in

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of games for improving communication, spurring learning, and improving decision-making capacity about climate risk management amongst diverse stakeholders.The document introduces participatory games as a

The materials contained in this supplementary document complement those found in the existing IRP Guidance Note on Recovery – Health.

This paper provides an overview on current trends and research findings for technologies within crisis communication and disaster risk reduction. The outcomes of the analysis highlight five different issues that are important for effective and efficient

The Comprehensive School Safety framework aims to reduce the risks of all hazards to the education sector.