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.

Documents and publications

This publication presents the Volcanic Ash Probabilistic Assessment tool for Hazard and Risk (VAPAHR), the methodology that supported it and the application of the tool to the Asia-Pacific region for the 2015 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Australia - government
Documents and publications

In the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, a majority of the designated evacuation centers (mostly in the form of school buildings or public gymnasiums) were severely damaged. In the drive to build back better and safer, the Philippine Disaster

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation
Documents and publications

SM Prime’s (shopping mall company) commitment in building safer and disaster‐resilient malls was considered in SM Cabanatuan by consciously and decisively designing the mall to allow overflowing creek floodwater during extreme floods into the mall

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
SM Prime Holdings, Inc.
Documents and publications

SM City Marikina is an elevated mall built on top of stilts. It is a 6‐hectare mall property located within the Marikina River Watershed, a known flood‐prone area. In 1977, the World Bank identified this zone as high‐risk, and should be prepared for

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
SM Prime Holdings, Inc.
Documents and publications

Working in a post‐ disaster scenario in the Province of Leyte, the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) designed an early recovery program with national government agencies, local government units, and international NGOs. This program is

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation
Documents and publications

Temperatures in less than one in six English classrooms were considered adequate throughout the year, according to the first Building Schools for the Future programme report. Overheating is of particular concern as it can not only reduce educational

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
AECOM
Documents and publications

This study evaluated  approaches to developing a more connected urban water cycle. North West Cambridge is a new greenfield development consisting of 3,000 new homes and a 100,000m2 research and office space on the edge of Cambridge, UK. Since 2008, AECOM

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
AECOM
Documents and publications

AECOM (provider of services for infrastructure projects) was engaged by the Tasmanian Department of Premier and Cabinet Climate Change Office (TCCO) to develop a suite of online and printable resources to help Tasmanian businesses across a range of

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
AECOM
Documents and publications

Alameda County in the San Francisco Bay Area contains valuable transportation and community assets for the region, including major connecting bridges, freeways, a port and airport, homes and businesses. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Bay Area

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
AECOM
Documents and publications

Since 2010, AECOM (provider of services for infrastructure projects) has assisted the Australian Department of Defence with understanding risks to its assets due to climate change‐induced disasters across Australia. The process involved a risk assessment

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
AECOM

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