UNDRR Publications

This text discusses case law on liability in the context of disasters triggered by natural hazards, with a particular focus on risk communication, and highlights the relationships among the various actors in disaster management.

This case study presents the Inform@Risk project which aimed at developing innovative strategies to strengthen resilience against landslides in informally urbanized areas in Colombia.

This paper explores community-responsive adaptation (CRA) in light of the description of the flooding challenge in informal settlements, providing CRA solutions, results, and outcomes, as well as lessons learned, key takeaways, and recommendations.

This paper explains how the city of Wuhan has implemented a comprehensive disaster resilience strategy that integrates policy formulation, scientific research, and public communication in response to severe floods.

This paper focuses on the question of how to link science, communities, and public policy to address the structural challenges as seen in cascading disaster risks and deep uncertainty through cases in Japan from resilience perspectives.

Building on 30 qualitative interviews, this contribution details the successes and challenges encountered by those currently pushing for better warning from non-seismically induced tsunamis.

The Resilience Expenditure Landscape report provides, for the first time, an overview and patterns in public spending related to both disaster risk reduction (DRR) and Climate change adaptation (CCA) using a coordinated system of budget tagging.

The toolkit aims to support countries in making nature-based solutions an integral part of planning under the comprehensive disaster and climate risk management approach considering both disaster risk reduction and climate change

The guidance outlines key steps for applying the Checklist on Scaling Up DRR in Humanitarian Action effectively, enabling actors to bolster risk reduction efforts, enhance response capabilities, and foster resilience in humanitarian contexts.

This newsletter highlights UNDRR ONEA & GETI activities in the second trimester 2024.