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.

UNISDR Africa educational series, vol. 2, issue 4

This booklet seeks to raise awareness among decision makers and community leaders in Africa on the importance of good governance in disaster risk reduction.

UNISDR Africa educational series, vol. 2, issue 5

The booklet is intended for community leaders in Africa. It describes the causes and consequences of poverty in Africa and the links between poverty alleviation and disaster risk reduction.

UNISDR Africa educational series, vol. 2, issue 3

The present booklet seeks to help community leaders understand how land becomes degraded, what to do about it, and how proper use of land, disaster risk reduction and sustainable development are linked.

UNISDR Africa educational series, vol. 2, issue 1

This booklet is written to help community leaders to have a better understanding of the complex nature of water and its influence on our lives. Empowered with this knowledge, they can become pro-active in

Reflections on the role of the educational community in risk management:

This document aims to prompt reflection on what exactly constitutes as a safe school: offering a resistible infrastructure in the event of a disaster or one that will also ensure

This study makes a comparative analysis of 15 cities in the Asian region, including some megacities, medium sized cities, and smaller cities, in their capacity to absorb stress, to manage it and recover from it. The scope of this study is limited to

This document addresses the “Local Risk and Disaster Management Strengthening in the Education Sector in Central America” project at the request of the CECC and as part of the framework of the PRRD (Regional Project for Disaster Reduction) of the

This paper was commissioned by the Swedish Commission on Climate Change and Development.

The paper proposes several recommendations for the Commission on Climate Change and Development to consider identifying and reducing vulnerability to various hazards

The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction System suggests in this paper that further analysis by the IPCC of policies, measures, tools and practice to reduce disaster risk would be greatly beneficial to advancing knowledge on effective adaptation.

This draft paper proposes three important areas of action for the ISDR System and Secretariat to follow up and support to strengthen their contributions to the Bali Action Plan process.

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