UNDRR Publications

This study aims to analyse climate related disasters risk reduction governance in the European context.

This document outlines the preliminary observations of the Great East Japan Earthquake of 11 March 2011 (GLIDE number: EQ-2011-000028-JPN) including: its type, hypocenter, magnitude; the subsequent tsunami; effects of the earthquake and tsunami in terms of human casualties and economic damage; the disaster affected area; disaster preparedness measures; pre-disaster measures, including non-structural measures; and recovery efforts.

This on-line newsletter gathers information about about the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Secretariat (UNISDR) and its partners' activities in Africa.

Inside this issue: (i) Making African Cities Resilient; (ii) 11th RCM

This on-line newsletter gathers information about about the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Secretariat (UNISDR) and its partners' activities in Africa.

Inside this issue: (i) Africa Working Group agrees to implement the

This document presents a summary of 4th Asian ministerial conference on disaster risk reduction (AMCDRR) focusing on the convergence of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, information technology and green technology. It contains two

This book was published for launch at the third Session of Global Platform for Disaster Reduction (GPDR) and it is the latest in a series of volumes addressing natural disasters, and how their impact can be reduced by effective capacity building and

Behind every effect, there is a cause:

This manual for the media - compiled by journalists and disaster experts who understand that disaster risk reduction is a civic duty, government responsibility, national obligation and a good story - is for

This is the 2nd edition of the Disaster Risk Management Program for Priority Countries, originally published by GFDRR in 2009. It now includes the country programmes missing in the first edition (Burkina Faso, Malawi, Mali, Senegal, and Philippines, as

Disaster Risk Management for Health Fact Sheets:

The first in this series of fact sheets is an overview of disaster risk management for health answering the general questions: What is disaster risk management for health? Why is there a need for disaster

Disaster Risk Management for Health Fact Sheets:

This fact sheet about chemical safety in disaster risk management for health is divided into four sections: i) Key points ii) Why is this important? iii) What are the health risks? iv) Risk management