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.

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United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa

Documents and publications
Reports
Toolkit for national platforms for disaster risk reduction in Africa

This kit complements the UNISDR National platforms for disaster risk reduction (DRR) guidelines. It presents a set of practical steps necessary to establish, maintain and sustain platforms, outlining actions, examples and resources available for those

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
Documents and publications
Report of the second ministerial conference on disaster risk reduction

This report includes the extended Programme of Action for the implementation of the Africa Regional Strategy for disaster risk reduction (2006-2015) and the recommendations of the second African Ministerial Declaration on disaster risk reduction held in

African Union
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
Kenya - government
Documents and publications
Disaster reduction in Africa: ISDR Informs 2009 issue

The 2009 issue of Africa Informs covers disaster risk reduction activities in Sub Saharan Africa at regional, sub regional and national level.

It includes:

Disaster risk reduction in Africa

  • Regional level
    - Disaster risk reduction in Sub

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
Documents and publications
Hydro climatic disasters in water resources management: training manual

The main objective of this training material is to build the capacity of water managers and others to develop strategies for coping with hydro-climatic disasters such as floods and drought within the context of water resources management. An added

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
International Network for Capacity Building in Integrated Water Resources Management
Nile IWRM Capacity Building Network
Documents and publications
Review of ISDR secretariat’s regional offices: 9-21st August 2004

This document is the first DFID review of the ISDR’s regional offices which are based in Africa (Nairobi) and Latin America and the Caribbean (Costa Rica). The main purpose of this review is to evaluate: a) what impact and value-added the Strategy and

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Department for International Development
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
Documents and publications
Disaster reduction in Africa: ISDR informs, issue 6, 2006

This issue includes:
- From the Editor - That slightly unusual risk …
- Disaster Reduction in Africa
- Views & Reviews
- 2005 International Day for Disaster Reduction
- Policy makers talk about disaster risk reduction
- ISDR National Platforms in Action
-

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
Documents and publications
Disaster reduction in Africa: ISDR informs, issue 5, 2005

This issue includes:
- From the Editor
- Disaster Reduction in Africa
- Views & Reviews
- UN/ISDR World in Action
- UN/ISDR Africa National Platforms in Action
- UN/ISDR Africa in Action
- Policy makers talk about disaster reduction
- Partners in Action

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
Documents and publications
Disaster reduction in Africa: ISDR informs, issue 4, 2004

This issue includes:
- From the Editor
- Disaster Reduction in Africa
- Views & Reviews
- UN/ISDR Africa National Platform
- UN/ISDR World in Action
- UN/ISDR Africa in Action
- Policy makers talk about disaster reduction
- African Preparations for WCDR
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United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
Documents and publications
Disaster reduction in Africa: ISDR informs, issue 3, 2004

This issue includes:
- From the Editor
- Disaster Reduction in Africa
- Views & Reviews
- UN/ISDR Africa National Platforms in Action
- UN/ISDR World in Action
- African policy makers talk about disaster reduction
- UN/ISDR Africa in Action
- Partners in

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
Documents and publications
Disaster reduction in Africa: ISDR informs, issue 2, 2003

This issue includes:
- From the Editor
- Disaster Reduction in Africa
- Views & Reviews
- UN/ISDR Africa National Platforms in Action
- 2003 International Day for Disaster Reduction
- African policy makers talk about disaster reduction
- UN/ISDR World in

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa

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