UNDRR Publications

This set of Proceedings summarize the UK-Southeast Asia Scientists and Practitioners Seminar held at the 3rd Asian Ministerial Conference on disaster risk reduction in the Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 02-03 December, 2008. The seminar

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La tendencia creciente de desastres asociados con eventos climáticos extremos (lluvias intensas, sequías, etc) perjudica seriamente las estructuras económicas, sociales, institucionales, ambientales y, en general, la competitividad del sector

This paper provides a brief description of disaster risk reduction and then reviews a selection of tools that can provide an effective framework for combining the knowledge and experiences from the disaster management and climate change communities to

This document outlines the ISDR's belief that to reduce the risk of extreme climate events, action is required on twin policies: to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions, and to reduce the vulnerability of societies to inevitable climate change impacts.

This booklet was elaborated as "questions & answers" between a volcanologist and a volcano. It teaches children what a volcano is, the different types of volcanoes, and their level of risk.

This publication offers guidance to support the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action through technical assistance to low- and middle-income countries for inter-country collaboration to build and expand capacities to mainstream disaster risk

This brochure is based on resources from the report “The Role of Environmental Management and Eco-engineering in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation”

Environmental management has an important role to play in reducing many of the risks

The report – and a series of accompanying case studies – offers practical and proven approaches for environmental management and eco-engineering in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, that can, in large, be tailored for different

This paper outlines the nature and significance of climate change for disaster risk, as well as the main perspectives and approaches of disaster risk reduction and how they can support adaptation strategies. It is aimed at experts and practitioners as

ISDR-Africa educational series, vol. 1, Issue 1

The book explains that a landslide occurs when the soil and rock on a hill become loose and weak. When it rains heavily, a large amount of earth can slide down the hill with great force. The soil and rock