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We produce a range of publications by collecting and analysing risk data through a range of tools, knowledge products, and mobilising like-minded partners.

This document asks if transformation pathways for disaster risk management can be observed, and if so then how and why they unfold as observed. The study uses a qualititative analysis to establish an empirical basis for policy development that can more

The purpose of thematic background papers are to encourage more research investigating the degree to which the HFA has been fit-for-purpose in affecting change in the management of disaster risk. This publication contributes to both the formulation of the

The primary purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how strategic human settlements, planning development and management can contribute to disaster risk reduction and resilience building. Particular attention is given to how the post-2015 disaster risk

This document highlights the role of the environment as an important issue in the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA). However, it is true that the environmental dimension has been overlooked to a certain extent and has not received adequate attention and

The aim of this paper is to help bring voluntary standards into the toolbox of disaster risk reduction, including both by encouraging their use by business and by enhancing their role in legislation and regulatory practice. To this end, the paper reveals

This paper aims to advance the dialogue between the climate and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) communities by investigating differences, overlaps and potential synergies between the two realms. The objective is to better understand the relationship between

This paper seeks to take stock of what has been done to address complex risks in risk management risks. Its intention is to highlight what is known and what risk managers can already do to better address complex risks. The publication also underlines the

This paper represents the first phase of a long-term research project that aims to investigate risk interdependencies - particularly between different sectors of critical infrastructure (CI) - and the way in which unfolding disasters
trigger cascading

The Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction presents an opportunity to make broad-sweeping changes to how governments are further encouraged to manage disaster information during the response and recovery phases, and how they approach post-event

This paper’s information is drawn on excerpts of literature reviewed about disasters and oil resource from the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, the United Nations and Uganda, oil and disaster scholarship, media and other sources. The authors note

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