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Displaying 105 of about 322 resultsThis consultative version of the guideline is the product of literature reviews, discussions and contributions from diverse stakeholders, as well as UNISDR-nominated experts appointed specifically for the development of the Words into Action guideline for Build back better in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction.
Disaster impacted countries and…
The GAR Atlas presents the output of a Global Risk Model (GRM) that can estimate the disaster risk associated with different kinds of hazard faced by national economies throughout the world. The model uses a state-of-the-art probabilistic approach analogous to that applied by the catastrophe modelling and insurance industry over recent decades. This mod…
This paper recognises the need for educational and training skills to be developed in university programs, able to join practical aspects with rigorous methodologies and capacity to model and monitor complex realities, that are not only “natural” or “technical” but compound the interface between natural phenomena, complex techn…
The paper describes the contributions of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and the Geohazards Community of Practice (GHCP) to the indicator "Relevant information on disasters is available and accessible at all levels, to all stakeholders". This document highlights the role of earth observations and information in supporting risk managers.
The autho…
This paper reports on original research undertaken by the World Animal Protection (WSPA) to analyse costs and benefits of livestock protection in disaster risk management (DRM). The research provides a solution-based example of how disaster risk reduction can be developed and strengthened through robust risk assessments, and through resea…
This document summarizes the range of national institutions involved in in-country capacity development for disaster/emergency management and disaster risk reduction and provides an inventory institutes.
The summary is based on the 2014 project report Building Capacities for Resilience in Countries and Cities: Are National Training Institutions Capable…
The Regional Road Map identifies concrete actions that will advance the current status of seismic risk management in the Caribbean, including replication and scaling up of previous interventions. This tool will assist stakeholders to identify, implement and report on actions taken in their various spheres of work related to risk governance and disa…
The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of games for improving communication, spurring learning, and improving decision-making capacity about climate risk management amongst diverse stakeholders.The document introduces participatory games as a promising approach to convey key elements and relationships involved in climate and disasters and…
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The organization, planning and application of measures preparing for, responding to and recovering from disasters.
Annotation: Disaster management may not completely avert or eliminate the threats; it focuses on creating and implementing preparedness and other plans to decrease the impact of disasters and “build back better”. Failure to create and appl…
The restoration of basic services and facilities for the functioning of a community or a society affected by a disaster.
Over the last week I have moderated discussions in Geneva and New York in which representatives from tsunami-exposed countries including Chile, Indonesia, Japan and Maldives have shared their recent experiences of this rare but most deadly of disasters.
This has provided me with a keen insight into the challenges around this natural hazard which, down…
GENEVA, 1 November 2017 – A review of tsunami hazards over the last 400 years highlights “seismic gaps” or locations in the Pacific region where there may be complacency about the tsunami threat following long periods of seismic inactivity.
Professor Fumihiko Imamura, lead author of the academic paper*, from the International Research Institute of Dis…
NADI, Fiji, 17 October 2017 – The Prime Minister of Fiji and the incoming COP23 President, Mr. Vorege Bainone, is hosting a pre-COP23 meeting to galvanise action on climate change and disaster risk.
“We have the power and the means to bring the Paris Agreement on Climate Change to life, so let’s do it,” Prime Minister Bainimarama said. “We are all vul…
GENEVA, 13 October 2017 - The United Nations today launched new guidelines to encourage more countries to undertake national disaster risk assessments and to link them closely with policy and investment processes in order to take better preventive action to reduce disaster deaths and the soaring numbers of people displaced every year by floods, storms,…