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Displaying 5 of about 5 resultsThis publication aims to build awareness for indigenous knowledge as an effective tool for reducing risk from natural hazard-related disasters. By improving the understanding of indigenous knowledge and providing concrete examples of how it can be successfully used, this publication hopes to inspire all practitioners and policy makers to consider the kn…
UN/ISDR AFRICA educational series, vol. 1, issue 2
The book describes the difference between flash flood and river or lake flood.
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 build adaptive capacity.
2003 United Nations World disaster reduction campaign
As the slogan suggests - Turning the Tide - the 2003 World Disaster Reduction Campaign was aimed at changing our perceptions and attitudes towards hydrometeorological disasters through the involvement of as many sectors as possible. While its culminating occasion was the International Day for Natura…
This publication seeks to highlight initiatives that have successfully linked poverty reduction and disaster risk reduction in various parts of the world. It features several projects and initiatives that show how DRR can be integrated into poverty reduction (or vice-versa) to help reduce the vulnerability of the poor and protect their livelihoods and d…