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Displaying 28 of about 28 resultsWorld Conference on Education for Sustainable Development (WCESD), 31 March – 2 April 2009, Bonn:
In this concept note, DKKV and the UNISDR Thematic Platform on Knowledge and Education introduce their reflection on linking education for sustainable development and disaster risk management. The paper elucidates how disaster risk reduction supports educa…
This report gives a summary of the meeting, as well as recommendations to integrate disaster management and risk reduction as a part of the development agenda, through disaster risk reduction training and capacity building, and comprehensive disaster risk reduction planning processes and frameworks at national and local level.
Based on the communalitie…
This policy note aims to provide a directional path for mainstreaming indigenous knowledge in disaster risk reduction by national authorities and ministries of disaster management and education, institutions of higher education in disaster management, and international and national NGOs in Asian countries. It addresses thematic areas such as: climate ch…
UNISDR Africa educational series, vol. 2, issue 3
The present booklet seeks to help community leaders understand how land becomes degraded, what to do about it, and how proper use of land, disaster risk reduction and sustainable development are linked.
UNISDR Africa educational series, vol. 2, issue 1
This booklet is written to help community leaders to have a better understanding of the complex nature of water and its influence on our lives. Empowered with this knowledge, they can become pro-active in initiating steps within their community to reduce the risk from water-related disasters.
The full report of the ISDR Scientific and Technical Committee 2009:
The present report is the result of the effort to highlight the use of scientific and technical knowledge as an essential foundation for disaster risk reduction, and to make recommendations on key issues and priorities, including ways that specialist scientific and technical informat…
With the aim of guiding the implementation of the Hyogo Framework Framework (HFA) in respect to drought, this document elaborates a framework for understanding drought and vulnerability to drought, and provides guidance on actions to reduce the risks associated with drought. It discusses drought policy and governance, risk identification and early warni…
This report on Project Selamat, aimed at building community level coping capacities towards long-term resilience as a direct implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA), describes the activities of academic institutions working with NGOs and governments on a collaborative model of a locally appropriate process of institutionalizing risk reduc…
This paper gives an introduction to the GFDRR South-South Cooperation Program which aims to facilitate collaboration among low- and middle-income countries to mainstream disaster risk reduction and recovery, including climate change adaptation, into development planning.
UNISDR Africa educational series, vol. 2, issue 2
This booklet describes what can be done to protect the environment and in turn reduce the impact of disasters. It also provides definitions and explanations in community-friendly language, supported by success stories providing inspiration for others to contribute to disaster risk reduction by protectin…
Based on the National Reports to the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR) and the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) Progress Report to the First Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR):
This report is an overview of reports by countries up to 2007. It provides a regional synthesis within two timeframes: as on January…
South Eastern Europe disaster risk mitigation and adaptation programme:
This document reviews the coordination of disaster mitigation, preparedness and response among the Civil Protection actors of South Eastern Europe (SEE), identifying needs both with respect to staff capacity and training and in terms of disaster risk reduction facilities, with a fo…
Disasters roundtable workshop "Disaster Risk Management in an Age of Climate Change", April 3, 2008:
This presentation advocates to further the integration of actions to reduce climate and disaster risks into development decisions at the World Bank and other stakeholder organizations. It characterizes this as a risk-based approach to climate change ada…