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The main objective of this training material is to build the capacity of water managers and others to develop strategies for coping with hydro-climatic disasters such as floods and drought within the context of water resources management. An added expectation is improving the resilience of vulnerable communities and reducing the impact of extreme events…
This thematic review report on urban risk reduction in Asia was prepared by the Asia Regional Task Force on Urban Risk Reduction (RTF-URR) in the context of progress review in the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action. It reviews the status of urban risk in Asia and also compiled an inventory of initiatives on urban risk reduction and analyse…
Report for the period 2007-2009: The main objective of this report is to identify key trends in terms of progress made and challenges faced at both national and regional levels through the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) in Europe between 2007 and 2009. This review includes elements based on reports received from countries and r…
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Risk and poverty in a changing climate: The Report is the first biennial global assessment of disaster risk reduction prepared in the context of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR). The ISDR, launched in 2000, provides a framework to coordinate actions to address disaster risks at the local, national, regional and international lev…
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.
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Training module on climate change considerations in the coastal zone and disaster risk reduction, session 3, Mangroves for the Future regional training course, Semarang, Indonesia, 27-31 October, 2008: This presentation emphasizes practical demonstration and use of the measures, tools and approaches for implementing projects on disaster risk reduction…
This symposium report focuses on mitigation strategies for tsunami disasters, tsunami warning systems and historical and pre-historical tsunamis associated with earthquakes in the Indian Ocean. The results of the project, upon which this symposium was based, have enabled the transfer of the methodologies and techniques employed in sedimentation surveys…
This study was initiated to identify specific risk factors for mortality and injury with the aim of strengthening the current evidence base on disaster impacts and vulnerabilities. The results suggest that the vulnerability of coastal population could be reduce in a number of ways.
This issue includes: - Editorial - Global ISDR - Disasters and hazards in the Region - Contributions - Partners in Action - Education - Multimedia
Towards a safer world for all This issue includes: - Editorial - Global ISDR - Contributions - Disaster in the Region - Partners in Action - Education - Multimedia
Disaster reduction for sustainable mountain development This issue includes: - Editorial - Global ISDR - Disaster in the Region - Contributions - In the Spotlight: Moutain Areas - Partners in Action - Kids an Youth - Multimedia
This issue includes: - Editorial - Global ISDR - Disaster in the Region - Contributions - Partners in Action - Kids an Youth - Multimedia
SOPAC miscellaneous report 678: This Fiji case study provides an understanding of the relationship between disasters and poverty in selected Asia Pacific regions. It offers a study method for the use of other Pacific Island countries and territories in their disaster risk management. The study also provides specific multi-pronged policy recommendatio…
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The UNISDR secretariat Biennial Work Programme was developed following the second session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in June 2009. It is based on the role and mandate of UNISDR as set by the UN General Assembly. The strategic direction for the 2010-2011 biennium is derived from the outcomes of the Global Platform and from regiona…
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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…

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