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This book was produced to mark the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), a United Nations initiative to reduce the negative effects of natural disasters. This volume communicates solutions to the problems associated with natural disasters, stimulating discussion and improvements in methods of protecting people and prop…
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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…
Contribution to the Annual Forum of the International Recovery Platform (IRP) 26-27 January 2009, Kobe, Japan The purpose of this paper is to provide an introductory review of the current status of recovery operations in terms of integrating environment and long-term disaster risk reduction. The case studies, on Bangladesh and Myanmar, are intended to…
This document summarizes the outcomes of the Programme Forum and presents the progress made in disaster prevention and risk reduction during the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR). It also addresses major concerns in disaster risk management related to education, capacity development, social impact and vulnerability, civil socie…
This publication aims to shed some light on women’s capabilities to take leading roles in building disaster resilience. It features women as drivers of change in different socio-economic contexts, and under various gender conditions. While the examples portrayed in the publication present a broad range of approaches to women-led disaster risk reduction…

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