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Displaying 1500 of about 1550 resultsThis publication is part of a series published since the inception of the ISDR that brings together relevant official documents related to ISDR and related subjects, including UN General Assembly resolutions and reports of the UN Secretary-General. This third volume includes documents for the period of 2003-2005.
This publication brings together all the relevant official documents related to ISDR and related subjects, including UN General Assembly resolutions and reports of the UN Secretary-General of the period 2000-2002. It is designed to complement other substantive ISDR publications such as the report ‘Living with risk - a global review of disaster reduction…
This publication offers guidance to support the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action through technical assistance to low- and middle-income countries for inter-country collaboration to build and expand capacities to mainstream disaster risk reduction into development planning and programming.
This initiative catalyzes strong inter-country p…
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…
This report talks about interactions between natural disasters and simultaneous technological accidents. It aims to provide an overview of the natech problem, and to present the state of the art in natech risk management. The report identifies the main problems in natech risk management and emergency response, as well as proposes a set of key strategies…
The main objective of the guide is to provide key principles and basic information to consider when identifying and applying relevant indicators to implement the Hyogo Framework’s priority actions, and assess overall progress.
The document aims to support the development of a managerial, indicator-based approach to the design and implem…
South Eastern Europe disaster risk mitigation and adaptation programme outlines a disaster risk reduction and adaptation framework for South Eastern Europe, after an analysis of the region's vulnerability to climate change, and recommendations on disaster risk financing, emergency preparedness and management, hydrometeorology, and disaster risk reductio…
To inform and insure the future of our communities, the UN/ISDR secretariat and its partners have made disaster risk education and safer school facilities the two key themes of the 2006-2007 World Disaster Reduction Campaign. The campaign, entitled “Disaster risk reduction begins at school”, aims to inform and mobilize Governments, communities and indiv…
The purpose of this brochure is to elicit partner’s feedback and support to the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), a new initiative of the World Bank in support of implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) in low and middle-income countries at high disaster risks. This Facility has been approved by the World Bank’s…
This assessment reviewed forecasts and impacts of the 1997-98 El Niño, as well as the climate-related early warning and natural disaster preparedness systems in the following locations in order to improve their ENSO (El Niño-Southern Oscillation) and other climate-related coping mechanisms; Cuba, Costa Rica, Panama Canal, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay, Ethiop…
This document contains a study and policy recommendations on financing for disaster losses, reconstruction and recovery, and disaster risk transfer (disaster insurance). The report was developed within the South Eastern Europe Disaster Risk Mitigation and Adaptation Programme (SEEDRMAP), an initiative of the World Bank and UN/ISDR secretariat.
Global facility for disaster reduction and recovery: annual report 2007.
There are two ways to ensure a healthy future for countries and communities that are highly vulnerable to disasters: help them reduce the risks before disaster strikes and, when it does, ensure that reconstruction and recovery are long term and sustainable.
Helping governments a…
Despite the development of strategies, policy and programme instruments, investment in disaster risk reduction (DRR) has been lagging behind requirements needed to effectively reduce the risk of disasters in Africa. A review of constraints to DRR in Africa showed that low investment in DRR is due to several constraints, including: inadequate knowle…
The theme of the the 2008-2009 World Disaster Reduction Campaign is Hospitals Safe from Disasters: Reduce Risk, Protect Health Facilities, Save Lives. During these two years the secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) and the World Health Organization (WHO), with some support from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduc…
Building the resilience of nations and communities to disaster: an introduction to the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA):
This brochure outlines what is the Hyogo Framework for Action, its strategic goals and the five priorities for action:
Make disaster risk reduction (DRR) a priority
Know the risks and take action
Build understanding and…