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Displaying 15 of about 46 results… leading to one or more of the following: human, material, economic and environmental losses and impacts. Annotations: The effect of the disaster can be immediate and localized, but is often … is the total effect, including negative effects (e.g., economic losses) and positive effects (e.g., economic gains), …
… Disaster risk reduction is aimed at preventing new and … the reduction of existing risk and the strengthening of economic, social, health and environmental resilience. A … and losses in lives, livelihoods and health and in the economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental assets …
… Disaster risk management is the application of disaster risk … risk management activities strengthen the social and economic resilience of individuals and societies in the face … risk management activities strengthen the social and economic resilience of individuals and societies in the face …
… The Disaster Risk Reduction: 2007 Global Review contrasts and … of intensive risk (where concentrations of people and economic activities are likely to experience catastrophic … implementing the Hyogo Framework will reduce mortality and economic loss risk in the face of earthquake and climatic …
This discussion paper aims to address the complexity of risk in this ‘two-way system’ between environment and human societies.
… Climate Change, Disaster Risks and Poverty Reduction: Moving towards a common … exploring the inter-linkages between climate change, disaster risk and poverty reduction Disasters caused by … Bank launched in September 2006 the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), a long term …
… UN/ISDR Information Note to the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, no. 3. The UN/ISDR secretariat … Dialogue of the first session of the Global Platform for Disaster risk Reduction. The notes are provided as background … by the ISDR system. The three notes are (1) Linking Disaster risk Reduction, Climate Change and Development, …
… These guidelines introduce national platforms for disaster risk reduction as a coordination mechanism which … to be embedded in the broader national systems for disaster reduction and development, as their influence on … … These guidelines introduce national platforms for disaster risk reduction as a coordination mechanism which …
… This publication is an analysis of the disaster figures in 2006 compared to 2005 and 2000-04. CRED … Agency for International Development Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA). This support has allowed to … levels. It also rationalizes decision-making for disaster preparedness, as well as provides an objective base …
… partnership for mainstreaming gender issues into the disaster risk reduction process. Such efforts have become urgent because disaster risk reduction has long remained a largely male … participation of women and men, and girls and boys make disaster risk reduction more effective. The present good …
… organisations of the Tearfund conducted research on disaster risk reduction (DRR), as well as examples of … organisations of the Tearfund conducted research on disaster risk reduction (DRR), as well as examples of …
… learned, a publication of the “Global network of NGOs” for disaster risk reduction. This publication is a joint effort of the Global Network of NGOs for Disaster Risk Reduction, an emerging network of national and international NGOs aiming to reduce disaster risk worldwide. The idea of publishing a compilation …
… intended for people who have an interest in and practice disaster risk management and sustainable development. Natural … People are threatened by hazards because of their social, economic and environmental vulnerability, which must be taken … People are threatened by hazards because of their social, economic and environmental vulnerability, which must be taken …
This project aims to fill a major gap in international knowledge through the careful analysis of recovery operations following a diverse range of natural disasters that have occurred during the past twenty years. The intention is to learn vital lessons by understanding what constitutes an effective recovery operation and what can impede the process. Thu…
This study is intended to identify the linkages that need to be established between the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The aim of this review is to draw on existing initiatives to examine each of the eight MDGs in relation to the HFA.