Angola

This study considers adequate infrastructure in the four key sectors of transport, telecommunications, energy and water. It also addresses minimization of damage inflicted by natural hazards such as floods, earthquakes, storms, and tsunamis through

Study report prepared for the meeting of experts on space applications for disaster management, Chiang Mai, 25-28 July 2005:

Besides bringing out a set of recommendations on integrating space information products and services for disaster reduction

Converting commitment into action

This publication reveals some new statistics in sanitation improvement in the Pacific island countries. It shows that fresh water management, basic sanitation and safe drinking-water all impact upon the status and

This paper presents four proposed solutions to strengthen decision making for tsunami early warning in the Pacific Islands:
1) Developing national/state-level "Concepts of Operations" for tsunami early warning;
2) Assessing risk and vulnerability;
3)

This publication reviews the security implications of climate change, and then applies the findings to selected sectors, including water, food and rural development, infrastructure, energy and transport, urbanisation and governance, as well as to specific

The International Union for Conservation of Nature set out four years ago to show where, when, how and why conservation efforts simultaneously address social, environmental and economic concerns. This report provides a concise summary of IUCN’s progress

The year 2008 has seen significant global humanitarian challenges ranging from devastating natural disasters, escalating food and oil prices to worsening conflict situations. In recent decades, the number and severity of natural disasters has increased

This study diagnoses why climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction have been treated somewhat separately to date, makes a case for further convergence and presents a set of concrete recommendations on how this can be achieved.

Development