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This book provides an overview of OECD countries' efforts to collect information on both the economic impacts of disasters and the level of public resources invested in the management of risk. It is based on the results of an OECD survey, two expert

The current Strategy is the third that the Icelandic government has adopted with respect to climate change issues. It is conceived as a framework for action and government involvement in climate change issues. The Strategy will be reviewed regularly in

This report presents the key insights and findings from a Comparative review of the First Aid App funded by the Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC). Results are based on a combination of primary and secondary research focusing in participating

Natural Hazards, September 2015, volume 78, issue 3, pp. 1669–1691, doi: 10.1007/s11069-015-1795-6:

This article presents a unique approach to reducing the primary and secondary effects of remobilized tephra on ecosystems and human health, increasing the

This working paper provides an overview of climate change mitigation-adaptation inter-relationships relating to bioenergy systems and bioenergy trade based on the situation in the Nordic countries. It argues that analysis of climate adaptation

This act provides for coordinated civil protection measures in Iceland intended to tackle the consequences of emergency situations that may threaten the life and health of the general public, the environment and/or property. It regulates the planning

This document outlines the strategic frames for NDF’s activities during the next two years: (i) to facilitate greater investments in developing countries to address the causes and consequences of climate change; (ii) to support development and climate

This publication outlines the 12 most important humanitarian lessons from the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) peer reviews, profiles examples of good donor behaviour highlighted in the peer reviews, and sketches out the challenges donors still